§333E-2  Developmental disabilities,
definitions.  For the purposes of this chapter, the term “developmental
disability” means a severe, chronic disability of a person which:



(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, economic sufficiency; and



(5)  Reflects the individual’s need for a combination
and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized
support, or other forms of assistance that are lifelong or extended duration
and are individually planned and coordinated.  An individual from birth to age
nine, who has a substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or
acquired condition, may be considered to have a developmental disability
without meeting three or more of the criteria described above, if the
individual, without services and support, has a high probability of meeting
those criteria later in life. [L 1975, c 198, §2; am L 1976, c 201, §1; am L
1979, c 180, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 175, §2]