New Jersey § 30:1aa-2

§ 30:1aa-2.

For the purposes of this act, a “ developmental disability ” means: a. A severe, chronic disability of a person which (1) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental or

physical impairments; (2) Is manifest before age 22; (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, or economic self-sufficiency;

and (5) Reflects the need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary,

or generic care, or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated . b. Other disabilities requiring services and treatment similar to that required by those who meet the criteria

defined above.