222.2 - DEFINITIONS.
222.2 DEFINITIONS.
When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Administrator" means the person assigned by the director
of human services, in accordance with section 218.1, to control the
state resource centers.
2. "Auditor" means the county auditor or the auditor's
designee.
3. "Central point of coordination process" means the same as
defined in section 331.440.
4. "Department" means the department of human services.
5. "Mental retardation" or "mentally retarded" means a
term or terms to describe children and adults who as a result of
inadequately developed intelligence are significantly impaired in
ability to learn or to adapt to the demands of society.
6. "Special unit" means a special mental retardation unit
established at a state mental health institute pursuant to sections
222.88 to 222.91.
7. "State resource centers" or "resource centers" means
the Glenwood state resource center and the Woodward state resource
center.
8. "Superintendents" means the superintendents of the state
resource centers. Section History: Early Form
[C97, § 2699; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3411; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, § 222.1; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 222.2; 81 Acts, ch 78, §
20, 30] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §35; 96 Acts, ch
1183, § 1; 97 Acts, ch 169, § 14; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §47--50; 2001
Acts, ch 155, §14; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §33
Referred to in § 4.1, 48A.2, 226.8, 229.1, 347.9A, 633.556,
904.108