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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.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 6 is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE.
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CHAPTER 6-700. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF DISTRICT HEALTH CENTERS.
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§6-701. The Council makes the following findings:
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11. District Health Centers have arrangements with other City services, programs and agencies to welcome persons with multiple health needs and other persons who historically have only limited access to doctors' offices and hospital outpatient programs: chronically mentally ill persons, persons with [mental retardation] an intellectual disability, homeless persons, drug and alcohol using persons, persons with AIDS and persons with communicable diseases including sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.
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§6-703. Operation and Function of District Health Centers.
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(1) The Health Department shall continue at a minimum to maintain and directly operate a system of at least nine (9) District Health Centers at which each of the following services shall be offered, except one may provide only Sexually Transmitted Disease services, in a manner that makes available to all citizens of the City the following services:
(a) a Family Medical Care Program providing the following pediatric and internal medicine ambulatory services to all enrollees:
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(.8) mental health, [mental retardation] intellectual disability, drug and alcohol and social Services on-site by referral;
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