The United States Repatriation Program assists a U.S. citizen or dependent who is:

(1) Without financial resources; and

(2) Returned or brought back to the U.S. from a foreign country because of:

(a) Mental illness; or

(b) Destitution, physical illness, or a crisis such as war.

For the purposes of this chapter, "we" and "us" means the department of social and health services.