§ 21701 Definitions
Subchapter I Supporting Federal Cases Involving Elder Justice
Subchapter II Improved Data Collection and Federal Coordination
Subchapter III Enhanced Victim Assistance to Elder Abuse Survivors
Subchapter IV Robert Matava Elder Abuse Prosecution Act of 2017
Subchapter V Miscellaneous

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 34 > Subtitle II > Chapter 217 - Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution

  • agency: includes any department, independent establishment, commission, administration, authority, board or bureau of the United States or any corporation in which the United States has a proprietary interest, unless the context shows that such term was intended to be used in a more limited sense. See 18 USC 6
  • Federal health care offense: means a violation of, or a criminal conspiracy to violate&mdash. See 18 USC 24
  • financial institution: means &mdash. See 18 USC 20
  • foreign commerce: as used in this title , includes commerce with a foreign country. See 18 USC 10
  • health care benefit program: means any public or private plan or contract, affecting commerce, under which any medical benefit, item, or service is provided to any individual, and includes any individual or entity who is providing a medical benefit, item, or service for which payment may be made under the plan or contract. See 18 USC 24
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Postal Service: means the United States Postal Service established under title 39, and every officer and employee of that Service, whether or not such officer or employee has taken the oath of office. See 18 USC 12
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • United States: as used in this title in a territorial sense, includes all places and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except the Canal Zone. See 18 USC 5