KRS 210.005: Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(2) "Chronic" means that clinically significant symptoms of mental illness have

persisted in the individual for a continuous per iod of at least two (2) years, or that

the individual has been hospitalized for mental illness more than once in the last

two (2) years, and that the individual is presently significantly impaired in his

ability to function socially or occupationally, or both;

(3) "Deaf or hard -of-hearing" means having a hearing impairment so that a person

cannot hear and understand speech clearly through the ear alone, irrespective of the

use of any hearing aid device;

(4) "Individual with an intellectual disability" means a person with significantly

subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in

adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period;

(5) "Mental illness" means a diagnostic term that covers many clinical categor ies,

typically including behavioral or psychological symptoms, or both, along with

impairment of personal and social function, and specifically defined and clinically

interpreted through reference to criteria contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical

Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition) and any subsequent revision thereto, of

the American Psychiatric Association;

(6) "Regional community services program" means a community services program for

mental health or individuals with an intellectual disability established in accordance

with this chapter, a community mental health center, a certified community

behavioral health clinic, or a certified eligible community behavioral health clinic;

and

(7) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.