Section 148-7-2 - DEFINITIONSAs used in these rules, the following definitions shall apply:
a. "Department" refers to the Department of Health and Human Services.b. "Child" refers to a special needs child who is legally available for adoption and who is in the custody of the Department or a non-profit, private, licensed child placing agency with an adoption program in this State.c. "Family" refers to any single person or married couple who wishes to apply for adoption or has applied for adoption.d. "Applicant" refers to any individual or couple who has made application to adopt on forms provided by the Department and whose signature on said forms provides release for the process of background checks.e. "Licensed child placing agency with an adoption program" is any agency, person, group of persons, organization, association or society licensed to operate in this state pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. § 1671.