§ 2546 — Interim services

New York § 2546

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PBH: Public Health
• Title 2-A: Early Intervention Program For Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities and Their Families
• Art. 25: Maternal and Child Health

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§ 2546. Interim services. 1. Early intervention services for an\neligible child and the child's family may commence before the completion\nof the evaluation and assessment in sections twenty-five hundred\nforty-four and twenty-five hundred forty-five of this title, if the\nfollowing conditions are met:\n (a) Parental consent is obtained;\n (b) An interim IFSP is developed that includes: (i) the name of a\nservice coordinator who will be responsible for implementation of the\ninterim IFSP and coordination with other agencies and persons; and (ii)\nthe early intervention services that have been determined to be needed\nimmediately by the child and the child's family; and\n (c) The evaluation and assessment are completed within forty-five days\nfrom the date the early intervention official was first contacted\nregarding the child.\n 2. The costs that an approved provider of early intervention services\nincurs in providing such interim services shall be approved costs to the\nextent they are otherwise consistent with section twenty-five hundred\nfifty-five of this title.\n