2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 83 STATE INSTITUTIONS
83-1205 Developmental disability, defined.
Developmental disability shall mean:
(1) Mental retardation; or
(2) A severe, chronic disability other than mental retardation or mental illness which:
(a) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment other than a mental or physical impairment caused solely by mental illness;
(b) Is manifested before the age of twenty-two years;
(c) Is likely to continue indefinitely; and
(d) Results in:
(i) In the case of a person under three years of age, at least one developmental delay; or
(ii) In the case of a person three years of age or older, a substantial limitation in three or more of the following areas of major life activity, as appropriate for the person's age:
(A) Self-care;
(B) Receptive and expressive language development and use;
(C) Learning;
(D) Mobility;
(E) Self-direction;
(F) Capacity for independent living; and
(G) Economic self-sufficiency.
Source-
Laws 1991, LB 830, ยง 5.
