Any individual with a significant disability, as defined in the state plan, is eligible for services that may be made available pursuant to this article.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 18-10M-5

  • Individual with a significant disability: means an individual with a severe physical or mental impairment whose ability to function independently in the family or community or whose ability to obtain, maintain or advance in employment is substantially limited and for whom the delivery of independent living services will improve the ability to function, continue functioning, or move toward functioning independently in the family or community or to continue in employment, respectively. See West Virginia Code 18-10M-4
  • State plan: means the state plan for independent living required by the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. See West Virginia Code 18-10M-4