Nebraska § 83-381 - Terms, defined.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 83-381 — Terms, defined., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 83-381. Terms, defined.
As used in sections 83-217, 83-218, and 83-381 to 83-390, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Person with an intellectual disability means any person of significant subaverage general intellectual functioning which is associated with significant impairments in adaptive functioning manifested before the age of twenty-two years. Significant subaverage general intellectual functioning shall refer to a score of seventy or below on a properly administered and valid intelligence quotient test;
(2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services or such person or agency within the Department of Health and Human Services as the chief executive officer of the department may designate; and
(3) Residential facility means an institution specified under section 83-217 to provide residential care by the State of Nebraska for persons with an intellectual disability.
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What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 83-381 cover?
Section 83-381 ("Terms, defined.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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