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Definition of “Special needs” means any person or household member meeting the definition of “elderly” or any person or household member meeting one of the following additional definitions:
"Elderly” means any person aged 60 or older, or for tax credit projects, any person defined as "elderly" by the applicable Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plan.
1. “Physically disabled” means any person: 
     a) with a physical impairment that results in substantial functional limitations and who is receiving disability benefits from federal
     or state government; or 
     b) who is deemed physically disabled by a licensed physician who attests that, by reason of this impairment, the person is unable
     to perform life roles in at least one of the major domains of living, working, learning, or socializing. 
2. “Mentally disabled” means any person: 
     a) who is diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and is receiving disability benefits from federal or state government; or 
     b) who is deemed to have a comparable long-term mentally disabling condition by a qualified professional, such as a licensed
     psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical social worker, who attests that, by reason of this impairment, the person is unable to perform
     life roles in at least one of the major domains of living, working, learning, or socializing. 
3. “Developmentally disabled” means any person: 
     a) with a severe, chronic developmental disability who has been diagnosed with mental retardation and is receiving disability
     benefits from federal or state government; or 
     b) who is deemed developmentally disabled by a licensed physician who attests that, by reason of this impairment, the person is
     unable to perform life roles in at least one of the major domains of living, working, learning, or socializing. 
4. “Co-occurring disabled” means any person: 
     a) diagnosed as having both a psychiatric disorder as well as substance abuse/dependency (co-occurring issues) who is receiving
     disability benefits from federal or state government; or 
     b) who is deemed to have a comparable long-term co-occurring condition by a licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical
     social worker, who attests that, by reason of this impairment, the person is unable to perform life roles in at least one of the major
    domains of living, working, learning, or socializing. 
5. “Physically or emotionally abused” means any person who is or will be residing in a place protecting such person from physical or       emotional abuse. 
6. “Chemically dependent” means any person with a history of substance abuse/dependency who is diagnosed as chemically
     dependent or receiving treatment for the abuse/dependency from a licensed physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical social
     worker or is receiving treatment in a recognized therapeutic program. 
7. “Persons with AIDS” means any person with a medical diagnosis of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or any person who is
​     medically diagnosed as HIV positive who is receiving medical care for the condition diagnosed. 
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​Yellow Springs Home, Inc.  PO Box 503  . Yellow Springs, OH  45387 . 937.767.2790