The recommendations should be supported by the diagnosis. Documentation of disability should be current, preferably in the last one to three years, and should include the relative stability of the condition. Professionals conducting diagnostic studies and rendering diagnosis must be qualified to do so. The only professionals recognized as qualified to make the diagnosis are physicians and nurse practitioners in conjunction with specialists experienced in working with the particular condition. The diagnostician should be impartial and not a family member.
Students are responsible for the costs associated with obtaining documentation.
A clear statement of medical diagnosis and a description of supporting present symptoms and, if pertinent, past symptoms. The recommendations should be supported by the diagnosis. Documentation of disability should be current, preferably in the last one to three years, and should include the relative stability of the condition. Professionals conducting diagnostic studies and rendering diagnosis must be qualified to do so. The only professionals recognized as qualified to make the diagnosis are physicians and nurse practitioners in conjunction with specialists experienced in working with the particular condition.