Official:Amending Title 6 (Health Code), Title 17 (Contracts and Procurement), and Title 20 (Officers and Employees) all of The Philadelphia Code, by replacing references to "mental retardation" with references to "intellectual disability;" all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember O'Brien
Introduced: October 10, 2013
Signed: December 5, 2013
: Committee on The Disabled and Special Needs
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill updates Philadelphia's laws to replace outdated terms 'mental retardation' with 'intellectual disability'. It affects multiple city codes related to health services and public safety.
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