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California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter 11 - Developmental Center Safe to Serve Evaluation Process › Article 1 - General › Section 51106 - Alternative Placement Recommendations by the Regional Center and Department

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If the developmental center's initial report under
						section 51104 is not challenged, or its
						supplemental report affirms its not-safe-to-serve determination, and the center
						denies admission to the person pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code
						section
						6510.5,
						the applicable regional center shall work with the Department to identify
						alternative placement options. Within 15 days of the latter of the deadline to
						challenge the developmental center's initial report or the filing of the
						supplemental report, the regional center and Department shall jointly report to
						the court, in writing, placement options and other necessary services and
						supports that meet the individual's needs in the community as identified by the
						Safe-to-Serve Committee, for purposes of appropriate actions by the
						court.
1. New
						section filed 5-23-2018; operative 7-1-2018 (Register 2018, No.
						21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4441
						  and
						  4449,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						  1370.1, Penal
						  Code; and Sections
						  4418.7,
						  6500,
						  6506,
						  6509,
						  6510.5
						  and
						  7505,
						  Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 - Eligibility for California's Early Start Program › Section 52020 - General

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An infant or toddler shall be eligible for early
						intervention services if he or she is between birth up to thirty-six months of
						age and meets one of the criteria specified in Section
						52022 as determined by means of
						evaluation pursuant to Section
						52082 of these regulations and
						needs early intervention services.
1. New
						article 2 (sections
						52020-52022) and section filed
						8-4-97 as an emergency; operative 8-4-97 (Register 97, No. 32). Pursuant to
						Government Code section
						95028(c),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-31-98, or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New article 2 (sections
						52020-52022) and section,
						including amendment of NOTE, refiled 1-30-98 as an emergency; operative 1-31-98
						(Register 98, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
						6-1-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
						following day.
3. New article 2 (sections
						52020-52022) and section refiled
						6-1-98 as an emergency; operative 6-1-98 (Register 98, No. 23). A Certificate
						of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-98 or emergency language will
						be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate
						of Compliance as to 6-1-98 order, including amendment of NOTE, transmitted to
						OAL 6-16-98 and filed 7-28-98 (Register 98, No.
						31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  95009 and
						  95028,
						  Government Code. Reference: Section
						  1432(5), Title 20
						  United States Code; Sections
						  95014(a)
						  and
						  95016,
						  Government Code; and Section
						  303.16, Title 34 Code of Federal
						  Regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 - Eligibility for California's Early Start Program › Section 52022 - Eligibility Criteria

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(a)
					 Developmental Delay
A developmental delay exists if there is a significant
						difference pursuant to 52082 between the infant's or toddler's current level of
						functioning and the expected level of development for his or her age in one or
						more of the following developmental areas:
(1) Cognitive;
(2) Physical: including fine and gross motor,
					 vision, and hearing;
(3)
					 Communication;
(4) Social or
					 emotional;
(5)
					 Adaptive.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 2 - Program and Service Components › Article 1 - Child Find & Referral › Section 52040 - Child Find

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(a)
					 Regional centers and LEAs shall conduct child find activities to locate all
					 infants and toddlers who may be eligible for early intervention
					 services.
(b) Child find activities
					 may include:
(1) Assigning liaisons to local
					 hospitals and hospitals with neonatal intensive care units;
(2) Contacting local parent organizations and
					 support groups;
(3) Distributing
					 early intervention materials to agencies and individuals providing medical,
					 social and educational services in the community;
(4) Community-wide health and developmental
					 screening;
(5) Producing and
					 distributing public service announcements;
(6) Producing pamphlets, brochures and other
					 written communication; and,
(7)
					 Making presentations to local professional groups, philanthropic organizations
					 and other organizations established to inform and/or to serve culturally
					 diverse populations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 2 - Program and Service Components › Article 1 - Child Find & Referral › Section 52060 - Referral

