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§ 27B-1-18 Developmental disability defined.

SD Codified L § 27B-1-18 (2019) (N/A)
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27B-1-18. Developmental disability defined. A developmental disability is any 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;

(3) Is likely to continue indefinitely;

(4) Results in substantial functional limitations in three 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

(5) Reflects the person's need for an array of generic services, met through a system of individualized planning and supports over an extended time, including those of a life-long duration.Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 6.

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