158.033 Instruction in student's home or hospital -- Signed statement of diagnosed condition -- Student may receive home or hospital instruction effective on day of admittance -- Calculation of instructional sessions for purposes of KRS 157.360 -- Students with disabilities -- Administrative regulations

158.033 Instruction in student's home or hospital -- Signed statement of diagnosed

condition -- Student may receive home or hospital instruction effective on day

of admittance -- Calculation of instructional sessions for purposes of KRS

157.360 -- Students with disabilities -- Administrative regulations.

(1) If in any district there are students not able even with the help of transportation to

be assembled in a school, instruction shall be provided to the student in the student's

home or in a hospital.

(2) For a student to be eligible for home or hospital instruction, a signed statement of

the diagnosed condition requiring home or hospital instruction shall be provided in

accordance with KRS 159.030(2).

(3) For a student admitted to an inpatient facility, the student may receive home or

hospital instruction effective on the day of admittance. Nothing in this subsection

shall exempt a board of education from the documentation requirements of KRS

159.030(2)(a).

(4) For the purposes of KRS 157.360, a student instructed under this section who

receives a minimum of two (2) instructional sessions a week with a minimum of

one (1) hour of instruction per session by a certified teacher provided by the board

of education shall equal the student attending five (5) days in school.

(5) For students with disabilities, the admissions and release committee shall be

responsible for placement decisions regarding home or hospital instruction in

accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. sec.

1400 et seq. The home or hospital instruction shall be provided pursuant to the

individual education program as determined by the admissions and release

committee. For the purposes of KRS 157.360, students receiving home or hospital

instruction under this subsection may be counted in attendance in accordance with

subsection (4) of this section.

(6) The Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations to

establish the components of home or hospital instruction.

(7) An instructional session may be delivered in person, electronically, or through other

means established in regulation.