IEP Related Services in Kentucky
What related services can be included in an IEP in Kentucky?
Kentucky requires that each IEP specify all related services the student requires to benefit from special education. Under 707 KAR 1:002, Section 51, related services means transportation and developmental and supportive services enabling the child to benefit from specially designed instruction, including speech-language pathology, audiology, psychological services, physical therapy, occupational therapy, counseling services, social work services, school health services, parent counseling and training, and orientation and mobility services. The definition explicitly excludes surgically implanted medical devices (such as cochlear implants) but maintains LEA responsibility for health and safety monitoring of such devices. The IEP must specify each related service with its projected start date, frequency, location, and duration (707 KAR 1:320, Section 5(12)). Assistive technology devices and services must be provided when required by the IEP, including for use at home if the ARC determines it necessary (707 KAR 1:290, Section 7). Kentucky schools may bill Medicaid for covered related services for dually-eligible students through the School-Based Health Services (SBHS) program, which authorizes LEAs to enroll as Medicaid providers. All related services must be provided at no cost to the family as part of FAPE (707 KAR 1:290).
What Kentucky Requires
The IEP must specify each related service with projected start date, frequency, location, and duration (707 KAR 1:320, Section 5(12); 34 CFR 300.320(a)(7)).
Related services include speech-language pathology, audiology, OT, PT, counseling, psychological services, social work, school health services, parent counseling and training, and orientation and mobility (707 KAR 1:002, Section 51).
Surgically implanted medical devices are excluded from related services, but LEAs retain responsibility for routine monitoring of health and safety of such devices (707 KAR 1:002, Section 51).
Assistive technology devices and services must be provided when required by the IEP; the ARC may determine home use is necessary (707 KAR 1:290, Section 7).
All related services must be provided at no cost to the family as part of FAPE (707 KAR 1:290, Section 1).
Kentucky LEAs may enroll as Medicaid providers under the School-Based Health Services program to receive reimbursement for covered services provided to dually-eligible students.
Key Timelines
Related services must begin on the projected start date in the IEP and must be in effect at the beginning of each school year (707 KAR 1:320, Section 5(12); 34 CFR 300.323(a)).
Related services must be reviewed at least annually by the ARC (707 KAR 1:320; 34 CFR 300.324(b)).
For transfer students, comparable services must be provided while a new IEP is being developed (707 KAR 1:320, Section 6; 34 CFR 300.323(e)-(f)).