ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT

Document items indicate requirements to be documented in the special education process. They can be addressed on forms or by a representative statement in a written dialogue.

Practice items are requirements, which must be reflected in practice.

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: July 30, 2024, 49 TexReg 5515

Entered: March 24, 2025

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: July 30, 2024, 49 TexReg 5507

Entered: April 15, 2025

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria. 

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(c)  Eligibility definitions.
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 (7)  Orthopedic impairment. A student with an orthopedic impairment is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for orthopedic impairment as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(8). A student's eligibility based on an orthopedic impairment must include a medical diagnosis provided by a licensed physician.
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Last amended: July 30, 2024, 49 TexReg 5507.

Date entered: April 3, 2025

19 Texas Administrative Code § 89.1040. Eligibility Criteria. 

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(c)  Eligibility definitions.
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 (7)  Orthopedic impairment. A student with an orthopedic impairment is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for orthopedic impairment as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(8). A student's eligibility based on an orthopedic impairment must include a medical diagnosis provided by a licensed physician.
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Last amended: July 30, 2024, 49 TexReg 5507.

Date entered: April 3, 2025

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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   (8) Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by a congenital anomaly, impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures). 
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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. 

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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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   (8) Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by a congenital anomaly, impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures). 
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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. 

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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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   (8) Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by a congenital anomaly, impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures). 
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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. 

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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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   (8) Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by a congenital anomaly, impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures). 
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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. 

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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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   (8) Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by a congenital anomaly, impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures). 
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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. 

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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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   (8) Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by a congenital anomaly, impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures). 
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Last Amended:  82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017
Entered:  July 24, 2017

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