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Under law a “chronically ill individual” is any person who has been certified by a licensed health care practitioner as meeting one of three tests: (1) being unable to perform at least two of six specified activities of daily living (eating, toileting, transferring, bathing, dressing, and continence) for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss of functional capacity; (2) having a level of disability similar to the ADL level of disability as determined under regulations prescribed in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services; or (iii) requiring substantial supervision to protect the individual from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment.
