Public entity
Public entity means the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa and their political subdivisions, the District of Columbia, and any agency or instrumentality of the foregoing, and political subdivisions include counties, parishes, townships, cities, municipalities, towns, villages, and incorporated villages.
Source
42 CFR § 417.150
Scoping language
As used in this subpart, unless the context indicates otherwise