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OAR 581-015-0005 (h) "Other Health Impairment" means limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment, that
(A) Is due to chronic or acute health problems (e.g. a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, nephritis, asthma, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, leukemia, or diabetes) and
(B) Adversely affects a child's educational performance.
Eligibility - If a child is suspected of having an other health impairment, the following evaluation shall be conducted:
(A) A medical statement or a health assessment statement, indicating a diagnosis of a health impairment or a description of
the impairment, and a statement that the child's condition is permanent or is expected to last for more than 60 calendar
days;
(B) Assessments to determine the impact of the suspected disability:
(i) On the child's educational performance when the child is at the age of eligibility for kindergarten through age 21; or
(ii) On the child's developmental progress when the child is age three through the age of eligibility for kindergarten; and
(C) Additional evaluations or assessments that are necessary to identify the child's educational needs.
For a child suspected of having an other health impairment, the child shall meet all of the minimum criteria:
(A) The child's condition shall be permanent or expected to last for more than 60 calendar days; and
(B) The child's condition adversely affects the child's educational performance.
For a child to be eligible for special education services as a child with an other health impairment, the child's
multidisciplinary team shall determine that:
(A) The child's disability has an adverse impact:
(i) On the child's educational performance when the child is at the age of eligibility for kindergarten through age 21;or
(ii) On the child's developmental progress when the child is age three through the age of eligibility for kindergarten; and
(B) The child needs special education services as a result of the disability.
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