If placement in a public or private residential program is necessary to provide special education and related services to a child with a disability, the program, including non-medical care and room and board, must be at no cost to the parents of the child.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0030)
Code of Federal Regulations
(Authority:
20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(1), 1412(a)(10)(B)
)