determine eligibility upon initial determine eligibility upon initial to the list of professionals that certification: certification: can diagnose a developmental 1. A licensed psychologist, certified 1. A licensed psychologist, disability. school psychologist, psychiatrist, or certified school psychologist, licensed physician who practices psychiatrist, developmental psychiatry certifies that the pediatrician or licensed physician individual has a diagnosis of who practices psychiatry certifies developmental disability with a high that the individual has a diagnosis probability of resulting in an of developmental disability with a intellectual disability or autism which high probability of resulting in an is documented by the results of a intellectual disability or autism standardized diagnostic tool. which is documented by the 2. A QDDP certifies that the results of a standardized individual has impairments in diagnostic tool. adaptive behavior based on the 2. A QDDP certifies that the results of a standardized individual has impairments in assessment of adaptive functioning adaptive behavior based on the which shows that the individual has results of a standardized both of the following: assessment of adaptive a. Substantial adaptive skill deficits in functioning which shows that the three or more areas of major life individual has both of the activity: self-care, understanding and following: use of language, learning, mobility, a. Substantial adaptive skill self-direction and/or capacity for deficits in three or more areas of independent living based on a major life activity: self-care, standardized adaptive functioning understanding and use of test. language, learning, mobility, 3. The individual is 7 years old or and/or capacity for younger. independent living based on a 4. The results of a medical evaluation standardized adaptive functioning completed within the previous 365 test. days that reflects the individual’s 3. The individual is 7 years 8 of current medical condition. The age old or younger. medical evaluation may be the 4. The results of a medical medical evaluation approved by the evaluation completed within the Department (Form MA 51), or an previous 365 days that reflects examination that is completed by a the individual’s current medical licensed physician, physician’s condition. The medical evaluation
determine eligibility upon initial certification: 1. A licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, psychiatrist, or licensed physician who practices psychiatry certifies that the individual has a diagnosis of developmental disability with a high probability of resulting in an intellectual disability or autism which is documented by the results of a standardized diagnostic tool. 2. A QDDP certifies that the individual has impairments in adaptive behavior based on the results of a standardized assessment of adaptive functioning which shows that the individual has both of the following: a. Substantial adaptive skill deficits in three or more areas of major life activity: self-care, understanding and use of language, learning, mobility, self-direction and/or capacity for independent living based on a standardized adaptive functioning test. 3. The individual is 7 years old or younger. 4. The results of a medical evaluation completed within the previous 365 days that reflects the individual’s current medical condition. The medical evaluation may be the medical evaluation approved by the Department (Form MA 51), or an examination that is completed by a licensed physician, physician’s determine eligibility upon initial certification: 1. A licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, psychiatrist, developmental pediatrician or licensed physician who practices psychiatry certifies that the individual has a diagnosis of developmental disability with a high probability of resulting in an intellectual disability or autism which is documented by the results of a standardized diagnostic tool. 2. A QDDP certifies that the individual has impairments in adaptive behavior based on the results of a standardized assessment of adaptive functioning which shows that the individual has both of the following: a. Substantial adaptive skill deficits in three or more areas of major life activity: self-care, understanding and use of language, learning, mobility, and/or capacity for independent living based on a standardized adaptive functioning test. 3. The individual is 7 8 years of age old or younger. 4. The results of a medical evaluation completed within the previous 365 days that reflects the individual’s current medical condition. The medical evaluation to the list of professionals that can diagnose a developmental disability.
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