TITLE 30 HANDICAPPED PERSONS

Section 6. Personal Assistance Program for Persons with Disabilities, 30-6-1 through 30-6-5.

30-6-3. "Personal assistance" defined.

As used in this chapter, the term "personal assistance" means assistance which is required by a person with severe disabilities to achieve greater independence and which includes, but is not limited to, assistance with:

1. Routine bodily functions such as bowel or bladder care;
2. Dressing;
3. Household management, including, but not limited to, housecleaning and personal correspondence;
4. Preparation and consumption of food;
5. Moving in and out of bed;
6. Routine bathing;
7. Transportation, community errands, and activities; and
8. Any other similar activity of daily living.

(Code 1981, §30-6-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1355, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 399, § 1.)