Special Health Care Needs - Texas Guide to School Health Services

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are laws that protect children with special healthcare and educational needs. Find helpful information below about these laws, rules and recommended practices for the management of children’s special healthcare and educational needs.  

Americans with Disabilities Act  

• ADA: Information and Technical Assistance  

• ADA: Act Explained 

• ADA: Questions and Answers 

Managing Students with Special Healthcare Needs 

• HHS: Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN) Services Program 

• NSBA: Managing Students with Health Issues: Section 504 Plans, DNR Orders, and Contagious Diseases [pdf]  

Medicaid 

• TMHP: Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program  

• TMHP: Texas Medicaid Providers Procedure Manual 

Civil Rights Laws and Regulations 

• USDE: Office of Civil Rights 

• USDE: Office of Civil Rights – Reports and Resources 

• USDE: Office of Civil Rights – Disability Discrimination Resources 

• USDJ: Office of Civil Rights – Agencies Subject to ADA/504 

• ADA: A Guide to Disability Rights Laws 

• National Council on Disability – Education 

• National Council on Disability – Rehabilitating Section 504 

Section 504 in Schools 

• NASN Position Statement: Section 504 and IDEA, the Role of the School Nurse 

• Fact Sheet: What is Section 504? [pdf]  

• Navigate Life Texas: Importance of a Section 504 Plan 

• USDE: Office of Civil Rights – Protecting Students with Disabilities 

• Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools 

• TEA: Section 504 

Special Education 

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

• TEA: Individualized Education Program Facilitation 

• TEA: Special Education 

• TEA: Standards-Based Individualized Education Program Guidance 

• APA: IDEA Explained