Expands eligibility for homebound services for exceptional children by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to certify eligibility.

West Virginia SB778 amends the Code of West Virginia to ensure timely educational support for exceptional children by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants, in addition to physicians, to certify eligibility for homebound services. This change aims to remove barriers for families and ensure that students receive necessary educational services. The bill also mandates that special education programs be provided until the end of the school year in which the student reaches the age of 21 years or until they earn a regular high school diploma, whichever occurs first.

Expands eligibility for homebound services for exceptional children by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to certify eligibility.

West Virginia SB778 amends the Code of West Virginia to ensure timely educational support for exceptional children by allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants, in addition to physicians, to certify eligibility for homebound services. This change aims to remove barriers for families and ensure that students receive necessary educational services. The bill also mandates that special education programs be provided until the end of the school year in which the student reaches the age of 21 years or until they earn a regular high school diploma, whichever occurs first.