N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1107.04

Current through Register No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section Ed 1107.04 - Qualified Examiners

(a) Formal diagnostic assessments shall be administered by qualified examiners.

(b) Qualified examiners for specific disabilities shall be as set forth in Table 1100.1, "Required Assessments and Qualified Examiners by Type of Disability" as follows:

Table 1100.1 Required Assessments and Qualified Examiners by Type of Disability

Disability	Assessments Required	Qualified Examiners
AUTISM	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Adaptive Behavior	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychiatrist Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist Licensed Social Worker
	Communicative Skills	Speech-Language Pathologist Speech-Language Specialist
	Health	Professional Licensed to provide a Health Evaluation
DEAF-BLINDNESS	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Hearing	Audiologist Otolaryngologist Otologist
	Vision	Ophthalmologist Optometrist
DEAFNESS	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Hearing	Audiologist Otolaryngologist Otologist
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY - In order to identify a child as educationally disabled as the result of a developmental delay the IEP Team must determine the child is experiencing developmental delays in one or more of the following areas: physical development; cognitive development; communication development; social or emotional development; or adaptive development.	Varies based on the suspected disability	Varies based on the suspected disability
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Social/Emotional Status	Associate School Psychologist Psychiatrist Psychologist School Psychologist
HEARING IMPAIRMENT	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Hearing	Audiologist Otolaryngologist Otologist
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Adaptive Behavior	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychiatrist Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist Licensed Social Worker
	Intelligence	Associate School Psychologist Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES - Requires at least two concomitant disabilities which are evaluated and documented in the student's evaluation record. This primary disability refers to concomitant impairments which cause severe educational problems	Varies based on the two or more disabilities suspected	Varies based on the assessment administered
ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Health	Professional Licensed to provide a Health Evaluation
	Motor Ability	Licensed Physician Neurologist Occupational Therapist Physical Therapist
OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRED	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Health	Professional Licensed to provide a Health Evaluation
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Intelligence	Associate School Psychologist Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Observation	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Hearing Or Hearing Screening	Audiologist Otolaryngologist Otologist School Nurse
	Vision Or Vision Screening	Ophthalmologist Optometrist School Nurse
SPEECH-LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Communicative Skills	Speech-Language Pathologist Speech-Language Specialist
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY/ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Health	Professional Licensed to provide a Health Evaluation
A minimum of 2 of the following assessments must also be completed: Adaptive Behavior Communicative Skills Intelligence Social/Emotional Status	Adaptive Behavior	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychiatrist Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist Licensed Social Worker
	Communicative Skills	Speech-Language Pathologist Speech-Language Specialist
	Intelligence	Associate School Psychologist Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Social/Emotional Status	Associate School Psychologist Psychiatrist Psychologist School Psychologist
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT/ BLINDNESS	Academic Performance	Associate School Psychologist Certified Educator Guidance Counselor Psychologist S.A.I.F.** School Psychologist
	Vision	Ophthalmologist Optometrist

**S.A.I.F., Specialist in the Assessment of Intellectual Functioning

(c) Qualified examiners shall administer and interpret test results and provide written reports to the LEA.

(d) The LEA shall provide parents with copies of each examiner's evaluation and assessment report(s) at least 5 days prior to the meeting of the IEP team at which the evaluation and assessment report(s) will be discussed. The LEA shall provide the report(s) by sending the report(s) to the parents via US mail unless the parents and the LEA agree upon another method.

(e) The parent may waive, in writing, paragraph d.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1107.04

(see Revision Note at chapter heading for Ed 1100) #9197, eff 6-28-08; amd by #9812, eff 11-11-10

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 15, Filed April 13, 2017, Proposed by #12141, Effective 3/24/2017, Expires 3/24/2027.