Section 755.50   Admission of Students with Severe Physical Disabilities and Other Health Impairments

The Superintendent of the Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education - Roosevelt (ICRE-R) shall admit students with severe physical disabilities and health impairments if space is available.  These students shall be diagnosed, by a physician licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 60], as severely disabled by cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, or as having other severe physical disabilities and health impairments, e.g., traumatic brain injury or a progressive neurological disorder, including those with secondary disabilities listed in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 765.10(d), between the ages of five and 21 who reside in Illinois, and it has been determined through an application and evaluation process that ICRE-R can provide an appropriate program.

(Source:  Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 10146, effective August 10, 1999)