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1.1.H.63 Higher ADAT score adult (CP (adult))

Definition

For the purpose of CP (adult) a higher ADAT (1.1.A.78) score adult is a person who:

has a physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability, AND
is being provided with constant care (1.1.C.310), AND
has been assessed, rated and given a score of at least 25 under the ADAT with the THP component of the score being a minimum of 10, OR
receives care from more than one carer and has been assessed, rated and given a total score of at least 80 with the THP component being at least 32, AND
is likely to suffer from that disability permanently or for an extended period of at least 6 months.

Act reference: SSAct section 197(1)-'disabled adult'

Last reviewed: 6 November 2023

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