New Jersey § 30:6d-3

§ 30:6d-3.

As used in this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: a. “ Developmental disability ” means 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, that is, self-care, receptive and expressive language,

learning, mobility, self-direction and capacity for independent living or economic

self-sufficiency; and (5) reflects the need for a combination and sequence of special inter-disciplinary

or generic care, treatment or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration

and are individually planned and coordinated. Developmental disability includes , but is not limited to severe disabilities attributable to , an intellectual disability , autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spina bifida and other neurological impairments

where the above criteria are met; b. “ Services ” or “ services for persons with developmental disabilities ” means specialized services or special adaptations of generic services provided by

any public or private agency, organization or institution and directed toward the

alleviation of a developmental disability or toward the social, personal, physical,

or economic habilitation or rehabilitation of an individual with such a disability;

and such term includes diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, personal care, day care,

domiciliary care, special living arrangements, training, education, sheltered employment,

recreation, counseling of the individual with such disability and of his family, protective

and other social and socio-legal services, information and referral services, follow-along

services, and transportation services necessary to assure delivery of services to

persons with developmental disabilities; and c. “ Facility ” or “ facility for persons with developmental disabilities ” means a facility operated by any public or private agency, organization or institution

for the provision of services for persons with developmental disabilities.