NAC435.250. Eligibility based on retardation.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Division will consider a person eligible to receive support from the Community Training Center Account if:

     (a) The person’s:

          (1) General intellectual functioning is more than two standard deviations below the mean or average of tests on general intelligence certified by the American Association on Mental Retardation;

          (2) Condition originated during his or her developmental period; and

          (3) Condition is associated with an impairment in his or her adaptive behavior; and

     (b) The person is a consumer of the Division.

     2. A person enrolling in a center is not eligible to receive support from the Account if he or she obtains a score of 71 or above on standardized individual tests on intelligence unless the person:

     (a) Shows significant developmental delays which are documented by the Division; and

     (b) Is specifically approved for funding by the Administrator in writing.

     [Men. Hygiene & Men. Retardation Div., Training Centers Art. IV subart. B, eff. 10-5-79; A 6-2-81]—(NAC A 6-23-86, eff. 7-1-86; 1-22-90; 1-5-94)