164.981 Definitions for KRS 164.981 to 164.9819.

KY Rev Stat § 164.981 (2019) (N/A)
Copy with citation
Copy as parenthetical citation

164.981 Definitions for KRS 164.981 to 164.9819. As used in KRS 164.981 to 164.9819: (1) "Autism" means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three (3), that adversely affects educational performance. Characteristics of autism include: (a) Irregularity and impairment in communication; (b) Engagement in repetitive activity and stereotyped movement; (c) Resistance to environmental change or change in daily routine; and (d) Unusual responses to sensory experience. (2) (3) (4) (5) The term does not include children with characteristics of an emotional-behavioral disability as defined in KRS 157.200; "Council" means the Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky; "Center" means the autism training center; "Client" means a person with the primary diagnosis of autism or autistic-like behavior; and "Expenses" means those reasonable and customary expenditures related to training and treatment of eligible clients as defined in administrative regulations promulgated by the council pursuant to KRS 13A. Effective: May 30, 1997 History: Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 133, effective May 30, 1997. -- Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 221, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996.