For the purposes of this rule the following definitions apply: (1) "Applicant" means a person seeking certification as a developmental disabilities professional.

(2) "Certification committee" means, as provided in ARM 37.37.2317, the committee with delegated authority to certify developmental disabilities professionals.

(3) "Community-based facilities" or "community-based services" means those services and facilities which are available for the habilitation of persons with developmental disabilities in a community setting.

(4) "Court" means a district court of the state of Montana.

(5) "Department" means the department of public health and human services (DPHHS) .

(6) "Developmental disability" means a disability as defined at 53-20-103 (5) , MCA.

(7) "Developmental disabilities professional" means a professional as defined at 53-20-102 (4) , MCA.

(8) "Individual treatment planning team (ITP) " means the interdisciplinary team of persons involved in and responsible for the habilitation of a person committed to a residential facility. The committed person is a member of the team.

(9) "Qualified mental retardation professional (QMRP) " means a professional program staff person for the residential facility whom the department determines meets the professional requirements necessary for federal certification of the facility.

(10) "Residential facility" means the Montana developmental center (MDC) or the eastmont human services center (EHSC) .

(11) "Residential facility screening team" means the team provided in ARM 37.34.2306.

(12) "Seriously developmentally disabled" means a person who:

(a) has a developmental disability;

(b) is impaired in cognitive functioning; and

(c) has behaviors that pose an imminent risk of serious harm to self or others, or self-help deficits so severe as to require total care or near total care and, who, because of those behaviors or deficits, cannot safely and effectively be habilitated in community-based services.