California Education Code §48206.3 requires that Home/Hospital instruction be available to students with temporary disabilities that make attendance in regular day classes or alternative education programs impossible or inadvisable. A temporary disability is defined as "a physical, mental, or emotional disability incurred while a student is enrolled in regular day classes or an alternative education program, after which the student can reasonably be expected to return to regular day classes or an alternative education program without special intervention." Home/ Hospital students can normally be expected to return to their regular classes after their disability has been addressed through medical intervention.

Home/Hospital instruction is typically not necessary for students who may be absent for between one and two weeks. Instruction for these students usually be addressed at the school site level through either short-term independent study or regular classroom teacher support with assignments and flexible timelines.

 Home Hospital Procedures and Request For Services Form