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AZ HB2810
Bill
Status
2/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ralph Heap
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AI Summary
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Adds Prader-Willi syndrome to the list of conditions that qualify as developmental disabilities under Arizona law, alongside cognitive disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, Down syndrome, and autism.
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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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Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome who meet the criteria for developmental disability (manifested before age 18, likely to continue indefinitely, and resulting in substantial functional limitations in three or more major life activities) become eligible for state developmental disabilities services and support.
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Renumbers subsequent definitions in Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-551 to accommodate the addition of the Prader-Willi syndrome definition.
Legislative Description
Developmental disabilities; Prader-Willi syndrome
Developmental Disabilities
Last Action
House read second time
2/12/2025