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The regional center or LEA that receives an oral or
						written referral for early intervention services shall ensure that:
(a) The date of the referral is documented in
					 the infant's or toddler's record;
(b) A service coordinator is assigned
					 pursuant to Section
					 52120 of these regulations;
					 and,
(c) Written notice is provided
					 and consent is requested pursuant to Section
					 52161 and
					 52162 of these
					 regulations.
1. New
						section filed 8-4-97 as an emergency; operative 8-4-97 (Register 97, No. 32).
						Pursuant to Government Code section
						95028(c),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-31-98, or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New section, including amendment of NOTE, refiled 1-30-98 as
						an emergency; operative 1-31-98 (Register 98, No. 5). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-1-98 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section
						refiled 6-1-98 as an emergency; operative 6-1-98 (Register 98, No. 23). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-98 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-1-98 order, including
						amendment of NOTE, transmitted to OAL 6-16-98 and filed 7-28-98 (Register 98,
						No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  95009 and
						  95028,
						  Government Code. Reference: Section
						  303.321(d), Title
						  34 Code of Federal Regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 2 - Program and Service Components › Article 2 - Evaluation and Assessment › Section 52082 - Procedures for Evaluation to Determine Eligibility

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(a) The determination of eligibility for an
					 infant or toddler shall be made by qualified personnel of the regional center
					 or LEA. The determination shall be made with the participation of the
					 multidisciplinary team including the parent.
(b) Evaluation to determine eligibility shall
					 be based on informed clinical opinion, which may be used as an independent
					 basis to establish an infant's or toddler's eligibility, and include the
					 following procedures:
(1) A review of
					 pertinent records related to the infant's or toddler's health status and
					 medical history provided by qualified health professionals who have evaluated
					 or assessed the infant or toddler;
(2) A review of educational or other early
					 intervention records;
(3) Gathering
					 information from other sources such as family members, other caregivers,
					 medical providers, social workers, and educators as necessary to understand the
					 full scope of the infant's or toddler's unique strengths and needs;
(4) Information obtained from parental
					 observation and report; and,
(5)
					 Evaluation by qualified personnel of the infant's or toddler's level of
					 functioning in each of the following areas:
(A) Cognitive development;
(B) Physical and motor development, including
					 vision and hearing;
(C)
					 Communication development;
(D)
					 Social or emotional development; and,
(E) Adaptive
					 development.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 2 - Program and Service Components › Article 2 - Evaluation and Assessment › Section 52084 - Assessment for Service Planning

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(a) Assessment for service planning for
					 eligible infants or toddlers shall identify all of the following:
(1) The infant or toddler's unique strengths
					 and needs in each of the five areas specified in Section
					 52082(b)(3);
(2) Early intervention and other services
					 appropriate to meet the needs identified in (a)(1) of this subsection;
					 and
(3) If the family consents to a
					 family assessment, the resources, priorities and concerns of the family and the
					 supports and services necessary to enhance the family's capacity to meet the
					 developmental needs of an infant or toddler with a
					 disability.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 2 - Program and Service Components › Article 2 - Evaluation and Assessment › Section 52086 - Time Lines for Completion of Evaluation and Assessment

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
					 initial evaluation and assessment for eligibility for each infant or toddler
					 shall be completed within 45 days of the date that the regional center or LEA
					 received the referral.
(b) In the
					 event of exceptional family circumstances or lack of parent consent for the
					 initial evaluation and assessment (despite documented repeated attempts to
					 obtain consent), which make it impossible to complete the initial evaluation
					 for eligibility, and assessments (child and family), and IFSP meeting within 45
					 days of receiving a referral, the service coordinator shall:
(1) Document the exceptional family
					 circumstances or lack of consent in the infant's or toddler's record;
(2) Completing the evaluation and assessment
					 as soon as possible after the documented exceptional family circumstances no
					 longer exist or parental consent is obtained.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 1 - General › Section 52100 - Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

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Regional centers and/or LEAs shall ensure that a written
						IFSP is developed for providing early intervention services. The IFSP shall
						address the infant's or toddler's developmental needs and the needs of the
						family related to meeting the developmental needs of the infant or toddler. An
						IFSP shall be developed and implemented for each infant or toddler who has been
						evaluated, assessed and determined to be eligible for early intervention
						services.
1. New
						subchapter 3, article 1 (section
						52100) and section filed 8-4-97 as
						an emergency; operative 8-4-97 (Register 97, No. 32). Pursuant to Government
						Code section
						95028(c),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-31-98, or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New subchapter 3, article 1 (section
						52100) and section, including
						amendment of NOTE, refiled 1-30-98 as an emergency; operative 1-31-98 (Register
						98, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-1-98 or
						emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
3. New subchapter 3, article 1 (section
						52100) and section refiled 6-1-98
						as an emergency; operative 6-1-98 (Register 98, No. 23). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-98 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of
						Compliance as to 6-1-98 order, including amendment of NOTE, transmitted to OAL
						6-16-98 and filed 7-28-98 (Register 98, No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  95009 and
						  95028,
						  Government Code. Reference: Sections
						  1435(a)(4) and
						  1436(a)(2), Title
						  20 United States Code; Sections
						  303.14,
						  303.340 and
						  303.342, Title 34 Code of Federal
						  Regulations; and Section
						  95020,
						  Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 2 - Content and Procedures for the IFSP › Section 52102 - Procedures for IFSP Development, Review and Evaluation

