§ 4902. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Child” means a person under 18 years of age committed by the Family Division of the Superior Court to the Department for Children and Families.
(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Children and Families.
(3) “Department” means the Department for Children and Families.
(4) “Foster care” means care of a child, for a valuable consideration, in a child care institution or in a family other than that of the child’s parent, guardian, or relative.
(5) “Qualified ABLE account” means an ABLE account, as that term is defined in section 8002 of this title, or an account established pursuant to any qualified state ABLE program created pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 529A (section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
(6) “Representative payee” means the person appointed by the Social Security Administration to manage Social Security benefits for a child.
(7) “RSDI benefits” means a child’s retirement, survivors, or disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter II (Title II of the Social Security Act).
(8) “Social Security Act” means the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, as may be amended.
(9) “Social Security benefits” means a child’s RSDI benefits, SSI benefits, or both, as applicable.
(10) “SSI benefits” means a child’s Supplemental Security Income benefits under 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XVI (Title XVI of the Social Security Act). (Added 1967, No. 147, § 5; amended 1973, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 22, 31, eff. April 14, 1974; 1981, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 20, 1982; 1983, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1989, No. 42, eff. May 5, 1989; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 118; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 74, eff. May 20, 2014; 2021, No. 20, § 333; 2025, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2028.)