Sec. 13.
(a) A
traumatic brain injury is 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 student's
educational performance. The term applies to open or closed head injuries
resulting in impairments in one (1) or more areas, such as the following:
(1) Cognition.
(2) Language.
(3) Memory.
(4) Attention.
(5) Reasoning.
(6) Abstract thinking.
(7) Judgment.
(8) Problem solving.
(9) Sensory, perceptual, and motor
abilities.
(10) Psychosocial
behavior.
(11) Physical
functions.
(12) Information
processing.
(13) Speech.
(b) The term does not apply to
brain injuries that are:
(1) congenital or
degenerative; or
(2) induced by
birth trauma.
(c)
Eligibility for special education as a student with a traumatic brain injury
shall be determined by the student's CCC. This determination shall be based on
the multidisciplinary team's educational evaluation report described in
511 IAC
7-40-5(e), which includes the
following:
(1) An assessment of the
following:
(A) Cognitive ability and
functioning that must include at least one (1) of the following:
(i) An individually administered
norm-referenced assessment.
(ii) If
adequate information cannot be obtained via an individually administered
norm-referenced assessment, a criterion-referenced assessment that:
(AA) has been designed or may be adapted or
modified for use with students who have a traumatic brain injury; and
(BB) is administered by a professional or
team of professionals with knowledge of assessment strategies appropriate for
the student.
(B) Current academic achievement as defined
at
511 IAC
7-32-2.
(C) Assessments of functional skills or
adaptive behavior across various environments from multiple
sources.
(2) A social and
developmental history that may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(A) Communication skills.
(B) Social interaction skills.
(C) Motor skills.
(D) Responses to sensory
experiences.
(E) Relevant family
and environmental information.
(3) Available medical information that is
educationally relevant.
(4) Any
other assessments and information, collected prior to referral or during the
educational evaluation, necessary to:
(A)
determine eligibility for special education and related services; and
(B) inform the student's CCC of the student's
special education and related services needs.
