PDFWAC 388-823-0600

How do I show that I have another neurological or other condition similar to intellectual disability?

In order to be considered for eligibility under the category of another neurological or other condition similar to intellectual disability you must:
(1) Be age four or older and have a diagnosis by a licensed physician of a neurological or chromosomal disorder that:
(a) Originated before age eighteen;
(b) Is known by reputable authorities to cause intellectual and adaptive skills deficits;
(c) Is expected to continue indefinitely without improvement;
(d) Is other than intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy, or epilepsy;
(e) Is not attributable to nor is itself a mental illness, or emotional, social, or behavior disorder; and
(f) Has resulted in substantial functional limitations.
(2) Be receiving fee-for-service medically intensive children program (MICP) services under chapter 182-551 WAC, and have been continuously eligible for DDA due solely to your MICP eligibility since before August 13, 2018; or
(3) Be under the age of ten and have one or more developmental delays.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 71A.10.020. WSR 18-15-046, § 388-823-0600, filed 7/13/18, effective 8/13/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120 and 74.08.090. WSR 14-12-046, § 388-823-0600, filed 5/29/14, effective 7/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.10.020, 71A.12.030, 71A.12.050, 71A.12.070, 71A.16.020, 71A.16.030, 71A.16.040, 71A.16.050, and chapters 71A.10, 71A.12, and 71A.16 RCW. WSR 05-12-130, § 388-823-0600, filed 6/1/05, effective 7/2/05.]