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AZ SB1421
Bill
Status
3/16/2023
Primary Sponsor
Justine Wadsack
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-551 to add Prader-Willi syndrome as a specific condition that qualifies a person for developmental disabilities services.
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Defines Prader-Willi syndrome as a genetic disorder characterized by short stature, intellectual disability, hypotonia, abnormally small hands and feet, hypogonadism, and uncontrolled appetite leading to extreme obesity.
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Adds Prader-Willi syndrome to the list of conditions (alongside cognitive disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, Down syndrome, and autism) that can establish a severe, chronic disability qualifying someone as having a developmental disability.
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Renumbers subsequent definition sections in the statute to accommodate the new Prader-Willi syndrome definition.
Legislative Description
Developmental disabilities; Prader-Willi syndrome.
Definitions
Last Action
House read second time
3/21/2023