The Department of Human Services shall establish a program of attendant care for mentally alert quadriplegic persons who have severe paralysis of both lower limbs or trunk and total or partial paralysis of both upper limbs whose condition is caused by an accident and not the result of the normal aging process. The paralysis shall be the result of an injury suffered to cervical nerve number eight or above. The individuals shall have mental and physical capabilities that allow them to participate in a program of rehabilitation. The individuals may not reside in any facility or institution licensed under chapter 34-12.

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Source: SL 1988, ch 224, § 1; SL 1992, ch 372, § 19.