THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1010
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to health.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 333F-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "developmental disabilities" to read as follows:

""Developmental disabilities" means a severe, chronic disability of a person which:

(1) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;

(2) Is manifested before the person attains age twenty-two;

(3) Is likely to continue indefinitely;

(4) Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic sufficiency; and

(5) Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.

An individual from birth to age nine who has a substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired condition may be considered to have a developmental disability without meeting three or more of the criteria described above, if the individual, without services and supports, has a high probability of meeting those criteria later in life. Eligible conditions shall include cerebral palsy or epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or a disorder due to a neurological condition, central nervous system disorder, or chromosomal disorder that results in both substantial impairment of general intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior skill deficits similar to those of a person with an intellectual disability."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department of Health; Developmental Disabilities; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Cerebral Palsy; Epilepsy; Autism Spectrum Disorder

Description:

Codifies certain developmental disabilities under the Department of Health.

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