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(a) An initial IFSP shall be developed by the
					 regional center and/or LEA for each eligible infant or toddler, who has been
					 evaluated and assessed, within 45 days of the receipt, by either the regional
					 center or LEA, of the oral or written referral except as provided for in
					 Section 52107 of these
					 regulations.
(b) A periodic review
					 of the IFSP for an infant or toddler and the infant's or toddler's family shall
					 be conducted every six months, or more frequently if service needs change, or
					 if the parent requests such a review.
(c) Documentation of each periodic review of
					 the IFSP by the service coordinator shall include:
(1) The degree to which progress toward
					 achieving the outcomes is being made; and
(2) All modifications or revisions of the
					 outcomes or services as necessary.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 2 - Content and Procedures for the IFSP › Section 52104 - Participants in Initial and Annual IFSP Meetings and Periodic Reviews

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(a) Each initial
					 IFSP meeting and each annual IFSP meeting shall include the following
					 participants:
(1) The parent of the infant or
					 toddler;
(2) The service
					 coordinator who has been working with the family since the initial referral of
					 the infant or toddler for evaluation and assessment or who has been designated
					 by the regional center or LEA to be responsible for implementation of the IFSP;
					 and,
(3) The person(s) who
					 conducted the evaluations or assessments.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 2 - Content and Procedures for the IFSP › Section 52106 - Content of IFSP

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(a) For
					 purposes of this Section:
(1) Duration means
					 the period between the initiation date of services and the ending date of
					 services in the IFSP.
(2) Frequency
					 means the number of days or sessions that a service will be provided during a
					 specified period of time, such as, two times each week or four times each
					 month.
(3) Initiation means the
					 beginning date of the service.
(4)
					 Intensity means the length of time the service is provided during each session,
					 and whether the service is provided in a group or individual setting.
(5) Location means the environment where
					 early intervention services are provided.
(6) Method means how a service is provided by
					 qualified persons to accomplish a specified outcome.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 2 - Content and Procedures for the IFSP › Section 52107 - Interim IFSP

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(a) An
					 interim IFSP may be developed for an infant or toddler, who has been determined
					 eligible for early intervention services. The early intervention services may
					 begin before the completion of the assessment if there is an immediate need to
					 provide services and the infant's or toddler's parent has given written
					 consent.
(b) The interim IFSP shall
					 include:
(1) Time lines for completing
					 assessments;
(2) The name of the
					 service coordinator responsible for completion of evaluation and assessment
					 within the 45 day timeline and implementation of the interim IFSP;
(3) The services agreed upon at the interim
					 IFSP meeting as necessary for the infant or toddler.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 2 - Content and Procedures for the IFSP › Section 52108 - Designation of Services on the IFSP

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(a) Each service on the IFSP shall be
					 designated as one of the following:
(1) A
					 required early intervention service. These services shall be provided,
					 purchased or arranged by a regional center or LEA; or
(2) Other public programs providing services
					 that may benefit the infant, toddler and/or family which the eligible infant or
					 toddler or his or her family may be eligible to receive, subject to the
					 statutory, regulatory and other program criteria of those programs or agencies.
					 These services may include but not be limited to: residential care; family
					 reunification services, Head Start, Supplemental Security Income; Supplemental
					 Security Programs; Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and food stamps;
					 Medi-Cal; or
(3) A referral to a
					 community service that may be provided to an eligible infant or toddler or his
					 or her family but is not required under the California Early Intervention
					 Services Act, Government Code Sections
					 95000-
					 95030.
(A) A non required service includes but is
					 not limited to: employment; child care; housing; medical services such as
					 surgery, or medication, hospitalization, medical devices necessary to control
					 or treat a medical condition, or immunizations, well-baby care, income support,
					 family or marital counseling unrelated to the infant or toddler's development,
					 and substance abuse counseling.
(B)
					 The IFSP shall, to the extent appropriate, include the steps and time lines for
					 the service coordinator to assist the parent to secure those services through
					 public or private sources.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 2 - Content and Procedures for the IFSP › Section 52109 - Basis for the Provision of and Payment for Services Through Regional Centers

