### Question
How is the "State" defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 300jj* as follows -

> 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. § 300jj*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER XXVIII-HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY**

