### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 17921* as the following:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 17921*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 156-HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY > SUBCHAPTER III-PRIVACY**

