Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Education Programs and Services
Part 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Section R. 340.1745 - Services for students with speech and language impairment

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 340.1745

Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024

Rule 45. All of the following provisions are specific requirements for speech and language services:

(a) The speech and language services provided by an authorized provider of speech and language services shall be based on the needs of a student with a disability as determined by the individualized education program team after reviewing a diagnostic report provided by an authorized provider of speech and language services.

(b) The determination of caseload size for an authorized provider of speech and language services shall be made by the authorized provider of speech and language services in cooperation with the district director of special education, or his or her designee, and the building principal or principals of the school or schools in which the students are enrolled. Caseload size shall be based upon the severity and multiplicity of the disabilities and the extent of the service defined in the collective individualized education programs of the students to be served, allowing time for all of the following:

(i) Diagnostics.

(ii) Report writing.

(iii) Consulting with parents and teachers.

(iv) Individualized education program team meetings.

(v) Travel.

(c) Individual caseloads of authorized providers of speech and language services shall not exceed 60 different persons and shall be adjusted based on factors identified in subdivision (b) of this rule. Students being evaluated shall be counted as part of the caseload.

(d) An authorized provider of speech and language impaired services shall be either a teacher of students with speech and language impairment under R 340.1781, R 340.1782, and R 340.1796, or a person with a master's degree, as qualified under R 340.1792.

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