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(a)As used in this chapter, "early
intervention services" means developmental services that meet the
following conditions:
(1)Are provided under public supervision.
(2)Are selected in collaboration with the parents.
(3)Are provided at no cost, except when federal or state law
provides for a system of payments by the families, including a
sliding fee schedule.
(4)Are designed to meet the:
(A)developmental needs of infants and toddlers with
disabilities in at least one (1) of the areas specified in section
4(a)(1) of this chapter; and
(B)needs of the family to assist appropriately the development
of the infant or toddler as identified by the individualized
family service plan adopted in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 1436. (5)Meet all required state and federal standards.
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(a) As used in this chapter, "early
intervention services" means developmental services that meet the
following conditions:
(1) Are provided under public supervision.
(2) Are selected in collaboration with the parents.
(3) Are provided at no cost, except when federal or state law
provides for a system of payments by the families, including a
sliding fee schedule.
(4) Are designed to meet the:
(A) developmental needs of infants and toddlers with
disabilities in at least one (1) of the areas specified in section
4(a)(1) of this chapter; and
(B) needs of the family to assist appropriately the development
of the infant or toddler as identified by the individualized
family service plan adopted in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 1436.
(5) Meet all required state and federal standards.
(6) Are provided by qualified personnel, including the following:
(A) Early childhood special educators, early childhood
educators, and special educators, including teachers of children
with:
(i) hearing impairments, including deafness; and
(ii) vision impairments, including blindness.
(B) Speech and language pathologists and audiologists.
(C) Occupational therapists.
(D) Physical therapists.
(E) Psychologists.
(F) Social workers.
(G) Nurses.
(H) Nutritionists.
(I) Family therapists.
(J) Orientation and mobility specialists.
(K) Pediatricians and other physicians for diagnostic and
evaluation purposes.
(L) Registered dieticians.
(M) Vision specialists, including ophthalmologists and
optometrists.
(7) To the maximum extent appropriate, are provided in natural
environments, including the home and community settings in
which children without disabilities participate.
(8) Are provided in conformity with an individualized family
service plan adopted in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 1436.
(b) The term includes the following services:
(1) Family training, counseling, and home visits.
(2) Special instruction.
(3) Speech and language pathology, audiology, and sign language
and cued language services.
(4) Occupational therapy.
(5) Physical therapy.
(6) Psychological services.
(7) Service coordination services.
(8) Medical services only for diagnostic, evaluation, or
consultation purposes.
(9) Early identification, screening, and assessment services.
(10) Other health services necessary for an infant or a toddler to
benefit from the services.
(11) Vision services.
(12) Supportive technology services.
(13) Transportation and related costs that are necessary to enable
an infant or a toddler and the infant's or toddler's family to receive
early intervention services.
(14) Habilitative services that are necessary to enable an infant or
toddler to keep, learn, improve, or recover skills and functioning
for daily living, including skills and functioning affected by a
developmental delay.
(15) Assistive technology devices and services.
(16) Nursing services.
(17) Nutrition services.
(18) Social work services.
(c) This section does not provide an exhaustive list of the services
that may constitute early intervention services or the qualified
personnel that may provide early intervention services. Nothing in this
section prohibits an individualized family service plan from including
another type of:
(1) service as an early intervention service if the service meets the
criteria set forth in subsection (a); or
(2) personnel that may provide early intervention services as long
as the personnel meet the requirements of 34 CFR 303.31.