As used in this article:

(1) "Child" means an individual up to twenty-one years of age.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-9-1720

(2) "Supplemental benefits" means payments made by the State Department of Social Services to provide services, including medical subsidies for payment for treatment pursuant to § 63-9-1780, for children who without these services may not have been adopted.

(3) "Department" means the Department of Social Services.