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(a)For the purposes of this chapter, a person shall be considered to be permanently and totally disabled if such person is any of the following:
(1)A patient in a nursing home for long-term care because of disability.
(2)Disabled, as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security for purposes of any benefits administered by the Commissioner.
(3)Unemployable as a result of disability reasonably certain to continue throughout the life of the person.
(4)Suffering from—
(A)any disability which is sufficient to render it impossible for the average person to follow a substantially gainful occupation, but only if it is reasonably certain that such disability will continue throughout the life of the person; or
(B)any disease or disorder determined by the Secretary to be of such a nature or extent as to justify a determination that persons suffering therefrom are permanently and totally disabled.
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