{"identifier":"/us/usc/t34/s20302","title":34,"num":"\u00a7\u202f20302.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f20302.\nDefinitions\nFor purposes of this subchapter\u2014\n(1) the term \u201cAdministrator\u201d means the agency head designated under\nsection 11111(b) of this title\n(2) the term \u201capplicant\u201d means a child protective service, law enforcement, legal, medical and mental health agency or other agency that responds to child abuse cases;\n(3) the term \u201ccensus region\u201d means 1 of the 4 census regions (northeast, south, midwest, and west) that are designated as census regions by the Bureau of the Census as of\nNovember 4, 1992\n(4) the term \u201cchild abuse\u201d means physical or sexual abuse or neglect of a child, including human trafficking and the production of child pornography;\n(5) the term \u201cmultidisciplinary response to child abuse\u201d means a coordinated team response to child abuse that is based on mutually agreed upon procedures among the community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that best meets the needs of child victims and their nonoffending family members;\n(6) the term \u201cnonoffending family member\u201d means a member of the family of a victim of child abuse other than a member who has been convicted or accused of committing an act of child abuse;\n(7) the term \u201cregional children\u2019s advocacy program\u201d means the children\u2019s advocacy program established under\nsection 20303(a) of this title\n(8) the term \u201cState chapter\u201d means a membership organization that provides technical assistance, training, coordination, grant administration, oversight, and organizational capacity support to local children\u2019s advocacy centers, multidisciplinary teams, and communities working to implement a multidisciplinary response to child abuse in the provision of evidence-informed initiatives, including mental health counseling, forensic interviewing, multidisciplinary team coordination, and victim advocacy.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t34/s20302.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t34/s20302","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f20302."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this subchapter\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t34/s20302/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cAdministrator\u201d means the agency head designated under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 11111(b) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t34/s11111/b","tail":";"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t34/s20302/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201capplicant\u201d means a child protective service, law enforcement, legal, medical and mental health agency or other agency that responds to child abuse cases;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t34/s20302/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201ccensus region\u201d means 1 of the 4 census regions (northeast, south, midwest, and west) that are designated as census regions by the Bureau of the Census as of ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"November 4, 1992","tail":";"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t34/s20302/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cchild abuse\u201d means physical or sexual abuse or neglect of a child, including human trafficking and the production of child pornography;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t34/s20302/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cmultidisciplinary response to child abuse\u201d means a coordinated team response to child abuse that is based on mutually agreed upon procedures among the community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that best meets the needs of child victims and their nonoffending family members;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t34/s20302/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cnonoffending family member\u201d means a member of the family of a victim of child abuse other than a member who has been convicted or accused of committing an act of child abuse;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t34/s20302/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cregional children\u2019s advocacy program\u201d means the children\u2019s advocacy program established under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 20303(a) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t34/s20303/a","tail":"; 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