2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 8, Chapters 305 - 325
ORS Chapter 316
316.752 Definitions for ORS 316.752 to 316.771.
For purposes of ORS 316.752 to 316.771:
(1) A person has a severe disability if the person:
(a) Has lost the use of one or more lower extremities;
(b) Has lost the use of both hands;
(c) Is disabled as that term is defined in section 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, to a degree that the person is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity; or
(d) Has a physical or mental condition that limits the abilities of the person to earn a living, maintain a household or provide personal transportation for the person without employing orthopedic or medical equipment or outside help.
(2) Orthopedic or medical equipment includes, but is not limited to, wheelchairs, braces, prostheses or special crutches.
(3) Outside help includes, but is not limited to, unrelated individuals whom the taxpayer with a severe disability employs to keep house, maintain the house or yard, or to transport the taxpayer. [Formerly 316.135; 1987 c.158 50; 1989 c.224 51; 2007 c.70 85; 2009 c.909 40]
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