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(a) Regional
					 centers shall provide, arrange, or purchase early intervention services, as
					 required by the infant's or toddler's IFSP, and be payor of last resort for
					 infants and toddlers determined eligible for early intervention services as:
(1) Developmentally delayed pursuant to
					 52022(a);
(2) Established risk
					 pursuant to 52022(b)(1); or
(3)
					 High risk for developmental disability pursuant to
					 52022(c).
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 2 - Content and Procedures for the IFSP › Section 52110 - Basis for the Provision of Services Through LEAs

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(a) LEAs shall provide, arrange, or purchase
					 early intervention services, as required by the infant's or toddler's IFSP, and
					 be payor of last resort for infants and toddlers with solely low incidence
					 disabilities determined eligible for early intervention services under the
					 category of established risk as specified in Section
					 52022(b)(2) of
					 these regulations and who are not eligible for regional center
					 services.
(b) LEAs, pursuant to
					 Education Code Section
					 56425,
					 shall provide services for infants and toddlers who are also eligible for
					 regional center services when the infant or toddler is identified as an
					 individual with exceptional needs pursuant to Education Code Section
					 56026 and
					 Title 5 California Code of Regulations Section
					 3030 and who requires intensive
					 special education services and:
(1) The infant
					 or toddler is functioning at or below 50% of his or her chronological age level
					 in any one of the following skill areas:
(A)
					 Gross or fine motor development;
(B) Receptive or expressive language
					 development;
(C) Social or
					 emotional development;
(D)
					 Cognitive development;
(E) Visual
					 development; or,
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 3 - Transfer and Transition Procedures › Section 52111 - Transfer

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(a) Regional
					 centers and LEAs shall use existing information whenever possible to determine
					 continued eligibility and to minimize delay in the provision of appropriate
					 early intervention services when an eligible infant's or toddler's residence
					 changes to another regional center or LEA.
(b) The procedures contained in Welfare and
					 Institutions Code section
					 4643.5,
					 pertaining to transfers between regional centers, shall apply for an infant or
					 toddler with an existing IFSP who moves from an area where he or she received
					 early intervention services from a regional center into another regional center
					 area.
(c) The procedures contained
					 in Education Code section
					 56325,
					 pertaining to an IEP, shall apply instead for an infant or toddler with an
					 existing IFSP who moves from an area where he or she received early
					 intervention services from an LEA into another LEA that provides early
					 intervention services and the LEA is operating below the funded capacity, or
					 for an infant or toddler with a solely low incidence disability.
(d) For an infant or toddler, with an
					 existing IFSP, who is receiving early intervention services from an LEA:
(1) Who has not been determined eligible for
					 regional center services; and,
(2)
					 Who moves from an area where an LEA provides early intervention services to an
					 area where there are no services available for the infant or toddler through
					 the LEA.
(A) With parent consent, the sending
					 LEA, if informed about the move by the family, shall notify the receiving
					 regional center as soon as possible of a move to the new area and transmit the
					 infant or toddler's record to expedite service delivery in the new area;
					 or
(B) With parent consent, the LEA
					 shall transmit the infant or toddler's record upon request of the receiving
					 regional center if the LEA was not previously informed of the move by the
					 family.
(C) The receiving regional
					 center shall:
1. Assign a service coordinator
					 as specified in section
					 52060; and,
2. Arrange, purchase or provide early
					 intervention services to the extent possible within existing resources as
					 specified on the infant's or toddler's current IFSP as soon as possible;
					 and,
3. Within 30 days of receipt
					 of evaluation and assessment materials from the LEA determine eligibility and
					 conduct a periodic review of the IFSP.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 3 - Individualized Family Service Plan › Article 3 - Transfer and Transition Procedures › Section 52112 - Transition from Early Intervention Services

