As used in this chapter:
(1)  "Department" means the Idaho department of health and welfare.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-5102

  • Department: means the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 39-5102
  • Developmental disability: means a chronic disability of an individual which appears before the age of twenty-two (22) years of age and:
Idaho Code 39-5102
  • Director: means the director of the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 39-5102
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Intellectual disability: means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning that is accompanied by significant limitations in adaptive functioning in at least two (2) of the following skill areas: communication, self-care, home living, social or interpersonal skills, use of community resources, self-direction, functional academic skills, work, leisure, health and safety. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • (2)  "Developmental disability" means a chronic disability of an individual which appears before the age of twenty-two (22) years of age and:
    (a)  Is attributable to an impairment, such as intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or a condition found to be closely related to or similar to one (1) of these impairments that requires similar treatment or services, or is attributable to dyslexia resulting from such impairments; and
    (b)  Results in substantial functional limitations in three (3) or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, or economic self-sufficiency; and
    (c)  Reflects the need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary treatment or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and individually planned and coordinated.
    (3)  "Director" means the director of the Idaho department of health and welfare.
    (4)  "Family" means a group of interdependent persons residing in the same household and includes an individual with a developmental disability and one (1) or more of the following:
    (a)  A birth or adoptive mother or father, stepparent, brother, sister or any combination; or
    (b)  Extended blood relatives, such as a grandparent, aunt, uncle, nephew or niece; or
    (c)  Legal guardian.
    The term "family" does not include paid providers of care.
    (5)  "In-home assistance application" means a written document describing the needs of an individual with developmental disabilities and specifying the services or supports required.
    (6)  "Institution" means any public or private residential facility which is licensed in the state of Idaho for the purpose of providing care and treatment for individuals with developmental disabilities.