Section 340.1714. Severe multiple impairment; determination.

(1) Students with severe multiple impairments  shall   be determined through the manifestation of either of the following:

(a)     Development at a rate of 2 to 3 standard deviations below the  mean and 2 or more of the following conditions:

(i)     A hearing impairment so severe that the auditory channel is not the primary means of developing speech and language skills.

(ii)     A visual impairment so severe that the visual channel is not sufficient to guide independent mobility.

(iii)         A physical impairment so severe that activities of daily living cannot be achieved without assistance.

(iv)     A health impairment so severe that the student is medically at risk.

(b)     Development at a rate of 3 or more standard deviations below the mean or students for whom evaluation instruments do not provide a valid measure of cognitive ability and 1 or more of the following conditions:

(i)     A hearing impairment so severe that the auditory channel is not the primary means of developing speech and language skills.

(ii)     A visual impairment so severe that the visual channel is not sufficient to guide independent mobility.

(iii)         A physical impairment so severe that activities of daily living cannot be achieved without assistance.

(iv)     A health impairment so severe that the student is medically at risk.

(2) A determination of impairment shall be based upon a full and individual evaluation by a multidisciplinary evaluation team, which shall include a psychologist and, depending upon the disabilities in the physical domain, the multidisciplinary evaluation team participants required in R 340.1707, R 340.1708, or R 340.1709, R 340.1709a, or R 340.1716.

History: 1979 AC; 1980 AACS; 1987 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2010 AACS.