|
RELATED
SERVICES: MEDICAL VS EDUCATIONAL  Clarification, again, on the issue of medical vs. educational related services has been revisited. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a 16 year old, Garret Frey, that he and other children needing health care supports in school, are entitled to receive such under IDEA Individual with Disabilities Act. Garret's needs for health care includes such procedures as urinary catheterization, suctioning his tracheotomy, etc. These related services do not necessarily need a nurse as they could be performed by a qualified/trained layperson. This Decision hopefully will reaffirm the argument that related services are not "medical services" unless they require that they be performed by a physician, and, must be provided by a school district, when determined needed by a qualified professional, and at the request of a disabled student as a related service. This upholds an earlier Supreme Court Decision in Irving Independent School District v. Tatro. |
|||||||||||||||||
| 5639 Walker Road • Deerfield, NY 13502 • 1-800-399-8004 • 315-797-8630 Copyright © 2001 F.A.C Inc. All rights reserved. |
||||||||||||||||||