Bill Summary for H 1033 (2015-2016)

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May 3 2016

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 1033 (Public) Filed Tuesday, May 3, 2016
AN ACT TO WAIVE THE FEE FOR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED TO A PERSON WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.
Intro. by Hardister, Lewis, Avila, Bryan.

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Amends GS 20-37.7 to waive the special identification card fee for a card issued to a state resident who has a developmental disability. Requires the applicant to present a letter from the applicant's doctor certifying that the applicant has a developmental disability in order to qualify. Defines the term developmental disability as it is defined in GS 122C-3: a severe, chronic disability of a person which: (1) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments; (2) is manifested before the person attains age 22, unless the disability is caused by a traumatic head injury and is manifested after age 22; (3) is likely to continue indefinitely; (4) results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, capacity for independent living, learning, mobility, self-direction, and economic self-sufficiency; and (5) reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment, or other services which are of a lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated; or (6) when applied to children from birth through four years of age, may be evidenced as a developmental delay. Applies to special identification cards issued on or after July 1, 2016.