Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 226 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subpart I - PERSONNEL › Section 226.840 - Qualifications of Evaluators

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following list identifies the credentials required to
				  administer certain types of evaluations. Where no requirements are established,
				  an evaluation may be performed by an individual who is qualified to administer
				  it according to the technical specifications of the publisher.
TYPE
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Academic Performance
Professional educator license or approval issued
							 under Section
							 226.810
							 appropriate for the age or disability of the child, or professional educator
							 license with a school support personnel endorsement for school psychologist or
							 school counselor. (See Article 21B of the School Code and the State Board's
							 rules at 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1 and 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.)
Adapted Physical Education
Professional educator license endorsed for physical
							 education with an approval or endorsement in adapted physical education (23
							 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.43)
							 .
Assistive Technology
To the extent that a test is used in performing this
							 assessment, qualification for administering the test according to the
							 instructions provided by the test's publisher.
Audiological
License to practice as an audiologist issued by the
							 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to the Illinois
							 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act [225 ILCS 110 ].
Clinical Psychological
License issued pursuant to the Clinical Psychologist
							 Licensing Act [225 ILCS 15 ].
Cultural Background Assessment
Professional educator license with a school support
							 personnel endorsement for school psychologist, school social worker, or school
							 counselor.
Hearing Screening
License to practice as an audiologist issued by the
							 Department of Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to the Illinois
							 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act [225 ILCS 110 ];
							 professional educator license with a school support personnel endorsement for
							 speech and language pathologist or special preschool-age 22 endorsement for
							 speech and language pathologist (23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.43
							 or
							 25.252)
							 ; or certificate of training issued by the Department of Public Health (77 Ill.
							 Adm. Code 675).
Learning Processes Evaluation
Professional educator license with a school support
							 personnel endorsement for school psychologist or LBS I endorsement.
Medical Review
Meet the requirements set forth in Section
							 226.160, as
							 applicable.
Neurological Evaluation
Licensure/registration issued by the Department of
							 Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of
							 1987 [225 ILCS 60 ].
Occupational Therapy Evaluation
Certificate/Registration issued by the Department of
							 Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to the Illinois Occupational
							 Therapy Practice Act [225 ILCS 75 ].
Orientation/Mobility
Certification for orientation/mobility instruction
							 and evaluation (Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Academy for
							 Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals, 4732 North
							 Oracle Road, Suite 217, Tucson AZ 85705, or predecessor credential issued by
							 the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually
							 Impaired, 1703 North Beauregard Street, Suite 440, Alexandria VA 22311).
Physical Therapy Evaluation
Certificate/registration issued by the Department of
							 Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to the Illinois Physical Therapy
							 Act [225 ILCS 90 ].
Psychiatric Evaluation
Licensure/registration issued by the Department of
							 Financial and Professional Regulation pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of
							 1987.
School Psychological
Professional educator license with a school support
							 personnel endorsement for school psychologist.
Social Developmental Study (Adaptive Behavior,
							 Cultural Background, Family History)
Professional educator license with a school support
							 personnel endorsement for social worker, school counselor, or school
							 psychologist (23 Ill. Adm. Code
							 25.215,
							 25.225,
							 or, as applicable,
							 25.230
							 or
							 25.235)
							 .
Speech and Language Assessment
Professional educator license with a speech and
							 language pathologist endorsement (23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.252).
Vision Screening
Certificate of training issued by the Department of
							 Public Health (77 Ill. Adm. Code 675).