Specially Designed Instruction for Students Who Are Homebound or Hospitalized.
Parents: Please contact Tonya Tomlinson (755-8049)at the ESE County Office to pick up a Medical Form for your child. The form must be completed by a Licensed Physician and returned to Mrs. Tomlinson. Once that is complete and approved, she will schedule a meeting at your child's school. At that time, an IEP will be written and your child will then be formally staffed into the Home bound Program.
Hospital/Homebound Instructor: Jonathan Ulsh
Administrator: Sean Adams
386-755-8000
A home bound or hospitalized student is a student who has a medically diagnosed physical or psychiatric condition which is acute or catastrophic in nature, or a chronic illness, or a repeated intermittent illness due to a persisting medical problem and which confines the student to home or hospital, and restricts activities for an extended period of time. The medical diagnosis shall be made by a licensed physician.
1. Is expected to be absent from school due to a physical or psychiatric condition for at least fifteen (15) consecutive school days, or the equivalent on the block schedule, or due to a chronic condition, for at least fifteen (15) school days, or the equivalent on a block schedule, which need not run consecutively;
2. Is confined to home or hospital;
3. Will be able to participate in and benefit from an instructional program;
4. Is under medical care for illness or injury which is acute, catastrophic, or chronic in nature; and
5. Can receive instructional services without endangering the health and safety of the instructor or other students with whom the instructor may come in contact.
Procedures for student evaluation:
Specific Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1003.01(3)(a), 1003.57(5) FS. Law Implemented 1001.03(8), 1001.42(4)(l), 1003.01(3)(a), (b), 1003.57(5), 1011.62(l)(c) FS. History–New 7-1-77, Amended 7-2-79, 4-27-82, Formerly 6A-6.3020, Amended 5-18-86, 9-20-04, 9-20-04, 1-16-08.
Hospital/Homebound Instructor: Jonathan Ulsh
Administrator: Sean Adams
386-755-8000
A home bound or hospitalized student is a student who has a medically diagnosed physical or psychiatric condition which is acute or catastrophic in nature, or a chronic illness, or a repeated intermittent illness due to a persisting medical problem and which confines the student to home or hospital, and restricts activities for an extended period of time. The medical diagnosis shall be made by a licensed physician.
- The term licensed physician, as used in this rule, is defined in Chapters 458 and 459, F.S., and is one who is qualified to assess the student’s physical or psychiatric condition.
- Criteria for eligibility: A student, who is home bound or hospitalized, is eligible for specially designed instruction if the following criteria are met:
1. Is expected to be absent from school due to a physical or psychiatric condition for at least fifteen (15) consecutive school days, or the equivalent on the block schedule, or due to a chronic condition, for at least fifteen (15) school days, or the equivalent on a block schedule, which need not run consecutively;
2. Is confined to home or hospital;
3. Will be able to participate in and benefit from an instructional program;
4. Is under medical care for illness or injury which is acute, catastrophic, or chronic in nature; and
5. Can receive instructional services without endangering the health and safety of the instructor or other students with whom the instructor may come in contact.
- The student is enrolled in a public school in kindergarten through twelfth grade prior to the referral for home bound or hospitalized services, unless the student meets criteria for eligibility under Rules 6A-6.03011, 6A-6.03012, 6A-6.03013, 6A-6.03014, 6A-6.030151, 6A-6.030152, 6A-6.030153, 6A-6.03016, 6A-6.03018, 6A-6.03022, 6A-6.03023, and 6A-6.03027, F.A.C.; and
- A parent, guardian or primary caregiver signs parental agreement concerning home bound or hospitalized policies and parental cooperation.
Procedures for student evaluation:
- The minimum evaluation for a student to determine eligibility shall be an annual medical statement from a licensed physician(s) including a description of the disabling condition or diagnosis with any medical implications for instruction. This report shall state that the student is unable to attend school, describe the plan of treatment, provide recommendations regarding school re-entry, and give an estimated duration of condition or prognosis. The team determining eligibility may require additional evaluation data. This additional evaluation data must be provided at no cost to the parent.
- A physical reexamination and a medical report by a licensed physician(s) may be requested by the administrator of exceptional student education or the administrator’s designee on a more frequent basis than required in paragraph (4)(a) of this rule and may be required if the student is scheduled to attend school part of a day during a recuperative period of readjustment to a full school schedule. This physical reexamination and medical report shall be provided at no cost to the parent.
- Procedures for determining eligibility: Procedures for determining eligibility shall be in accordance with Rule 6A-6.0331, F.A.C.
- Procedures for providing an individual educational plan: The individual educational plan shall be developed or revised prior to assignment to the home bound or hospitalized program placement as required in Rule 6A-6.03028, F.A.C. A student may be alternatively assigned to the home bound or hospitalized program and to a school-based program due to an acute, chronic, or intermittent condition as certified by a licensed physician, as specified in sub-paragraph (3)(a)1. of this rule. This decision shall be made by the individual educational plan (IEP) team in accordance with the requirements of Rule 6A-6.03028, F.A.C.
- Instructional services: The following settings and instructional modes, or a combination thereof, are appropriate methods for providing instruction to students determined eligible for these services:
- Instruction in a home: The parent, guardian or primary caregiver shall provide a quiet, clean, well-ventilated setting where the teacher and student will work; ensure that a responsible adult is present; and establish a schedule for student study between teacher visits which takes into account the student’s medical condition and the requirements of the student’s coursework.
- Instruction in a hospital: The hospital administrator or designee shall provide appropriate space for the teacher and student to work and allow for the establishment of a schedule for student study between teacher visits.
- Instruction through telecommunications or computer devices: When the individual education plan (IEP) team determines that instruction is by telecommunications or computer devices, an open, uninterrupted telecommunication link shall be provided at no additional cost to the parent, during the instructional period. The parent shall ensure that the student is prepared to actively participate in learning.
Specific Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1003.01(3)(a), 1003.57(5) FS. Law Implemented 1001.03(8), 1001.42(4)(l), 1003.01(3)(a), (b), 1003.57(5), 1011.62(l)(c) FS. History–New 7-1-77, Amended 7-2-79, 4-27-82, Formerly 6A-6.3020, Amended 5-18-86, 9-20-04, 9-20-04, 1-16-08.