Reimbursement will be as soon as possible, reducing the time providers must wait for the recovery of funds. All providers will use the same IFSP form so that communication between the family and providers is enhanced. Parents will not need to worry about how to pay for early intervention services and if their child is eligible. Services on an IFSP will be delivered, as determined by the IFSP team with the funding supports invisible . The changes to First Steps will be phased in over the next two years.
Time is needed for new procedures to be put in place and learned by practitioners.
Once the new procedures are tried and revised as needed, other areas of the state will be phased in.