1. (1) Individuals who will require multiple vocational rehabilitation services over an extended period of time and who exhibit functional deficits in two or more of the following areas are considered to have the most significant disabilities:

   1. (a) mobility;
   2. (b) communication;
   3. (c) self-care, which is defined as the inability to perform normal activities of daily living without assistance;
   4. (d) self-direction, which is defined as the inability to provide informed consent for life issues without the assistance of a court-appointed legal representative or guardian, or has been declared legally incompetent;
   5. (e) inter-personal skills;
   6. (f) work tolerance; and
   7. (g) work skills.
2. (2) Functional deficits are further defined in policy.

KEY: disabled persons, rehabilitation

Date of Last Change: October 18, 2022

Notice of Continuation: September 16, 2021

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Pub. L. No. 102-569; 35A-13-102; 35A-1-104; 35A-1-104(4)