20 AAC 40.530. People with developmental disabilities

(a) Subject to (b) of this section, people with developmental disabilities are persons who

(1) can be diagnosed using the DSM-IV-TR with an Axis I or Axis II mental disorder usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence that is comparable to a disorder listed at AS 47.30.056 (e)(1) - (6);

(2) can be diagnosed using the ICD-9-CM with diseases of the nervous system, congenital malformations, deformation, or chromosomal abnormalities; or

(3) meet the definition of "person with a developmental disability" at AS 47.80.900 or are developmentally delayed within the meaning of AS 47.20.290 (4).

(b) In addition to persons described in (a) of this section, people with developmental disabilities include persons with conditions that support a DSM-IV-TR Axis I diagnosis of "other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention" or a comparable ICD-9-CM diagnosis, even though that condition is not due to a neurologic or mental disorder described in AS 47.30.056 (e)(1) - (6) or (a) of this section.

History: Eff. 10/24/2004, Register 172

Authority: AS 47.30.031

AS 47.30.056

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