Texas § HS.35.0022 - CHILD WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

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§ HS.35.0022. CHILD WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

CHILD WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS. (a) In this chapter, "child with special health care needs" means a person who: (1) is younger than 21 years of age and who has a chronic physical or developmental condition; or (2) has cystic fibrosis, regardless of the person's age. (b) The term "child with special health care needs" may include a person who has a behavioral or emotional condition that accompanies the person's physical or developmental condition. The term does not include a person who has a behavioral or emotional condition without having an accompanying physical or developmental condition. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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