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Is the person who would receive this service chronically sick or disabled?

Definition of 'chronically sick or disabled in this context:

• physical or mental impairment which has a long term and substantial adverse effect on your ability to carry out everyday activities
• condition that the medical profession treats as a chronic sickness (that’s a long term health condition)

This does not include a person who’s only temporarily disabled or incapacitated, for example with a broken limb or someone who’s elderly but is not chronically sick or disabled.