"State" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, and Guam; except "this state" means the state of Georgia and "any other state" means a state other than Georgia.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 20-2-.22
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-3-2, 43-3-8.