1 (a) Developmental Disability - refers to a severe, chronic disability which 2 usually becomes apparent during infancy or childhood and are marked by delayed 3 development 4 communication, cognition, behavior, socialization, or mobility. Developmental 5 disabilities include autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, 6 and spina bifida, among others. Developmental disabilities result in functional 7 limitations in three (3) or more areas of major life activity, namely, 1) self-care; 2) 8 receptive and expressive language; 3) learning; 4) mobility; 5) self-direction; 6) 9 capacity for independent living; and 7) economic self-sufficiency. 10 or functional G^) Diagnosis limitations especially in learning, language, - refers to medically necessary assessments, evaluations 11 including neuropsychological evaluations, genetic testing or other tests to diagnose 12 whether an individual has a developmental disability. 13 (c) Treatment - refers to those that are medically necessary, appropriate, 14 effective or efficient and shall include evaluation and assessment services; behavior 15 training and management and applied behavior analysis; habilitative or 16 rehabilitative care, including occupational, physical or speech therapy; pharmacy 17 care and medication; psychiatric care; psychological care; and therapeutic care. 18 Sec. 4. Epidemiological Surveillance Programs. - The National Institutes of 19 Health (NIH) is hereby mandated to conduct an annual epidemiological survey to 20 determine the extent and total incidence and prevalence of persons with 21 developmental disabilities in the country in order for the government to provide the 22 necessary and appropriate interventions to address the needs faced by persons with 23 developmental disabilities. 24 The NIH is further mandated, in coordination with the Department of Health 25 (DOH), to strengthen its research focus on developmental disabilities; to renew its 26 investment into basic and clinical research; to expand its research into the link 27 between environmental factors and developmental disabilities; and to continue 28 investigations into causation, diagnosis, early detection, and treatment of 29 developmental disabilities. Such factors that will be studied shall include, among 30 others, infection and immune function, hormonal and reproductive factors, genetic 31 factors, gastro-intestinal factors, and socio-demographic factors.