OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT. A student may be eligible for special education and related services as a student with Other Health Impairment (OHI) if the student exhibits limited strength, vitality or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, resulting in limited alertness in the educational environment, which is due to chronic or acute health problems, and by reason thereof demonstrates an educational need for specially designed instruction. 28
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT. Federal & State Definition Other Health Impairment means having limited strength, vitality or alertness, including a heightened sensitivity to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment that is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, or sickle cell anemia; and adversely affects a child's educational performance. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Students with a medical diagnosis must still meet all of the criteria, including the disability having an adverse effect on educational performance, in order to be eligible for special education services (All must be met). ❏ Documentation of a medical diagnosis of significant health impairment. OR For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), there is documentation in all three of the following Areas:
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT. A student may be eligible for special education and related services as a student with Other Health Impairment (OHI) if the student exhibits limited strength, vitality or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, resulting in limited alertness in the educational environment, which is due to chronic or acute health problems, and by reason thereof demonstrates an educational need for specially designed instruction. 28 24 34 CFR § 300.8(c)(8) 25 19 TEX. ADMIN. CODE §89.1040(c)(7) 26 34 CFR § 300.34(c)(5) 27 Letter to Anonymous (OSEP 6/3/2020)
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT. A student may be eligible for special education and related services as a student with Other Health Impairment (OHI) if the student exhibits limited strength, vitality or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, resulting in limited alertness in the educational environment, which is due to chronic or acute health problems, and by reason thereof demonstrates an educational need for specially designed instruction. 1 This disability category includes such health conditions as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome.2 The list of acute or chronic health conditions in the definition of OHI is not exhaustive, but rather provides examples of problems that children have that could make them eligible for special education and related services under the category of other health impairment. 3 4 1 34 C.F.R. § 300.8(c)(9) 2 Id.
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENT. A student may be eligible for special education and related services as a student with Other Health Impairment (OHI) if the student exhibits limited strength, vitality or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, resulting in limited alertness in the educational 24 34 CFR § 300.8(c)(8) 25 19 TEX. ADMIN. CODE §89.1040(c)(7) 26 34 CFR § 300.34(c)(5) 27 Letter to Anonymous (OSEP 6/3/2020) environment, which is due to chronic or acute health problems, and by reason thereof demonstrates an educational need for specially designed instruction. 28