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(a) LEAs shall provide special education and
					 related services to eligible children at age three. Pursuant to the
					 requirements contained in Title 34 Code of Federal Regulations, Section
					 303.344, each LEA shall
					 participate in the transition planning for toddlers served under the Early
					 Intervention Services Act, Government Code Sections
					 95000-
					 95030, who
					 may be eligible for preschool programs under Part B of the Individuals with
					 Disabilities Education Act, Title
					 20 United States Code
					 Sections 1400-1420, before the
					 toddler is two years nine months, or at the discretion of all parties up to six
					 months before the child turns three to ensure that an IEP has been developed
					 and is implemented by the toddler's third birthday.
(b) The service coordinator, six months
					 before the third birthday of the toddler receiving early intervention services,
					 shall:
(1) Notify the parent of a toddler who
					 may be eligible for special education and related services under Part B of the
					 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that transition planning will occur
					 within the next three to six months;
(2) Notify the LEA where the toddler resides
					 that there will be an IFSP meeting requiring the attendance of an LEA
					 representative pursuant to 34 CFR 300.132, before the toddler
					 is two years nine months, or at the discretion of all parties, up to six months
					 before the toddler turns three years old to specify the transition steps
					 necessary for movement into services under Part B of the Individuals with
					 Disabilities Education Act; and,
(3) Within thirty days following notification
					 of the parent and the LEA, the family, service coordinator, and LEA shall agree
					 on the date for the IFSP to specify the transition steps necessary for movement
					 into services under Part B.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 4 - Service Coordination and Interagency Agreements › Article 1 - Service Coordination › Section 52120 - General

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(a) Regional
					 centers or LEAs shall assign a service coordinator under the following
					 circumstances:
(1) At the time that infants
					 or toddlers are referred for evaluation and assessment; and,
(2) When infants or toddlers are determined
					 eligible for early intervention services from regional centers and/or
					 LEAs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 4 - Service Coordination and Interagency Agreements › Article 1 - Service Coordination › Section 52121 - Service Coordination Responsibilities

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(a) The service coordinator shall:
(1) Provide the initial notice to the parent
					 pursuant to Section
					 52160 of these
					 regulations;
(2) Obtain consent
					 pursuant to Section
					 52162 of these regulations and
					 provide written notice pursuant to Section
					 52161;
(3) Serve as the primary point of contact for
					 coordinating services and assistance for the infant's or toddler's parent,
					 service providers and regional center and/or public agencies;
(4) Inform the parent of the availability of
					 additional non-required services as specified in Section
					 52108(a)(3)(A) of
					 these regulations which may provide assistance to the family;
(5) Facilitate the delivery of services on
					 the initiation date identified in the IFSP;
(6) Continuously seek the appropriate
					 services and service providers necessary to enhance the development of each
					 infant or toddler being served for the duration of the infant's or toddler's
					 eligibility;
(7) Coordinate the
					 performance of initial and subsequent evaluations and assessments;
(8) Participate in the development and review
					 of the IFSP;
(9) Monitor the
					 delivery of services and the degree to which progress toward achieving outcomes
					 is being made through the periodic review of the IFSP;
(10) Inform the parent of advocacy services
					 and procedural safeguards contained in these regulations;
(11) Facilitate the exchange of information
					 between service providers including health providers, medical case managers,
					 regional centers and LEAs; and
(12)
					 Facilitate the development of transition steps in the IFSP.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 4 - Service Coordination and Interagency Agreements › Article 1 - Service Coordination › Section 52122 - Service Coordinator Qualifications

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Service coordinators shall have demonstrated knowledge
						about:
(a) Infants and toddlers who
					 are referred for evaluation and assessment or who are eligible for early
					 intervention services;
(b) Working
					 with families and community resources; and
(c) Federal and State requirements related to
					 California's Early Start Program including:
(1) Parent rights and
					 responsibilities;
(2) Due
					 process;
(3)
					 Confidentiality;
(4) Required
					 components of the IFSP;
(5) Time
					 lines specified within these regulations beginning with section
					 52000 et seq.; in Sections
					 52086(a),
					 52112(b),
					 52164(b),
					 52168(c),
					 52171(a) and
					 52174(c) of these
					 regulations;
(6) Transition
					 processes from the early intervention service system specified in section
					 52112 of these regulations;
					 and,
(7) The system of payments for
					 services identified in the IFSP.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 4 - Service Coordination and Interagency Agreements › Article 2 - Interagency Agreements › Section 52140 - Local Interagency Agreements

