Ucare Glossary
Glossary covers words or terms related to health, long term care, mental illness, aging, disabilities and caregiving.
Developmental Disability/Mental Retardation (MR/DD) Waiver
An approval to waiver certain Medicaid requirements in order to use funds to assist people with developmental disabilities and/or mental retardation.Disabilities Ombudsman (People with Disabilities) - Click Here
Disability
Mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy or other developmental disability; brain injury; or severe physical disability that qualifies a person to receive Division funding.Dual Diagnosis
Term used for those who have both a substance abuse problem and a mental illness or who are mentally retarded/developmentally disabled and have a mental illness. In a broader term can be considered any co-occurring disorder.