Medically Fragile Children.

Greismann, Zvi

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ERIC Number: EJ414848

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Medically Fragile Children.

Greismann, Zvi

West's Education Law Reporter, v61 n2 p403-08 Sep 13 1990

Advances in medical technology have enabled more children who are medically fragile and technologically dependent to survive. Local school districts must determine whether a particular service is a "related service" covered by the Education for the Handicapped Act (EHA) or a "medical service" excluded under EHA. Reviews court cases and offers guidelines. (33 references) (MLF)

Descriptors: Child Health, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Medical Services, Public Schools, School Districts, School Health Services, Special Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education of the Handicapped Act 1970

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