PI 11.24(1)(1)
Legislative intent. Subchapter
V of ch. 115, Stats., gives an LEA the authority to establish physical therapy and occupational therapy services.
PI 11.24(2)
(2)
IEP team. If a child is suspected to need occupational therapy or physical therapy or both, the IEP team for that child shall include an appropriate therapist.
PI 11.24(7)
(7)
Physical therapists' licensure and service requirements. PI 11.24(7)(b)1.1. Except as specified under subds.
2. and
3., the caseload for a full-time school physical therapist employed for a full day, 5 days a week, shall be as follows:
PI 11.24(7)(b)1.c.
c. A maximum of 45 children with one or more school physical therapist assistants.
PI 11.24(7)(b)2.
2. The caseload for a part-time school physical therapist may be pro-rated based on the specifications under subd.
1. PI 11.24(7)(b)3.
3. A caseload may vary from the specifications under subd.
1. or
2., if approved in the LEA's plan under s.
115.77 (4), Stats. The following shall be considered in determining whether the variance may be approved:
PI 11.24(7)(b)3.a.
a. Frequency and duration of physical therapy as specified in the child's IEP.
PI 11.24(7)(c)
(c)
Medical information. The school physical therapist shall have medical information from a licensed physician regarding a child before the child receives physical therapy.
PI 11.24(7)(d)1.
1. The school physical therapist may delegate to a school physical therapist assistant only those portions of a child's physical therapy which are consistent with the school physical therapist assistant's education, training and experience.
PI 11.24(7)(d)2.
2. The school physical therapist shall supervise the physical therapy provided by a school physical therapist assistant. The school physical therapist shall develop a written policy and procedure for written and oral communication to the physical therapist assistant. The policy and procedure shall include a specific description of the supervisory activities undertaken for the school physical therapist assistant which shall include either of the following levels of supervision:
PI 11.24(7)(d)2.a.
a. The school physical therapist shall have daily, direct contact on the premises with the school physical therapist assistant.
PI 11.24(7)(d)2.b.
b. The school physical therapist shall have direct, face-to-face contact with the school physical therapist assistant at least once every 14 calendar days. Between direct contacts, the physical therapist shall be available by telecommunication. The school physical therapist providing general supervision under this subdivision shall provide an on-site reevaluation of each child's physical therapy a minimum of one time per calendar month or every tenth day of physical therapy, whichever is sooner, and adjust the physical therapy as appropriate.
PI 11.24(7)(d)3.
3. A full-time school physical therapist may supervise no more than 2 full-time equivalent physical therapist assistant positions which may include no more than 3 physical therapist assistants.
PI 11.24(7)(d)4.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions under this paragraph, the act undertaken by a school physical therapist assistant shall be considered the act of the supervising physical therapist who has delegated the act.
PI 11.24(7)(e)
(e)
Responsibility of school physical therapist. A school physical therapist under this subsection shall conduct all physical therapy evaluations and reevaluations of a child, participate in the development of the child's IEP, and develop physical therapy treatment plans for the child. A school physical therapist may not be represented by a school physical therapist assistant on an IEP team.
PI 11.24(8)
(8)
School physical therapist assistants' qualifications and supervision of physical therapy. PI 11.24(8)(a)
(a)
Licensure. A school physical therapist assistant shall be licensed by the department under s.
PI 34.094.
PI 11.24(8)(b)
(b)
Supervision. The school physical therapist assistant providing physical therapy to a child under this section, shall be supervised by a school physical therapist as specified under sub.
(7) (d).
PI 11.24(9)
(9)
Occupational therapists' licensure and service requirements. PI 11.24(9)(a)(a)
Licensure. The school occupational therapist shall be licensed by the department under s.
PI 34.091.
PI 11.24(9)(b)1.1. Except as specified under subds.
2. and
3., the caseload for a full-time school occupational therapist employed for a full day, 5 days a week, shall be as follows:
PI 11.24(9)(b)1.c.
c. A maximum of 45 children with one or more occupational therapy assistants.
PI 11.24(9)(b)2.
2. The caseload for a part-time school occupational therapist may be pro-rated based on the specifications under subd.
1. PI 11.24(9)(b)3.
3. A caseload may vary from the specifications under subd.
1. or
2., if approved in the LEA's plan under s.
115.77 (4), Stats. The following shall be considered in determining whether the variance may be approved:
PI 11.24(9)(b)3.a.
a. Frequency and duration of occupational therapy as specified in the child's IEP.
PI 11.24(9)(c)
(c)
Medical information. The school occupational therapist shall have medical information regarding a child before the child receives occupational therapy.
PI 11.24(9)(d)
(d)
Delegation and supervision of occupational therapy. PI 11.24(9)(d)1.
1. The school occupational therapist may delegate to a school occupational therapy assistant only those portions of a child's occupational therapy which are consistent with the school occupational therapy assistant's education, training and experience.
PI 11.24(9)(d)2.