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(a) Regional centers and LEAs shall develop
					 and maintain local interagency agreements.
(b) Local interagency agreements shall
					 include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The responsibilities of each LEA and
					 regional center for meeting the terms of the agreement;
(2) Procedures for coordination of child find
					 activities with local public agencies and regional centers to identify infants
					 and toddlers who may be eligible for early intervention services;
(3) Specific procedures for coordination of
					 referrals for evaluation and assessment;
(4) Procedures for the assignment of a
					 service coordinator;
(5)
					 Interagency procedures for identifying the responsibilities of the regional
					 center and LEA for completing the evaluation and assessment and determining
					 eligibility within the time requirements contained in Section
					 52086 of these regulations, when
					 an infant or toddler may receive services from both the regional center and
					 LEA;
(6) Procedures for the timely
					 exchange of information between regional centers and LEAs;
(7) Mechanisms for ensuring the availability
					 of contacts at regional centers and LEAs at all times during the
					 year;
(8) Procedures for
					 interagency IFSP development when infants and toddlers may be eligible for
					 early intervention services from the regional center and the LEA or other state
					 or local programs or services;
(9)
					 Procedures to ensure the provision of services during periods of school
					 vacations when services are required on the IFSP;
(10) Transition planning procedures which
					 begin at least six months prior to a toddler's third birthday pursuant to
					 Section 52112 of these
					 regulations;
(11) Procedures for
					 resolving disputes between regional centers and LEAs;
(12) Procedures for the training and
					 assignment of surrogate parents; and
(13) Procedures for accepting transfers of
					 infants or toddlers with existing IFSPs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 5 - Procedural Safeguards › Article 1 - Notice and Consent › Section 52160 - Initial and Annual Notice

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Prior to the initial evaluation and assessment to
						determine eligibility required in Section
						52082 of these regulations and
						annually thereafter, service coordinators shall give written notice to the
						parent, which shall include:
(a) The
					 personally identifiable information maintained by the regional center or
					 LEA;
(b) The types of information
					 used in the evaluation, assessment and IFSP development; and,
(c) The methods that regional centers and
					 LEAs use to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information
					 including:
(1) The sources from whom
					 personally identifiable information is gathered;
(2) The uses to be made of the personally
					 identifiable information;
(3) The
					 policies and procedures which regional centers and LEAs follow regarding
					 storage, disclosure to third parties, retention, and destruction of personally
					 identifiable information as required in Title 34 Code of Federal Regulations,
					 Sections 300.572 through
					 300.573; and,
(4) The rights of parents and infants and
					 toddlers regarding access to information, including the rights accorded to
					 families in these regulations and the rights under the Family Education Rights
					 and Privacy Act of 1974, Title 20, United States Code, Section
					 1232(g) and
					 implementing regulations in Title 34 Code of Federal Regulations, Section
					 99.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 5 - Procedural Safeguards › Article 1 - Notice and Consent › Section 52161 - General Notice Requirements

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(a)
					 Written notice shall be given to the parent of an infant or toddler, eligible
					 or suspected to be eligible to receive early intervention services, a
					 reasonable time before a regional center or LEA proposes, or refuses, to
					 initiate or change:
(1) The identification,
					 evaluation, assessment or placement of the infant or toddler; or
(2) Early intervention services to the infant
					 or toddler and the infant's or toddler's family.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 5 - Procedural Safeguards › Article 1 - Notice and Consent › Section 52162 - Consent

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(a) The service
					 coordinator shall obtain written parental consent before:
(1) The initial evaluation and assessment of
					 an infant or toddler is conducted; and
(2) Early intervention services are
					 initiated.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 5 - Procedural Safeguards › Article 2 - Access Rights › Section 52164 - Access Rights

