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AZ HB2237
Bill
Status
1/10/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jennifer Longdon
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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 genetic or chromosomal condition qualifying for developmental disability services.
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Expands the definition of developmental disability to include conditions "attributable to a cognitive disability or a genetic or chromosomal condition," explicitly listing Prader-Willi syndrome alongside Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism.
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Adds a new definition of "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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Renumbers subsequent definitions in the statute to accommodate the addition of Prader-Willi syndrome definition.
Legislative Description
Developmental disabilities; definition
Developmental Disabilities
Last Action
House read second time
1/16/2024