1. Multiple Disabilities defined in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §300.8 (7)
(7) Multiple disabilities means concomitant impairments (such as mental retardation-blindness or mental retardation-orthopedic impairment), the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments. Multiple disabilities does not include deaf-blindness.
concomitant – naturally accompanying or associated

2. 19 Texas Administrative Code § 89. 1040. Eligibility Criteria
19 Texas Administrative Code § Eligibility Criteria.  ... (c)  Eligibility definitions. ...  (6)   Multiple disabilities (A)   A student with multiple disabilities is one who has been determined to meet the criteria for multiple disabilities as stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(7). In meeting the criteria stated in 34 CFR, §300.8(c)(7), a student with multiple disabilities is one who has a combination of disabilities defined in this section and who meets all of the following conditions: (i) the student's disability is expected to continue indefinitely; and (ii) the disabilities severely impair performance in two or more of the following areas: (I) psychomotor skills; (II) self-care skills; (III) communication; (IV) social and emotional development; or (V) cognition.
(B) Students who have more than one of the disabilities defined in this section but who do not meet the criteria in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph must not be classified or reported as having multiple disabilities. Last Amended:  December 2, 2015, 40 TexReg 8642  Entered:  Dec. 8, 2015
psychomotor skills - ability to learn and demonstrate manual dexterity
self care - the performance of basic activities of daily living
communication - the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior
social-emotional development - includes the child’s experience, expression, and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others
cognition - mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses

3. Common primary disabilities seen with accompanying disabilities that fit the definitions described in federal and state statute.

4. Multiply Disabled Indicator Code as found on the 163 record

5. Definition and Special Instructions found in Data Standards under Element E0882

6. C184 PPCD – Location Service code – data quality questions concerning students coded as Location Code 3

7. PPCD Location Code 3
(C1, C2, C3) PPCD child participates in a special education program and receives the majority of his/her special education services in a program that is specifically or primarily designed for children with disabilities and includes (at the time of the placement decision) a majority of at least 50 percent of disabled children (i.e., children with an individualized education program (IEP)).
Primary locations should be in special education classroom, separate school, or residential facility where a majority of at least 50 percent of disabled children receive their services.
C1 – Special Education Classroom
C2 – Separate School
C3 – Residential Facility