Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 500 - EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM › Subpart C - SERVICE DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS › Section 500.70 - Intake

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Upon receiving a
				referral, regional intake entities shall ensure that evaluation, eligibility
				determination, assessments in all five developmental domains as set forth in
				Section
				500.75(a)(3),
				and development of the initial IFSP are completed with the family within 45
				calendar days. The 45-day timeline does not apply for any period when the child
				or parent is unavailable to complete the initial evaluation, the initial
				assessments of the child and family, or the initial IFSP meeting due to the
				exceptional family circumstances that are documented in the child's EI records,
				or the parent has not provided consent for the initial evaluation or the
				initial assessment of the child despite documented, repeated attempts to obtain
				parental consent. The initial evaluation, the initial assessments (of the child
				and family), and the initial IFSP meeting should be completed as soon as
				possible, but not more than 45 days, after the documented exceptional family
				circumstances no longer exist or parental consent is obtained for the initial
				evaluation and the initial assessment of the child. An interim IFSP should be
				developed, to the extent appropriate pursuant to Section
				500.80(h).
b) Service coordination, evaluation,
				assessment, eligibility determination, IFSP development, IFSP review, and IFSP
				updating, and procedural safeguards shall be provided at no cost to
				families.
c) The Service
				Coordinator shall request appointment of a surrogate parent upon referral and
				prior to evaluation of a child who would not otherwise have parental
				representation, as set forth in Section
				500.160.
d) The Service Coordinator shall provide the
				family with orientation to the Illinois EI Services System, shall inform the
				child's parents of their rights and shall give 10 days written prior notice
				whenever the Department or service providers propose or refuse to initiate or
				change the identification, evaluation, or placement of the child or the
				provision of EI services.
e) Upon
				receipt of informed consent from the child's parent, the Service Coordinator
				shall proceed with initial intake activities that shall include:
1) Establishment of the child's permanent and
				electronic record with the regional intake entity;
2) Completion of Department required intake
				forms;
3) Completion of a
				family-directed assessment of the resources, priorities and concerns of the
				family and the identification of the supports and services necessary to enhance
				the family's capacity to meet the developmental needs of the infant or toddler.
				The family-directed assessment must be voluntary on the part of each family
				member participating in the assessment, be based on information obtained
				through an assessment tool and also through an interview with those family
				members who elect to participate in the assessment, and include the family's
				description of its resources, priorities and concerns related to enhancing the
				child's development. Unless clearly not feasible to do so, family assessment
				must be conducted in the native language of the family members being assessed.
				The initial family assessment must be conducted within the 45-day timeline if
				the parent concurs and even if other family members are unavailable.
4) Request for existing records regarding the
				child's need for services; and
5)
				Review of existing records to identify whether additional information is needed
				to determine if the child meets federal and State established eligibility
				criteria.