In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-581

  • Autism: means a condition characterized by severe disorders in communication and behavior resulting in limited ability to communicate, understand, learn and participate in social relationships. See Arizona Laws 36-551
  • Cerebral palsy: means a permanently disabling condition resulting from damage to the developing brain that may occur before, after or during birth and that results in loss or impairment of control over voluntary muscles. See Arizona Laws 36-551
  • Cognitive disability: means a condition that involves subaverage general intellectual functioning, that exists concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior manifested before the age of eighteen and that is sometimes referred to as intellectual disability. See Arizona Laws 36-551
  • Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 36-551
  • Epilepsy: means a neurological condition characterized by abnormal electrical-chemical discharge in the brain. See Arizona Laws 36-551

1. "Developmental disability" means autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or a cognitive disability.

2. "Residential facility" means a community residential setting in which persons with developmental disabilities live and that is licensed, operated, supported or supervised by the department.

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