N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8, § 200.14
(3) Treatment team means a team composed of professional and paraprofessional clinical staff members of the day treatment program, including the student's special education teacher.
(b) Eligibility of students with disabilities.
(2) The determination of the existence of a disability and the recommendation of appropriate special education programs and services shall be the responsibility of the committee on special education of the school district of the student's residence. Such determinations and recommendations for students admitted to a day treatment program shall be based on consultation with the program's treatment team.
(c) Individual evaluation.
In addition to conducting an individual evaluation pursuant to the requirements of section 200.4(b) of this Part, the committee on special education shall assure that appropriate staff participate in the treatment planning conducted by the treatment team. The evaluation shall include an assessment by the day treatment program's special education teacher and other appropriate professional staff of the day treatment program.
(d) Recommendation.
(2) Individualized education program (IEP). The IEP shall be developed, pursuant to section 200.4 of this Part, in meetings of the committee on special education. A representative of the treatment team shall be given the opportunity to attend. In the event that such representative is unable to attend such meetings, the committee shall attempt alternative means of assuring the representative's participation, such as individual or conference telephone discussions, and such attempts shall be documented. Referral to the committee on special education for review of the IEP shall be conducted pursuant to section 200.4(d) of this Part.
(e) Student progress reports.
(3) An annual review and reevaluation of each student's IEP shall be conducted pursuant to section 200.4(b) and (f) of this Part and subdivision (d) of this section.
(f) Grouping for instruction.
Students with disabilities enrolled in day treatment programs may be grouped for instruction based on similarity of individual mental health needs, when such needs prevent the student from benefiting from instructional groupings pursuant to section 200.6(h) of this Part, as determined by the professional staff of the day treatment program.
Educational programs and services to students with disabilities enrolled in day treatment programs shall be provided in accordance with this section and those other applicable provisions of this Part that are not inconsistent with this section.
(a) Definitions.
As used in this section: