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225C.35 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this subchapter, unless the context otherwise
requires:
1. "Department" means the department of human services.
2. "Family" means a family member and the parent or legal
guardian of the family member.
3. "Family member" means a person less than eighteen years of
age who by educational determination has a moderate, severe, or
profound educational disability or special health care needs or who
otherwise meets the definition of developmental disability in the
federal Developmental Disabilities Act, section 102(5), as codified
in 42 U.S.C. § 6001(5). The department shall adopt rules
establishing procedures for determining whether a child has a
developmental disability.
4. "Legal guardian" means a person appointed by a court to
exercise powers over a family member.
5. "Medical assistance" means payment of all or part of the
care authorized to be provided pursuant to chapter 249A.
6. "Parent" means a biological or adoptive parent.
7. "Supplemental security income" means financial assistance
provided to individuals pursuant to Tit. XVI of the federal Social
Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381--1383c. Section History: Recent Form
88 Acts, ch 1122, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1114, § 1; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §
113; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §89
Referred to in § 225C.37
