[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1308.12]

[Page 167]
 
                        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 
 
             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.