No. CS/HB 411
Filed under Healthcare.
Developmental Disabilities; Revises definition of term "developmental disability"; defines "Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome ."
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDFlorida's chapter 393 defines 'developmental disability' by a list of qualifying conditions. This bill adds Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome, a genetic disorder, to that list alongside intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, and others already named.
The bill also defines the syndrome itself: a disorder caused by a DNMT3A gene mutation, marked by intellectual disability ranging from mild to severe, an unusually large head, and above-average height and weight for the person's age.
Qualifying also requires at least one of eight listed features -- among them facial differences, joint hypermobility, seizures, or behavioral deficits -- appearing in infancy, childhood, or adolescence.
AITatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome is added alongside intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, and other named conditions as a disorder that can qualify someone as having a developmental disability under this chapter.
AIThe new definition ties Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome to a mutation in the DNMT3A gene and requires intellectual disability of any severity from mild to severe, plus macrocephaly, to be typified as the syndrome.
AIThe definition requires stature and weight at least two standard deviations above the mean for the person's age and sex, a specific, measurable overgrowth criterion rather than a general description.