Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 20 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE (§§ 20-2-101 — 20-86-113) › Subtitle 2 - HEALTH AND SAFETY (§§ 20-6-101 — 20-38-113) › Chapter 14 - INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 20-14-201 — 20-14-1004) › Subchapter 5 - EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 20-14-501 — 20-14-508) › Section 20-14-502 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Council" means the State Interagency Council;
(2)
"Developmental delay" means a child is delayed in any one (1) or more of the following areas:
(A)
Physical development;
(B)
Cognitive development;
(C)
Language and speech development;
(D)
Psychosocial development; or
(E)
Self-help skills;
(3)
"Early intervention services" means developmental services which:
(A)
Are provided under public supervision through licensure or for accreditation by the appropriate state agency;
(B)
Are provided at no cost except when federal or state law, rules, or regulations provide for a system of payments by families, including a schedule of sliding fees;
(C)
Are designed to meet the developmental needs of an infant with disabilities or a toddler with disabilities in any one (1) or more of the following areas:
(i)
Physical development;
(ii)
Cognitive development;
(iii)
Language and speech development;
(iv)
Psychosocial development; or
(v)
Self-help skills;
(D)
Meet the standards of the state, including the requirements in this section;
(E)
Include:
(i)
Family training, counseling, and home visits;
(ii)
Special habilitation and education instruction;
(iii)
Speech pathology and audiology;
(iv)
Occupational therapy such as fine motor skills;
(v)
Physical therapy;
(vi)
Psychological services;
(vii)
Case management services at the service delivery level;
(viii)
Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes;
(ix)
Early identification, screening, and assessment services; and
(x)
Health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from other early intervention services;
(F)
Are provided by qualified personnel, including:
(i)
Certified special educators or training technicians supervised by special educators;
(ii)
Speech and language pathologists and audiologists;
(iii)
Occupational therapists;
(iv)
Physical therapists;
(v)
Psychologists;
(vi)
Social workers;
(vii)
Nurses;
(viii)
Nutritionists; and
(ix)
Physicians; and
(G)
Are provided in conformity with an individualized family service plan adopted in accordance with this subchapter; and
(4)
"Infants and toddlers with developmental delays" means individuals from birth through two (2) years of age, inclusive, who need early intervention services because they:
(A)
Are experiencing developmental delays as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one (1) or more of the following areas:
(i)
Cognitive development;
(ii)
Physical development;
(iii)
Language and speech development;
(iv)
Psychosocial development; or
(v)
Self-help skills; or
(B)
Have a diagnosed physical or mental condition which has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay or are at risk of having substantial delays if early intervention services are not provided.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1934, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 658, § 2.