- have a catastrophic injury or illness incurred in the
line of duty which compromises their ability to carry out activities of daily living
such that he/she requires personal or mechanical assistance to leave the home or
bed and/or requires constant supervision to avoid physical harm to self or others;
- be certified by a licensed physician to be in need of
assistance from another person to perform the personal functions of everyday living;
and
- would, in the absence of this provision, require some
form of residential institutional care.