FL S0242

Amends Florida Statute 393.063 to expand the definition of "developmental disability" to include Duchenne muscular dystrophy and its associated disorders and symptoms.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy joins the list of conditions recognized as developmental disabilities, including intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, spina bifida, Down syndrome, Phelan McDermid syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome.

Maintains existing requirements that the condition must manifest before age 18 and constitute a substantial handicap reasonably expected to continue indefinitely.

Effective July 1, 2018.