2. The school occupational therapist shall supervise the occupational therapy provided by a school occupational therapy assistant. The school occupational therapist shall develop a written policy and procedure for written and oral communication to the occupational therapist assistant. The policy and procedure shall include a specific description of the supervisory activities undertaken for the school occupational therapist assistant which shall include either of the following levels of supervision:
PI 11.24(9)(d)2.a.
a. The school occupational therapist shall have daily, direct contact on the premises with the school occupational therapy assistant.
PI 11.24(9)(d)2.b.
b. The school occupational therapist shall have direct, face-to-face contact with the school occupational therapy assistant at least once every 14 calendar days. Between direct contacts, the occupational therapist shall be available by telecommunication. The school occupational therapist providing general supervision under this subdivision shall provide an on-site reevaluation of each child's occupational therapy a minimum of one time per calendar month or every tenth day of occupational therapy, whichever is sooner, and adjust the occupational therapy as appropriate.
PI 11.24(9)(d)3.
3. A full-time school occupational therapist may supervise no more than 2 full-time equivalent occupational therapy assistant positions which may include no more than 3 occupational therapy assistants.
PI 11.24(9)(d)4.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions under this paragraph, the act undertaken by a school occupational therapy assistant shall be considered the act of the supervising occupational therapist who has delegated the act.
PI 11.24(9)(e)
(e)
Responsibility of school occupational therapist. A school occupational therapist under this subsection shall conduct all occupational therapy evaluations and reevaluations of a child, participate in the development of the child's IEP, and develop occupational therapy treatment plans for the child. A school occupational therapist may not be represented by a school occupational therapy assistant on an IEP team.
PI 11.24(10)
(10)
School occupational therapy assistants' qualifications and supervision. PI 11.24(10)(a)
(a)
Licensure. A school occupational therapy assistant shall be licensed by the department under s.
PI 34.092.
PI 11.24(10)(b)
(b)
Supervision. The school occupational therapy assistant providing occupational therapy to a child under this section shall be supervised by a school occupational therapist as specified under sub.
(9) (d).
PI 11.24 History
History: Cr.
Register, December, 1975, No. 240, eff. 1-1-76; am. (7) (b) 1 and (8) (b) 1,
Register, February, 1976, No. 242, eff. 3-1-76; am. (7) (b) 4 and (8) (b) 2,
Register, November, 1976, No. 251, eff. 12-1-76; am. (1) and (8) (b) 4.,
Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83; r. (11) (b) and (c), renum. (11) (a) to be (11),
Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; renum. from PI 11.19,
Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90; am (7) (b) 4.,
Register, October, 1990, No. 418, eff. 11-1-90; am. (7) (a) and (8) (a),
Register, March, 1992, No. 435, eff. 4-1-92; am. (1), (2) (intro.) and (3) (intro.), r. (2) (a) to (d), (3) (a), (b) and (11), r. and recr. (4) to (10),
Register, July, 1993, No. 451, eff. 8-1-93; correction in (10) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register, April, 1998, No. 508; r. (1) to (6), cr. (1) and (2), am. (7) (b) 1. (intro.), 3. (intro.), (e), (9) (b) 1. (intro.), 3. (intro.), (e) and (10) (b),
Register, September, 1998, No. 513, eff. 10-1-98; am. (9) (c),
Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; corrections in (7) (a), (8) (a), (9) (a), and (10) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2010 No. 659;
CR 16-027: am. (1)
Register July 2016 No. 727, eff. 8-1-16; correction in (7) (a), (8) (a), (9) (a), (10) (a), made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register June 2019 No. 762.
PI 11.35
PI 11.35 Determination of eligibility. As part of an evaluation or reevaluation under s.
115.782, Stats., conducted by the IEP team in determining whether a child is or continues to be a child with a disability, the IEP team shall identify modifications, if any, that can be made in the regular education program, such as adaptation of content, methodology or delivery of instruction to meet the child's needs identified under s.
115.782 (2) (b) 2., Stats., that will allow the child to access the general education curriculum and meet the educational standards that apply to all children.
PI 11.35 History
History: Cr.
Register, May, 1977, No. 257, eff. 6-1-77; am. (2) (intro.),
Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83; r. (2) (c), renum. (2) (d) to (i) to be (2) (c) to (h),
Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; renum. from PI 11.34,
Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90; r. and recr. (2) (b), cr. (2) (i) to (k),
Register, April, 1995, No. 472, eff. 5-1-95; corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register, March, 1996, No. 483; emerg. cr. (2) (L), eff. 6-25-96; cr. (2) (L),
Register, January, 1997, No. 493, eff. 2-1-97; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register, May, 2000, No. 533; r. (1m), (2) (intro.), (a), (ad), (c) to (h), renum. (2) (b) to be PI 11.36 (2) and (2) (i) to (L) to be PI 11.36 (8) to (11), cr. (2) and (3),
Register, December, 2000, No. 540, eff. 7-1-01;
CR 19-069: r. and recr.
Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20.
PI 11.36
PI 11.36 Areas of impairment. All provisions in these rules shall be construed consistent with
20 USC 1400 et. seq. and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
PI 11.36(1)(a)(a) In this subsection, intellectual disability means significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills and manifested during the developmental period that adversely affects the child's educational performance.
