Section 340.1709a. Other health impairment" defined; determination.

a. (1) "Other health impairment" means having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a  heightened   alertness  to  environmental stimuli, which results in

limited alertness with respect to  the   educational environment and to which both of the following provisions apply:

(a)     Is due to chronic or acute health  problems  such  as  any  of  the following:

(i)     Asthma.

(ii)     Attention deficit disorder.

(iii)     Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

(iv)     Diabetes.

(v)     Epilepsy.

(vi)     A heart condition.

(vii)     Hemophilia.

(viii)     Lead poisoning.

(ix)     Leukemia.

(x)     Nephritis.

(xi)     Rheumatic fever.

(xii)     Sickle cell anemia.

(b)     The impairment adversely affects a student's educational performance.

(2) A determination of disability shall be based  upon  a   full  and individual evaluation by a multidisciplinary evaluation team, which shall include 1 of the following persons:

(a)     An orthopedic surgeon.

(b)     An internist.

(c)     A neurologist.

(d)    A pediatrician.

(e)      A family physician or any other approved physician as defined in 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 et seq.

History: 2002 AACS; 2010 AACS.