Newsletter Articles | May 31, 2007
New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities to Provide Services to Older People With Developmental Disabilities
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently overturned a Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) regulation that prohibited people with developmental disabilities from receiving state services unless the disability had existed and been documented before age 22. The justices ruled unanimously that family observations are an adequate substitute for medical records for certain developmental disabilities that have recently been recognized by the medical community. The ruling enables older people with developmental disabilities to receive services even without documentation in medical or . . .