Who is responsible for conducting a special education assessment or re-evaluation?
Individuals with exceptional needs who are placed in a public hospital, state licensed children’s hospital, psychiatric hospital, proprietary hospital or a health facility for medical purposes are the educational responsibility of the district, special education local plan area, or county office of education in which the hospital or facility is located. [Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 56167 and 56168(b).] Therefore, the school district responsible for the area in which the facility is located is responsible for special education assessment or re-evaluation.
