Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 427 > General Provisions

• Adaptive behavior: means the effectiveness or degree with which an individual meets the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected for age and cultural group. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Developmental disability: means autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or other condition diagnosed by a qualified professional that:

  (a) Originates before an individual is 22 years of age and is expected to continue indefinitely;

  (b) Results in a significant impairment in adaptive behavior as measured by a qualified professional;

  (c) Is not attributed primarily to other conditions including, but not limited to, a mental or emotional disorder, sensory impairment, substance abuse, personality disorder, learning disability or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; and

  (d) Requires supports similar to those required by an individual with an intellectual disability. See Oregon Statutes 427.005

• Facility: means a group home, activity center, community mental health clinic or other facility or program that the Department of Human Services approves to provide necessary services to persons with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
• Independence: means the extent to which persons with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities exert control and choice over their own lives. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
• Intellectual disability: means an intelligence quotient of 70 or below as measured by a qualified professional and existing concurrently with significant impairment in adaptive behavior, that is manifested before the individual is 18 years of age. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Physician: means a person licensed by the Oregon Medical Board to practice medicine and surgery. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
• Productivity: means regular engagement in income-producing work, preferably competitive employment with supports and accommodations to the extent necessary, by a person with an intellectual disability or another developmental disability which is measured through improvements in income level, employment status or job advancement or engagement by a person with an intellectual disability or another developmental disability in work contributing to a household or community. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
• Service coordination: means person-centered planning, case management, procuring, coordinating and monitoring of services under an individualized support plan to establish desired outcomes, determine needs and identify resources for a person with developmental disabilities and advocating for the person. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
• Treatment: means the provision of specific physical, mental, social interventions and therapies that halt, control or reverse processes that cause, aggravate or complicate malfunctions or dysfunctions. See Oregon Statutes 427.005