RSA 19-J:1 · Definitions

19-J:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:

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I.

"Council" means the New Hampshire council on developmental disabilities established in RSA 19-J:2.

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II.

"Developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability which:

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(a)

Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;

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(b)

Is manifested before the person attains age 22;

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(c)

Is likely to continue indefinitely;

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(d)

Results in substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic self-sufficiency; and

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(e)

Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated. Source. 2006, 179:1, eff. July 1, 2006.

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