D.C. Code § 7-2131: Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(a)

(1)

"Adult" means a person who is at least 18 years of age.

(2)

"Adult in need of protective services" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 7-1901(2).

(3)

"Caregiver" shall have the same meaning as provided in § 7-1901(4).

(4)

"Covered education agreement" means a supported decision-making agreement that is entered into for the sole purpose of providing supported decision-making related to the supported person's education and:

(A)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, approved April 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 175; 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.); or

(B)

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved September 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 394; 29 U.S.C. § 794).

(5)

"Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of a person.

(6)

"Educational records" includes educational records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, approved August 21, 1974 (88 Stat. 571; 20 U.S.C. § 1232g).

(7)

"Information that is relevant to a life decision" includes medical records, psychological records, financial records, educational records, and treatment records.

(8)

"Life decisions" includes decisions related to:

(A)

Where and with whom an adult with a disability wants to live;

(B)

What services, supports, and medical care the adult with a disability wants to receive; and

(C)

Where the adult with a disability wants to work.

(9)

"Medical records" includes protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, approved August 21, 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191; 110 Stat. 1936).

(10)

"Relative" means a parent, other ancestor, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, or one who has been lawful custodian of an adult with a disability at some prior time.

(11)

"Supported decision-making" means a process of supporting and accommodating an adult with a disability in order to:

(A)

Assist the adult with a disability in understanding the options, responsibilities, and consequences of life decisions; and

(B)

Enable the adult with a disability to make life decisions, without impeding the self-determination of the adult with a disability or making decisions for the adult with a disability.

(12)

"Supported decision-making agreement" means an agreement between a supported person and a supporter entered into pursuant to this chapter.

(13)

"Supported person" means an adult with a disability who has entered into a supported decision making-agreement with a supporter.

(14)

"Supporter" means an adult who has entered into a supported decision-making agreement with a supported person.