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Code of Virginia Code - Chapter 53. Early Intervention Services System
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Chapter 53. Early Intervention Services System.
§ 2.2-5301. Secretaries of Health and Human Resources and Education to work together.
The Secretaries of Health and Human Resources and Education shall work together in:
1. Promoting interagency consensus and facilitating complementary agency positions on issues relating to early intervention services;
2. Examining and evaluating the effectiveness of state agency programs, services, and plans for early intervention services and identifying duplications, inefficiencies, and unmet needs;
3. Analyzing state agency budget requests and any other budget items affecting early intervention services;
4. Proposing ways of realigning funding to promote interagency initiatives and programs for early intervention services;
5. Formulating recommendations on planning, priorities, and expenditures for early intervention services and communicating the recommendations to the Governor and state agency heads;
6. Formulating joint policy positions and statements on legislative issues regarding early intervention services and communicating those positions and statements to the General Assembly; and
7. Resolving interagency disputes and assigning financial responsibility in accordance with Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.).
1992, c. 771, § 2.1-761; 2001, c. 844.
§ 2.2-5302. Repealed.
Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 38.
§ 2.2-5303. Duties of participating agencies.
The duties of the participating agencies shall include:
1. Establishing a statewide system of early intervention services in accordance with state and federal statutes and regulations;
2. Identifying and maximizing coordination of all available public and private resources for early intervention services;
3. Developing and implementing formal state interagency agreements that define the financial responsibility and service obligations of each participating agency for early intervention services, establish procedures for resolving disputes, and address any additional matters necessary to ensure collaboration;
4. Consulting with the lead agency in the promulgation of regulations to implement the early intervention services system, including developing definitions of eligibility and services;
5. Carrying out decisions resulting from the dispute resolution process;
6. Providing assistance to localities in the implementation of a comprehensive early intervention services system in accordance with state and federal statutes and regulations; and
7. Requesting and reviewing data and reports on the implementation of early intervention services from counterpart local agencies.
1992, c. 771, § 2.1-763; 2001, c. 844.
§ 2.2-5304. State lead agency's duties.
To facilitate the implementation of an early intervention services system and to ensure compliance with federal requirements, the Governor shall appoint a lead agency. The duties of the lead agency shall include:
1. Promulgating regulations and adopting the policies and procedures as necessary to implement an early intervention services system and assure consistent and equitable access to such services, including, but not limited to, uniform statewide procedures on or before January 1, 2002, for public and private providers to determine parental liability and to charge fees for early intervention services in accordance with federal law and regulations, in consultation with other participating agencies; the regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.);
2. Contracting with local lead agencies for implementation of local early intervention systems statewide;
3. Providing technical assistance to local early intervention systems, including local lead agencies, local interagency coordinating councils, and early intervention service providers; and
4. Establishing an interagency system of monitoring and supervising the early intervention services system.
1992, c. 771, § 2.1-764; 2001, cc. 562, 844; 2005, c. 695.
§ 2.2-5306. Duties of local public agencies.
Local public agencies represented on local interagency coordinating councils are responsible for:
1. Providing services as appropriate and agreed upon by members of the local interagency coordinating council;
2. Maintaining data and providing information as requested to their respective state agencies;
3. Developing and implementing interagency agreements;
4. Complying with applicable state and federal regulations and local policies and procedures; and
5. Following procedural safeguards and dispute resolution procedures as adopted by the Commonwealth.
1992, c. 771, § 2.1-767; 2001, c. 844.