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(a) A
					 regional center and/or LEA shall permit the parent or authorized representative
					 to inspect and review any record relating to their infant or toddler.
(b) The regional center and/or LEA shall
					 comply with a request for access to records before any meeting regarding an
					 IFSP or any hearing relating to the identification, evaluation, assessment,
					 placement, or the provision of early intervention services to the infant or
					 toddler and in no case more than 5 working days after the request has been
					 made.
(c) A regional center and/or
					 LEA shall respond to requests for explanations and interpretations of the
					 content of a record from parents with the requested explanation or
					 interpretation.
(d) A regional
					 center and/or LEA may presume that the parent has authority to inspect and
					 review records relating to their infant or toddler unless there is a court
					 order, state statute, or legally binding document relating to such matters as
					 divorce, separation or custody that specifically revokes those
					 rights.
(e) Each service
					 coordinator shall provide parents, on request, a list of the types and
					 locations of records collected or used by the regional center or LEA.
1. New
						article 2 (sections
						52164-52169) and section filed
						8-4-97 as an emergency; operative 8-4-97 (Register 97, No. 32). Pursuant to
						Government Code section
						95028(c),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-31-98, or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New article 2 (sections
						52164-52169) and section,
						including amendment of NOTE, refiled 1-30-98 as an emergency; operative 1-31-98
						(Register 98, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
						6-1-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
						following day.
3. New article 2 (sections
						52164-52169) and section refiled
						6-1-98 as an emergency; operative 6-1-98 (Register 98, No. 23). A Certificate
						of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-98 or emergency language will
						be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate
						of Compliance as to 6-1-98 order, including amendment of subsection (c) and
						NOTE, transmitted to OAL 6-16-98 and filed 7-28-98 (Register 98, No.
						31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  95009 and
						  95028,
						  Government Code. Reference: Sections
						  1435(a)(13) and
						  1439(4), Title 20
						  United States Code; Sections
						  300.562,
						  300.565,
						  300.576,
						  303.402 and
						  303.460, Title 34 Code of Federal
						  Regulations; and Section
						  95007(g),
						  Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 5 - Procedural Safeguards › Article 2 - Access Rights › Section 52165 - Documentation of Access

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(a) The
					 regional center and/or LEA providing early intervention services to the infant
					 or toddler shall maintain documentation specifying to whom the record was
					 disclosed other than parents and authorized employees specified by the regional
					 center or LEA. The parent may inspect the documentation.
(b) Documentation of access shall include:
(1) The name of the person to whom the record
					 was disclosed;
(2) The date the
					 record was disclosed; and
(3) The
					 purpose for which the record was disclosed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 5 - Procedural Safeguards › Article 2 - Access Rights › Section 52166 - Records on More than One Infant or Toddler

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If a record includes information on more than one infant
						or toddler, the regional center or LEA shall provide, for the parent's
						inspection or review, only the information relating to their infant or toddler
						or inform the parent of that specific information.
1. New
						section filed 8-4-97 as an emergency; operative 8-4-97 (Register 97, No. 32).
						Pursuant to Government Code section
						95028(c),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-31-98, or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New section, including amendment of NOTE, refiled 1-30-98 as
						an emergency; operative 1-31-98 (Register 98, No. 5). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-1-98 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section
						refiled 6-1-98 as an emergency; operative 6-1-98 (Register 98, No. 23). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-98 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-1-98 order, including
						amendment of NOTE, transmitted to OAL 6-16-98 and filed 7-28-98 (Register 98,
						No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  95009 and
						  95028,
						  Government Code. Reference: Section
						  1439(2) and (3),
						  Title 20 United States Code; and Sections
						  300.564 and
						  303.460, Title 34 Code of Federal
						  Regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations › Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services › Subchapter 5 - Procedural Safeguards › Article 2 - Access Rights › Section 52167 - Fees for Copies of Records

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(a)
					 A regional center or LEA may charge a reasonable fee for copies of records in
					 an amount not to exceed the actual cost of reproducing records.
(b) The amount of the fee shall not prevent
					 the parents from exercising their right to inspect and review those
					 records.
(c) A regional center or
					 LEA may not charge a fee to search for or retrieve records requested by parents
					 or an authorized representative.
1. New
						section filed 8-4-97 as an emergency; operative 8-4-97 (Register 97, No. 32).
						Pursuant to Government Code section
						95028(c),
						a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-31-98, or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New section, including amendment of NOTE, refiled 1-30-98 as
						an emergency; operative 1-31-98 (Register 98, No. 5). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-1-98 or emergency language will be
						repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section
						refiled 6-1-98 as an emergency; operative 6-1-98 (Register 98, No. 23). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-98 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-1-98 order, including
						amendment of NOTE, transmitted to OAL 6-16-98 and filed 7-28-98 (Register 98,
						No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  95009 and
						  95028,
						  Government Code. Reference: Section
						  1439(3), Title 20
						  United States Code; Sections
						  300.566 and
						  303.460, Title 34 Code of Federal
						  Regulations; and Section
						  49065,
						  Education Code.