An Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55 public school student, who, due to documented medical reasons, is confined to home or a hospital for fourteen (14) school days or more during the school year, is entitled to receive home/hospital educational services as described under 603 CMR 28.03(3)(c). Students with chronic illnesses who have recurring home/hospital stays of less than 14 consecutive school days, when such recurrences have added up to or are expected to add up to more than 14 school days in a school year, are also eligible for home or hospital educational services if they are requested and the medical need is documented by the physician. In this context "Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55" means a student who is enrolled in an Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union #55 school district or a charter school, or a student who is being educated with public funds in an educational collaborative or an approved private day or residential special education school.
Below, you will find two forms.
The first form is for 14 or more days that a student must remain at home or in a hospital on a day or overnight basis, or any combination of both, for medical reasons and for a period not less than fourteen school days in any school year, a student is eligible to receive educational services in that setting, temporarily, from the public school district. Temporary Form
The second form is for 60 or more days that an eligible student is likely to remain at home, in a hospital, or in a pediatric nursing home for medical reasons for more than 60 school days in any school year, the Administrator of Special Education shall, without undue delay, convene a Team to consider evaluation needs and, if appropriate, to amend the existing IEP or develop a new IEP suited to the student's unique circumstances. 60 days or longer Form
DESE Guide on the Implementation of Educational Services in the Home or Hospital
