| Code Value |
Definition |
| Age | Childs age (some states define the threshold as age 7) |
| Emotionally disturbed | Childs inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships, inappropriate types of behavior or feelings, general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression, or tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal problems |
| Medical Condition | Childs other medically diagnosed condition requiring special care, such as chronic illness or diagnosis as HIV positive |
| Mental retardation | Childs developmental disability; significantly subaverage general cognitive and motor functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior |
| Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| Other | Other |
| Physically disabled | Childs physical condition adversely affects day-to-day motor function |
| Racial/Original Background | Racial/Original Background |
| Sibling Group | Child is a member of a sibling group to be placed for adoption together |
| Visually or hearing impaired | Childs visual impairment or hearing impairment might significantly affect educational performance or development |