[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45 Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1308.12]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 1308_HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart D_Health Services Performance Standards

 

Sec.  1308.12  Eligibility criteria: Orthopedic impairment.



    (a) A child is classified as having an orthopedic impairment if the 

condition is severe enough to adversely affect a child's learning. An 

orthopedic impairment involves muscles, bones, or joints and is 

characterized by impaired ability to maneuver in educational or non-

educational settings, to perform fine or gross motor activities, or to 

perform self-help skills and by adversely affected educational 

performance.

    (b) An orthopedic impairment includes, but is not limited to, spina 

bifida, cerebral palsy, loss of or deformed limbs, contractures caused 

by burns, arthritis, or muscular dystrophy.