PI 11.36(1)(b)
(b) The IEP team may identify a child as having an intellectual disability if the child meets the criteria under subds.
1.,
2., and
3. a. or
b. as follows:
PI 11.36(1)(b)1.
1. The child has a standard score of 2 or more standard deviations below the mean on an individually administered intelligence test which takes into account the child's mode of communication and is developed to assess intellectual functioning using this mode. More than one intelligence test may be used to produce a comprehensive result.
PI 11.36(1)(b)2.
2. The child has significant limitations in adaptive behavior that are demonstrated by a standard score of 2 or more standard deviations below the mean on standardized or nationally-normed measures, as measured by comprehensive, individual assessments that include interviews of the parents, tests, and observations of the child in adaptive behavior which are relevant to the child's age, including at least one of the following:
PI 11.36(1)(b)2.dm.
dm. An overall composite score on a standardized measure of conceptual, social, and practical skills.
PI 11.36(1)(b)3.a.a. Except as provided in subd.
3. c., the child is age 3 through 5 and has a standard score of 2 or more standard deviations below the mean on standardized or nationally-normed measures, as measured by comprehensive, individual assessments, in the following areas: language development and communication, cognition and general knowledge.
PI 11.36(1)(b)3.b.
b. Except as provided in subd.
3. c., the child is age 6 through 21 and has a standard score of 2 or more standard deviations below the mean on standardized or nationally-normed measures, as measured by comprehensive, individual assessments, in the following areas: written language, reading, and mathematics.
PI 11.36(1)(b)3.c.
c. When it is determined that reliable and valid assessment results under subd.
3. a. or
b. are not possible due to the child's functioning level or age, a standardized developmental scale or a body of evidence including informal measures shall be used to assess the child.
PI 11.36(1)(b)4.
4. Upon re-evaluation, a child who met identification criteria for cognitive disability prior to September 1, 2015, and continues to demonstrate a need for special education under s.
PI 11.35, including specially designed instruction, is a child with a disability under this section.
PI 11.36(2)(a)(a) Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes, but is not limited to, impairments caused by congenital anomaly, such as a clubfoot or absence of some member; impairments caused by disease, such as poliomyelitis or bone tuberculosis; and impairments from other causes, such as cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures.
PI 11.36(2)(b)
(b) Upon re-evaluation, a child who met initial identification criteria and continues to demonstrate a need for special education under s.
PI 11.35, including specially designed instruction, is a child with a disability under this subsection.
PI 11.36(3)(a)
(a)
Blind and visually impaired means even after correction a child's visual functioning adversely affects educational performance. The IEP team may identify a child as blind and visually impaired after all of the following events occur:
PI 11.36(3)(a)1.
1. A teacher of the blind and visually impaired licensed under s.
PI 34.051 conducts a functional vision evaluation which includes a review of medical information from an ophthalmologist or optometrist, formal and informal tests of visual functioning, and a determination of the implications of the blindness or visual impairment on the educational and curricular needs of the child.
PI 11.36(3)(a)2.
2. An orientation and mobility specialist licensed under s.
PI 34.089 evaluates the child to determine if there are related orientation and mobility needs in home, school, or community environments. A child may meet the criteria under this subdivision even if they do not have orientation and mobility needs.
PI 11.36(3)(b)
(b) Upon re-evaluation, a child who met initial identification criteria and continues to demonstrate a need for special education under s.
PI 11.35, including specially designed instruction, is a child with a disability under this section.
PI 11.36(4)(a)
(a) Deaf and hard of hearing means a decreased ability to detect sound in one or both ears with or without amplification, whether permanent or chronically fluctuating, which adversely affects a child's educational performance. This includes academic performance, speech perception, speech production, or communication including language acquisition or expression. A current evaluation by an audiologist licensed under ch.
459, Stats., shall be one of the components for an initial evaluation of a child with suspected hearing loss. A teacher of the deaf or hard of hearing licensed under s.
PI 34.050 must be a member of the IEP team when determining eligibility.
PI 11.36(4)(b)
(b) Upon re-evaluation, a child who met initial identification criteria and continues to demonstrate a need for special education under s.
PI 11.35, including specially designed instruction, is a child with a disability under this section.
PI 11.36(4m)(a)
(a) Deafblind means concomitantly deaf or hard of hearing and blind or visually impaired, the combination of which causes severe communication and other developmental and educational needs such that the individual disability-related needs of the student extend beyond the instruction and supports required for a student who is solely deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired.
PI 11.36(4m)(b)
(b) Upon re-evaluation, a child who met initial identification criteria and continues to demonstrate a need for special education under s.
PI 11.35, including specially designed instruction, is a child with a disability under this section.
PI 11.36(5)(a)1.
1. “Home languages” mean the languages used by the child or the parent of the child in their natural environment, or the modes of communication that are used by the child or the parent of the child in their natural environment, and may include languages other than English, sign language, braille, or augmentative and alternative communication.
