Nev. Admin. Code § 388.427 - Eligibility of pupil with deaf-blindness

1. A pupil with deaf-blindness is eligible for special education and related services if the eligibility team, comprised of the persons described in subsections 4 and 5, concludes that:

(a) The pupil has a hearing impairment which satisfies any one or more of the following criteria:

(1) The pupil has an average hearing threshold level, at 500, 1,000 and 2,000 Hz, of 26 decibels or more; or

(2) The pupil suffers from a progressive deterioration of the pupil's hearing, the probable result of which will be the condition described in subparagraph (1);

(b) The pupil has a visual impairment which satisfies one or more of the following criteria:

(1) The visual acuity of the pupil does not exceed 20/70 in the better eye with the best possible correction;

(2) The vision of the pupil in the better eye is restricted to a field which subtends an arc of not more than 20 degrees; or

(3) The pupil suffers from a progressive deterioration of the pupil's vision, the probable result of which will be one or more of the conditions described in subparagraphs (1) and (2); and

(c) By reason thereof, the pupil needs special education and related services.

2. A pupil under the age of 6 years is not ineligible, because of the pupil's age, for the special education and related services referred to in this section.

3. A pupil with deaf-blindness may have other disabling conditions in addition to deaf-blindness.

4. The eligibility team must consist of:

(a) A teacher of special education or a regular classroom teacher of the pupil or, if none, a person qualified to teach the pupil;

(b) A speech and language specialist;

(c) A person qualified to interpret an assessment of the health of the pupil;

(d) A parent of the pupil; and

(e) If not otherwise a member of the team, one or more persons qualified to interpret the comprehensive audiological and vision examinations required by subsection 6.

5. If the requirements of subsection 4 are satisfied, the eligibility team may include one or more persons qualified to interpret an assessment of the social or emotional condition of the pupil or of the cognitive abilities of the pupil.

6. The conclusions of the eligibility team concerning the eligibility of the pupil for the special education and related services referred to in this section must be based upon an evaluation of the pupil. The evaluation must include:

(a) A comprehensive audiological examination, including pure tone and speech discrimination tests, performed by an audiologist;

(b) An assessment of the:

(1) Health of the pupil;

(2) Academic achievement of the pupil; and

(3) Speech and language of the pupil; and

(c) A comprehensive examination of vision of the pupil, performed by an eye specialist.

7. If the requirements of subsection 6 are satisfied, the evaluation of the pupil may include an assessment of the pupil's cognitive abilities and social and emotional condition.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 388.427

Added to NAC by R017-18A, eff. 1/30/2019

NRS 385.080, 388.419, 388.433