Hospital/Homebound Services
Hospital/Homebound Services
Hospital / Homebound services are provided upon receipt of a homebound referral form in which the medical certification of need is signed by a licensed physician and/or licensed psychiatrist who is attending the student.
These are the following procedures for obtaining homebound services:
- Parent notifies the school that hospital/homebound services are needed.
- School personnel instruct parent/guardian to contact the Social Services Department at the Central Office.
HOMEBOUND Q&A
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A. No.Only the student's doctor can certify that his/her patient needs hospital/homebound services.
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A. Contact the Social Work Department at the Central Office (706-554-5101).
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A. No. The student must be enrolled in the public school system in which he or she is requesting this service.
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A. Hospital/homebound services are provided only on the basis of medical necessity as certified by a licensed physician and / or licensed psychiatrist providing care for the student.
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A. The student must be anticipated to be absent for a minimum of ten consecutive school days per year or the equivalent on a modified calendar or the student has a chronic health condition causing him or her to be absent for intermittent periods of time anticipated at a minimum of ten school days per year or equivalent on a modified calendar or five school days on a high school block schedule per year.
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A. As long as the doctor certifies that the services are needed.
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A. The hospital/homebound teacher provides three hours of instruction weekly in the hospital or home setting on a schedule worked out between the teacher and the parent/guardian.
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A. No. While on homebound, the student remains on roll in all of his/her classes. Lessons and other teaching materials are provided to the hospital/homebound teacher by the student's regular teachers. Test, quizzes and exams are administered by the homebound teacher but are graded by the regular teachers.
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A. Yes. If the parent/guardian is not present or leaves during the visit, the homebound teacher is required to cancel or discontinue the visit.