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

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

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

      1. (i) self-care;
      2. (ii) receptive and expressive language;
      3. (iii) learning;
      4. (iv) mobility;
      5. (v) self-direction;
      6. (vi) capacity for independent living; and
      7. (vii) economic self-sufficiency; and

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

      1. (i) lifelong or of extended duration; and
      2. (ii) individually planned and coordinated.
2. (b) 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.

Added by Acts 2007, c. 3, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2007.