§ 40.1-1-8.1 — § 40.1-1-8.1. "Developmental disabilityâ€� defined.

Rhode Island § 40.1-1-8.1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 40.1: Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
• Ch. 40.1-1: Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

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§ 40.1-1-8.1. "Developmental disabilityâ€� defined.

The term "developmental disability� means a severe, chronic disability of a person that:

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

(2) Is manifested before the person attains age twenty-two (22);

(3) Is likely to continue indefinitely;

(4) Results in substantial functional limitations in three (3) or more of the following areas of major life activity:

(i) Self-care;

(ii) Receptive and expressive language;

(iii) Learning;

(iv) Mobility;

(v) Self-direction;

(vi) Capacity for independent living; and

(vii) Economic self-sufficiency; and

(5) 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.

Legislative History

P.L. 1972, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 206, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 94, § 1.