§ 2380.3. Definitions.

 The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   Adult—A person 18 years of age or older.

   Adult training facility or facility—A building or portion of a building in which services are provided to four or more individuals, who are 59 years of age or younger and who do not have a dementia-related disease as a primary diagnosis, for part of a 24-hour day, excluding care provided by relatives. Services include the provision of functional activities, assistance in meeting personal needs and assistance in performing basic daily activities.

   Department—The Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth.

   Firesafety expert—A local fire department, fire protection engineer, State certified fire protection instructor, college instructor in fire science, county or State fire school, volunteer fire person trained by a county or State fire school or an insurance company loss control representative.

   IPP—Individual Program Plan.

   Individual—An adult with disabilities who receives care in an adult training facility and who has developmental needs which require assistance to meet personal needs and to perform basic daily activities. Examples of adults with disabilities include adults who exhibit one or more of the following:

     (i)   A physical disability such as blindness, visual impairment, deafness, hearing impairment, speech or language impairment or a physical handicap.

     (ii)   A mental illness.

     (iii)   A neurological disability such as cerebral palsy, autism or epilepsy.

     (iv)   Mental retardation.

     (v)   A traumatic brain injury.

   The provisions of this §  2380.3 adopted December 29, 1978, effective December 30, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 3820; reserved January 15, 1993, effective January 16, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 343. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (131159).

   This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §  2380.33 (relating to program specialist).