Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-4-401 - Order of Selection

A. The order of selection is an organized, equitable method for serving selected groups of handicapped individuals in their order of priority if all eligible individuals who apply cannot be served.

B. The state agency shall maintain the following order of selection:

1. The severely handicapped (as defined by R.S.A. Chapter 3005.00, Statistical Reporting System);

2. The disabled public assistance recipients;

3. The deaf-blind. This target group population is comprised of those handicapped individuals who are:

a. Visually impaired within the definition used by SBS for eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation services;

b. Deaf to the extent that the individual is not able to hear normal speech with or without amplification or not expected to be able to do so in the near future as a result of a progressive disease process; and

c. Who need services not available traditionally in programs serving either one or the other of disability groups alone.

4. The developmentally disabled.

a. The term "developmental disability" means a disability of a person which:

i. Is attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or autism;

ii. Is attributable to any other condition of a person found to be closely related to mental retardation because such condition results in similar impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior to that of mentally retarded persons or requires treatment and services similar to those required for such persons; or

iii. Is attributable to dyslexia resulting from a disability described in subsection (B)(4)(a)(i) or (ii);

b. Originates before such person attains age 18;

c. Has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely; and

d. Constitutes a substantial handicap to such person's ability to function normally in society.

5. All other eligible vocationally handicapped individuals with the state.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-4-401

Adopted effective June 14, 1977 (Supp. 77-3). Renumbered from R6-4-301 effective May 7, 1990 (Supp. 90-2).