3.   As used in this act:

   "Child placed outside his home" means a child placed outside his home by the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or a board of education.
 
   "Department" means the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or board of education, as applicable.
 
   L.1991, c.290, s.3; amended 2006, c.47, s.71; 2012, c.17, s.19.