001.28 SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD.

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A child will be considered to be special needs if the child’s independence, self-sufficiency, and safety is dependent on others and requires extra supervision, care, or assistance in the child care setting due to the following behavioral, emotional, or physical conditions: (A) The child has been diagnosed by a physician, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, licensed or certified psychologist, or licensed mental health practitioner, to have a behavioral or emotional disorder which deviates substantially from behavior appropriate to the child’s age, or which significantly interferes with intellectual, social, or personal adjustment; or (B) A physical disability or health impairment that causes chronic or acute health problems, that has been diagnosed by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner practicing within his or her scope of practice.

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001.28 SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD.

Official source

A child will be considered to be special needs if the child’s independence, self-sufficiency, and safety is dependent on others and requires extra supervision, care, or assistance in the child care setting due to the following behavioral, emotional, or physical conditions: (A) The child has been diagnosed by a physician, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, licensed or certified psychologist, or licensed mental health practitioner, to have a behavioral or emotional disorder which deviates substantially from behavior appropriate to the child’s age, or which significantly interferes with intellectual, social, or personal adjustment; or (B) A physical disability or health impairment that causes chronic or acute health problems, that has been diagnosed by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner practicing within his or her scope of practice.