Instruction in student's home or hospital -- Signed statement of diagnosed condition -- Student may receive home or hospital instruction effective on day of admittance -- Calculation of instructional sessions for purposes of KRS 157.360 -- Students with disabilities -- Administrative regulations
KRS 158.033
in effect158.033. Instruction in student's home or hospital -- Signed statement of diagnosed condition -- Student may receive home or hospital instruction effective on day of admittance -- Calculation of instructional sessions for purposes of KRS 157.360 -- Students with disabilities -- Administrative regulations
(1) If in any district there are students not able even with the help of transportation to be assembled in a school, instruction shall be provided to the student in the student's home or in a hospital.
(2) For a student to be eligible for home or hospital instruction, a signed statement of the diagnosed condition requiring home or hospital instruction shall be provided in accordance with KRS 159.030(2).
(3) For a student admitted to an inpatient fa cility, the student may receive home or hospital instruction effective on the day of admittance. Nothing in this subsection shall exempt a board of education from the documentation requirements of KRS 159.030(2)(a).
(4) For the purposes of KRS 157.360, a student instructed under this section who receives a minimum of two (2) instructional sessions a week with a minimum of one (1) hour of instruction per session by a certified teacher provided by the board of education shall equal the student attending five (5) days in school.
(5) For students with disabilities, the admissions and release committee shall be responsible for placement decisions regarding home or hospital instruction in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. s ec. 1400 et seq. The home or hospital instruction shall be provided pursuant to the individual education program as determined by the admissions and release committee. For the purposes of KRS 157.360, students receiving home or hospital instruction under this subsection may be counted in attendance in accordance with subsection (4) of this section.
(6) The Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish the components of home or hospital instruction.
(7) An instructional session may be delivered in person, electronically, or through other means established in regulation.
Effective: June 27, 2025
History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2025. -- Repealed and reenacted 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 104, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2020. -- Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 380, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 178, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 293, sec. 1. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 7. -- Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 8. Formerly codified as KRS157.270.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56128Fetched: 10/20/2026