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Arizona |
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means the process by which a person is assisted to acquire and maintain those life skills that enable the person to cope more effectively with personal and environmental demands and to raise the level of the person’s physical, mental and social efficiency Arizona Laws 36-551 |
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Hawaii |
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means the process by which the staff of an agency assists an individual to cope more effectively with the demands of his or her own person and environment and to raise the level of his or her physical, mental, and social functioning Hawaii Revised Statutes 333F-1 |
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Kentucky |
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means the process described in the individualized service plan by which a person is assisted to acquire and maintain physical, mental, and social skills which will enable him to live most efficiently and effectively in the least restrictive individually appropriate environment Kentucky Statutes 347.020 |
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Maine |
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means a process by which a person is assisted to acquire and maintain skills that:
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means the process by which an individual is assisted to acquire and maintain those life skills that enable that individual to cope with the demands of that individual’s own person and environment, to raise the level of that individual’s physical, mental and social efficiency and to upgrade that individual’s sense of well-being, including, but not limited to, programs of formal, structured education and treatment Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5601 |
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Missouri |
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a process of treatment, training, care or specialized attention that seeks to enhance and maximize a person with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability to cope with the environment and to live as determined by the person as much as possible, as is appropriate for the person considering his or her physical and mental condition and financial means Missouri Laws 630.005 |
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a process of treatment, training, care, or specialized attention that seeks to enhance and maximize the ability of a person with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability to cope with the environment and to live as determined by the person as much as possible, as is appropriate for the person considering his or her physical and mental condition and financial means Missouri Laws 475.010 |
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Montana |
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means the process by which a person who has a developmental disability is assisted in acquiring and maintaining those life skills that enable the person to cope more effectively with personal needs and the demands of the environment and in raising the level of the person’s physical, mental, and social efficiency Montana Code 53-20-102 |
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Ohio |
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means the process by which the staff of the facility or agency assists an individual with a developmental disability in acquiring and maintaining those life skills that enable the individual to cope more effectively with the demands of the individual’s own person and environment, and in raising the level of the individual’s personal, physical, mental, social, and vocational efficiency Ohio Code 5126.01 |
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means the process by which the staff of the institution assists the resident in acquiring and maintaining those life skills that enable the resident to cope more effectively with the demands of the resident’s own person and of the resident’s environment and in raising the level of the resident’s physical, mental, social, and vocational efficiency Ohio Code 5123.01 |
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South Carolina |
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means the attempt to remedy the delayed learning process to develop maximum growth potential by the acquisition of self-help, language, personal, social, educational, vocational, and recreational skills South Carolina Code 44-26-10 |
