The following definitions apply to this chapter:

"ABAS" means adaptive behavior assessment system, which is a comprehensive, norm-referenced assessment of adaptive behavior and skills of individuals from birth through age 89.

"Adaptive behavior" means age-appropriate behaviors people need to live and function independently in daily life.

"Client" means a person who has a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020 and has been determined eligible for DDA under chapter 388-823 WAC.

"Community first choice" or "CFC" is a medicaid state plan program defined in chapter 388-106 WAC.

"DABS" means diagnostic adaptive behavior scale, which is a comprehensive standardized assessment of adaptive behavior for people ages 4-21.

"DDA" means the developmental disabilities administration, an administration within department of social and health services.

"Department" means the department of social and health services.

"Diagnostic report" means a report that documents evidence of a developmental or intellectual disability.

"Documentation" means written information that provides support for certain claims, such as diagnoses, test scores, or residency for the purpose of establishing DDA eligibility.

"DSM-5" means the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition.

"Eligible" means that DDA has determined that you have a condition that meets all of the requirements for a developmental disability as set forth in this chapter.

"ESIT" means early support for infants and toddlers, a program administered by the department of children, youth, and families under chapter 110-400 WAC.

"Expiration date" means a specific date that your eligibility as a client of DDA and all services paid by DDA will stop.

"Functional limitation" means a reduced ability or lack of ability to perform an action or activity in the manner or within the range considered to be normal.

"ICAP" means the inventory for client and agency planning. This is an adaptive behavior assessment of functional ability. The adaptive behavior section of the ICAP assesses daily living skills and the applicant awareness of when to perform these skills.

"Medicaid personal care" or "MPC" is a medicaid state plan program as defined in chapter 388-106 WAC.

"Necessary supplemental accommodation" means services designed to afford people equal access to DDA services as described in chapter 388-472 WAC.

"Necessary supplemental accommodation representative" means an individual who receives copies of DDA planned action notices (PANs) and other department correspondence in order to help a client understand the documents and exercise the client's rights. A necessary supplemental accommodation representative is identified by a client of DDA when the client does not have a legal guardian and the client is requesting or receiving DDA services.

"NSA" means necessary supplemental accommodations, which are services provided to you if you have a mental, neurological, physical, or sensory impairment or other problems that prevent you from getting program benefits in the same way that an unimpaired person would get them.

"Review" means DDA must determine that an enrolled person still meets the requirements for a developmental disability as set forth in this chapter.

"RHC" means a residential habilitation center operated by the DDA.

"SIB-R" means the scale of independent behavior-revised which is an adaptive behavior assessment derived from quality standardization and norming. It can be administered as a questionnaire or as a carefully structured interview, with special materials to aid the interview process.

"SOLA" means a state operated living alternative residential service for adults operated by DDA.

"Termination" means an action taken by DDA that stops your DDA eligibility and services paid by DDA. If your DDA eligibility is terminated your DDA authorized services will also be terminated. If you remain eligible for community first choice (CFC) or medicaid personal care (MPC) and you are under the age of 18 DDA will continue to authorize this service. If you are 18 or older CFC or MPC services will be authorized by the aging and long-term support administration.

"VABS" means Vineland adaptive behavior scales, which is an assessment to measure adaptive behavior in children from birth but under age 18 years, nine months and in adults with low functioning in four separate domains: Communication, daily living skills, socialization, and motor skills.

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