ICF MR/DD

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MR/DD] is a designation referring to an ICF (care facility]) for either MR (retardation]) or DD (disability]) or both ([http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 The distinction between MR and DD is not clear in this context; some facilities designated only "MR" (ICF MR) will accept DD patients, and possibly vice-versa. It may be that there are no specific criteria. (Further research is needed.)

More descriptively, an MR/DD] is a long-term facility] with 24-hour supervision and nursing care (see care facility|ICF]) designed for patients with some form of developmental disability.

Usage

This terminology appears to be in use in at least the following states: [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Carolina], (possibly also [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Dakota] and is arguably a type of "DD", making ICF-MR a subclass of ICF-DD or ICF-MR/DD; see [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 for disambiguation and usage of these terms within [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 [http://worldselectshop.com/?id=9361 Howell]: a large non-profit in Carolina] with about a dozen facilities of varying sizes