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Other Health Impairment (OHI)
Definition:
Other Health Impaired (OHI) means having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment due to a chronic or acute health problem, including but not limited to asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, leukemia, kidney disease, sickle cell anemia or Tourette syndrome.
These conditions alone do not qualify a child under the eligibility category of Other Health Impaired. There must be evidence of adverse educational impact because of the chronic or acute health problem that cannot be addressed by general education alone and, as such, requires specially designed instruction by a special educator.
Training and Professional Development Opportunities
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day
- Brain Injury Support Network/BrainSTEPS CO New Team Member Training
- Epilepsy, PANS/PANDAS, and TBD additional Training
- Brain Injury Awareness Month Statewide Training
- Other Health Impairment (OHI) Eligibility Office Hours
- Brain Injury Support Office Hours
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day
Consequences Don't Matter? Why Traditional Approaches Often Fail for Students with FASD
September 9, 2026
Brain Injury Support Network/BrainSTEPS CO New Team Member Training
September 24, 2026
Epilepsy, PANS/PANDAS, and TBD additional Training
February 8, 2027
Brain Injury Awareness Month Statewide Training
March 4, 2027
Other Health Impairment (OHI) Eligibility Office Hours
Monthly on Wednesdays from October 2026 to May 2027 on the following dates:
- October 14, 2026
- November 11, 2026
- December 9, 2026
- January 13, 2027
- February 10, 2027
- March 10, 2027
- April 14, 2027
- May 12, 2027
Registration required.
Brain Injury Support Office Hours
Held virtually on Thursdays on the following dates:
- October 22, 2026
- January 28, 2027
- February 25, 2027
- April 22, 2027
- May 27, 2027
Registration required.
CDE Guidance
National Resources
- Protecting Students with Disabilities - Frequently Asked Questions About Section 504 and the Education of Children with Disabilities (from the US Department of Education - Office of Civil Rights)
- Comprehensive Overview of Other Health Impairments - National Association of Special Education Teachers
- Other Health Impairment - Center for Parent Information and Resources
Related Disorders
Long COVID
Definition: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines long COVID (also referred to as post-COVID conditions, long-haul COVID, post-acute COVID-19, or chronic COVID) as "a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems people can experience four or more weeks after first being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Even people who did not have COVID-19 symptoms in the days or weeks after they were infected can have post-COVID conditions. These conditions can present as different types and combinations of health problems for different lengths of time."
National Resources
- Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice jointly published a guidance document on “long COVID” as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.
- Long COVID under Section 504 and the IDEA: A Resource to Support Children, Students, Educators, Schools, Service Providers, and Families (July 26, 2021) – U.S. Department of Education Fact Sheet
- CDC Post-COVID Conditions
- Kennedy Krieger Institute – Supporting a Student with Long-COVID
Questions?
For more information about Other Health Impaired, contact:
Jody Dickerson MN, BSN
Phone: 720.795.2273
dickerson_j@cde.state.co.us
Exceptional Student Services Unit