Special needs population definition

Special needs population means individuals who may have additional response assistance needs before, during, and after an incident in functional areas, including, but not limited to, maintaining independence, communication, transportation, supervision, or medical care. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities, live in institutionalized settings, are elderly, are children, are from diverse cultures, have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking, or are transportation disadvantaged.
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Special needs population means low-income or indigent persons and, where applicable, their dependents who, by virtue of disability or personal factors, face serious impediments to independent living and who require special assistance and services in order to sustain appropriate housing on a permanent long -term basis, e.g. alcohol and substance abusers, mentally ill, developmentally disabled, runaways and homeless youth, frail elderly, physically disabled and people with AIDS/ARC.
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Special needs population means a group of recipients who share a special health care need as specified in COMAR 10.67.04.04.
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Related to Special needs population

  • Special Needs beneficiary is one who needs additional time to complete his/ her education due to physical, mental or emotional limitations. In addition, as discussed below, a beneficiary may roll over contributions to another ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Education Savings Account until he or she attains age 30. A beneficiary may also roll over his or her ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Education Savings Account to a new beneficiary who is a member of his or her family so long as the recipient has not attained age 30.

  • Special needs child means a child with needs for emotional care, behavioral care, or physical and personal care which require additional skill, knowledge, or responsibility on the part of the foster parents, as measured by Form 470-4401, Foster Child Behavioral Assessment. See subrule 156.6(4).

  • Population means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published;

  • Target Population means persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health condition, or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people.

  • Special needs trust means a trust the trustee believes would not be considered a resource for purposes of determining whether a beneficiary with a disability is eligible for governmental benefits.