PENNSYLVANIA, August 11 - subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Chronic and debilitating physical or medical condition or

disease." A medical condition that is persistent or permanent,

requires medication or ongoing care from a physician or impairs

a person's ability to perform routine daily tasks or self-care.

"Deteriorating physical or mental health." A loss of

mobility in the limbs or body, an inability to walk without

assistance, incontinence, forgetfulness or disorientation, an

inability to perform routine daily tasks or self-care without

assistance or supervision or a similar health issue.

"Serious functional or cognitive impairment." A c ondition

that is persistent or permanent and limits the incarcerated

individual's ability to reason, perceive, comprehend or

communicate. The term includes, but is not limited to,

intellectual disability, mental illness, dementia or brain

damage from injury or stroke.

"Substantially diminished." The incarcerated individual is

unable or only partially able to perform one or more essential

daily tasks or self-care without partial or total assistance or

supervision.

"T erminal illness." A disease or condition with an end-of-

life trajectory, with or without a specific prognosis of life

expectancy. The term includes metastatic solid-tumor cancer,

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), end-stage organ disease,

advanced dementia or a similar disease or condition.

§ 6145. Medical parole due to public or disaster emergency

related to health or contagious disease outbreak.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a public or

disaster emergency related to health is declared or a contagious

disease outbreak occurs in a department facility which the

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