Who is the competent authority to determine an organic dysfunction?
Doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy or competent authorities to determine an organic dysfunction. They may also consult with colleagues in associated disciplines. What is an organic dysfunction? For NIMAS eligible students, the cause of the inability to read print material, such as blindness, paralysis, loss of arms or hands, extreme weakness, or palsy, is readily observable. In these cases, professionals in various fields related to health care, education, or rehabilitation are acceptable as certifying authorities. With persons who have a print disability, usually only the effect is readily apparent. The cause, when physical, lies within the central nervous system, and, under the existing regulations, this cause can be determined only by competent medical authority. The signature of a doctor of medicine or osteopathy is required on the application to certify not only that a print disability exists and is serious enough to prevent reading regular printed material in a normal
