Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§27 Definitions

Title 42 › CHAPTER 1 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 27

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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Count "State" and "States" in this chapter as including the District of Columbia.

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Title 42, §27

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The terms “State” and “States,” as used in this chapter, shall be held to include the District of Columbia.

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This chapter, referred to in text, means chapter XV of act July 9, 1918, ch. 143, 40 Stat. 887, which, insofar as classified to the Code, enacted sections 24 to 27 of this title and amended section 28 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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42 U.S.C. § 27

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102