Section 7-202 - Individuals with functional or developmental disabilities. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-202. Individuals with functional or developmental disabilities.
 

(a)  Functional disability.- An individual has a functional disability if the individual has a severe, chronic disability that: 

(1) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or a combination of mental and physical impairments, including a head injury; 

(2) is likely to continue indefinitely; 

(3) results in substantial functional limitations in at least three of the following areas of major life activity: 

(i) self-care; 

(ii) receptive and expressive language; 

(iii) learning; 

(iv) mobility; 

(v) self-direction; 

(vi) capacity for independent living; and 

(vii) economic self-sufficiency; and 

(4) reflects the individual's need for a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment, or other services that are: 

(i) lifelong or of extended duration; and 

(ii) individually planned and coordinated. 

(b)  Developmental disability.- An individual has a developmental disability if the individual has a functional disability that is manifested before the individual attains the age of 22 years. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 128(a), (c), (d); 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]