210.005 Definitions for chapter.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)"Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(2)"Chronic" means that clinically significant symptoms of mental illness have
persisted in the individual for a continuous period of at least two
(2)years, or that
the individual has been hospitalized for mental illness more than once in the last
two
(2)years, and that the individual is presently significantly impaired in his
ability to function socially or occupationally, or both;
(3)"Deaf or hard-of-hearing" means having a hearing impairment so that a person
cannot hear and understand speech clearly through the ear alone, irrespective of the
use of any hearing aid device;
(4)"Individual with an intellectual disability" means a person with significantly
subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in
adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period;
(5)"Mental illness" means a diagnostic term that covers many clinical categories,
typically including behavioral or psychological symptoms, or both, along with
impairment of personal and social function, and specifically defined and clinically
interpreted through reference to criteria contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition) and any subsequent revision thereto, of
the American Psychiatric Association;
(6)"Regional community services program" means a community services program for
mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability established in accordance
with this chapter, a community mental health center, a certified community
behavioral health clinic, or a certified eligible community behavioral health clinic;
and
(7)"Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.