77-15a-101.1. Definitions for chapter.
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Effective 5/6/2026
77-15a-101.1. Definitions for chapter.
As used in this chapter:
(1)"Intellectually disabled" means:
(a)significant subaverage general intellectual functioning that exists concurrently with significant deficiencies in adaptive functioning; and
(b)the subaverage general intellectual functioning and the significant deficiencies in adaptive functioning described in Subsection (1)(a) are both manifested before the individual is 22 years old.
(2)"Prescreening psychologist" means a psychologist who:
(a)is licensed in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 61, Psychologist Licensing Act; and
(b)has at least five years of experience in testing, evaluating, and diagnosing individuals as intellectually disabled.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345 , 2026 General Session