TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.304  Evaluation procedures. 

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(c) Other evaluation procedures. Each public agency must ensure that— 
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    (4) The child is assessed in all areas related to the suspected disability, including, if appropriate, health, vision, hearing, social and emotional status, general intelligence, academic performance, communicative status, and motor abilities; 
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Last Amended:  71 FR 46785, Aug. 14, 2006
Entered:  June 8, 2009

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

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(b)  Eligibility determination. The determination of whether a student is eligible for special education and related services is made by the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee. Any evaluation or re-evaluation of a student must be conducted in accordance with 34 CFR, §§300.301-300.306 and 300.122. The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility must include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1)  a licensed specialist in school psychology (LSSP), an educational diagnostician, or other appropriately certified or licensed practitioner with experience and training in the area of the disability; or
(2)  a licensed or certified professional for a specific eligibility category defined in subsection (c) of this section.
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Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1050. The Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee.

(a)  Each school district must establish an admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee for each eligible student with a disability and for each student for whom a full individual and initial evaluation is conducted pursuant to §89.1011 of this title (relating to Full Individual and Initial Evaluation). The ARD committee is the individualized education program (IEP) team defined in federal law and regulations, including, specifically, 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), §300.321. The school district is responsible for all of the functions for which the IEP team is responsible under federal law and regulations and for which the ARD committee is responsible under state law, including the following: 
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(5)  34 CFR, §§300.302-300.306 (relating to evaluations, re-evaluations, and determination of eligibility); 
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Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

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(c)  Eligibility definitions.
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(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
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Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
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Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

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(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
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   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
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Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
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Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
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Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
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Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
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Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

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(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria.

. . . 
(c)  Eligibility definitions.
. . . 
(11)  Traumatic brain injury. A student with a traumatic brain injury is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for traumatic brain injury as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(12). The multidisciplinary team that collects or reviews evaluation data in connection with the determination of a student's eligibility based on a traumatic brain injury must include a licensed physician, in addition to the licensed or certified practitioners specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section.
. . . 

Last Amended: June 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 3248

Entered: June 9, 2022

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 300.8  Child with a disability. 

. . . 
(c) Definitions of disability terms. The terms used in this definition of a child with a disability are defined as follows: 
. . . 
   (12) Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. 
. . . 


Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

Traumatic Brain Injury (TEA)

LISN: Low Incidence Statewide Network (Region 3 ESC)

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