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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-21 - "Parent" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 21.
(a) "Parent" means a parent, a guardian, a person acting as a parent of a child, a foster parent, or a surrogate parent who has been appointed in accordance with 470 IAC 3.1-13-5. The term does not include the state if the child is a ward of the state.
(b) The term includes the singular, as well as the plural, form of the noun.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-22 - "Part B" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 22.
"Part B" means Subchapter II of the Act, codified at 20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq., which provides federal assistance to states for the education of children with disabilities.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-23 - "Part C" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 23.
"Part C" means Subchapter III of the Act, codified at 20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., which provides federal assistance to states for infants and toddlers with disabilities.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-24 - "Participating agency" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 24.
"Participating agency" means any state agency, SPOE, service provider, or other person or entity, who or which collects, maintains, or uses personally identifiable information in implementing the early intervention system, or from whom or which information is obtained in order to implement the early intervention system.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-25 - "Primary referral sources" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 25.
"Primary referral sources" means individuals who, or organizations that, may refer children for early intervention services, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Hospitals, including prenatal and postnatal care facilities.
(2) Physicians.
(3) Parents.
(4) Day care programs.
(5) Local educational agencies.
(6) Public health facilities.
(7) Other social service agencies.
(8) Other health care providers.
(9) The department of child services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-26 - "Qualified personnel" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 26.
"Qualified personnel" includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Audiologists.
(2) Family therapists.
(3) Nurses.
(4) Registered dietitians.
(5) Occupational therapists.
(6) Orientation and mobility specialists.
(7) Pediatricians and other physicians.
(8) Physical therapists.
(9) Psychologists.
(10) Service coordinators.
(11) Social workers.
(12) Special educators or developmental therapists.
(13) Speech and language pathologists.
(14) Vision specialists, including ophthalmologists and optometrists.
(15) Parent-to-parent support personnel.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-27 - "Service coordination" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 27.
"Service coordination" means the activities carried out by a person or entity to assist and enable a child eligible for early intervention services, and the child's family, to receive the rights, procedural safeguards, and services that are authorized to be provided through the early intervention system.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-28 - "Service provider" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 28.
"Service provider" means a person, or a public or private entity, selected by the family to provide early intervention services for an eligible child and the child's family pursuant to an IFSP.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-28.5 - "SPOE" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 28.5.
"SPOE" means the system point of entry, that serves as local lead agency, and is the single point of contact in helping parents obtain services and assistance for infants or toddlers with disabilities as defined in section 16 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-29 - "Surrogate parent" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 29.
"Surrogate parent" means an individual appointed in accordance with 470 IAC 3.1-13-5 to take the place of a parent for the purposes of this article, when no parent can be identified or located, or when the child is a ward of the state.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-30 - "Transition" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 30.
"Transition" refers to the transfer of a child to another service type or location within the Part C eligibility period as well as transition to other services including, but not limited to, the Part B/special education program, or to any environment or combination of environments determined to be appropriate for the ongoing developmental growth of the child at or prior to three (3) years of age.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 2 - State Administration › Section 2-1 - State lead agency

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 1.
(a) The division is the state lead agency responsible for ensuring the provision of early intervention services to eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families consistent with 20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., and 34 CFR 303.
(b) The division is responsible for ensuring that the minimum components of a statewide system of early intervention services for eligible infants and toddlers and their families, as required by the United States Department of Education, is established and maintained in the state. The minimum components, identified in 20 U.S.C. 1435 and  34 CFR 303, include the following:
(1) A state definition of developmentally delayed.
(2) A central directory of information relating to early intervention services, resources, experts, and research and demonstration projects available in the state.
(3) Timetables for serving eligible infants and toddlers and their families.
(4) A public awareness program.
(5) A comprehensive child find system.
(6) Timely, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary evaluation and assessment procedures, and a family-directed identification of the needs of each family of such an infant or toddler to appropriately assist in the development of the infant or toddler.
(7) Development, review, and evaluation of IFSPs and service coordination.
(8) A comprehensive system of personnel development.
(9) Development and implementation of personnel standards.
(10) Development and implementation of procedural safeguards.
(11) General administration, supervision, and monitoring of the early intervention system.
(12) Procedures that are widely disseminated for resolving complaints.
(13) Policies and procedures related to financial matters, including the following:
(A) The identification and coordination of all resources in the state available for early intervention services.
(B) The timely reimbursement of funds provided by the United States Department of Education for early intervention services.
(C) The assignment of financial responsibility among participating agencies.
(14) Interagency agreements for resolution of disputes.
(15) Policies for contracting or otherwise arranging for services.
(16) Data collection on the numbers of infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in the state.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 2 - State Administration › Section 2-2 - Interagency coordinating council

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  27-1-1-1
Sec. 2.
(a) Members of the ICC shall be appointed by the governor. To the extent possible, the membership of the ICC shall reasonably represent the population and geographic diversity of Indiana.
(b) The governor shall designate a member of the ICC to serve as the chairperson of the ICC, or require the ICC to designate a chairperson from within its membership. A member of the ICC who is a representative of the division may not serve as chairman of the ICC. A chairman may be reappointed for succeeding terms.
(c) The ICC shall be composed as follows:
(1) At least twenty percent (20%) of the members must be parents, including minority parents, of infants or toddlers with disabilities or children who are twelve (12) years of age or younger who have knowledge of, or experience with, programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities. At least one (1) member must be a parent of an infant or toddler with a disability or a child with a disability who is six (6) years of age or younger.
(2) At least twenty percent (20%) of the members must be public or private providers of early intervention services.
(3) At least one (1) member must be a member of the general assembly.
(4) Each of the state agencies involved in the provision of, or payment for, early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families must be represented by at least one (1) member. These members must have sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the state agency the member represents.
(5) At least one (1) member must be involved in personnel preparation.
(6) At least one (1) member must represent a state educational agency responsible for preschool services to children with disabilities, and must have sufficient authority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of the agency.
(7) At least one (1) member must represent the department of insurance created under IC 27-1-1-1, especially in the area of health insurance.
(8) At least one (1) member must represent a Head Start agency or program in the state.
(9) At least one (1) member must represent a state agency responsible for child care.
(10) The ICC may include other members selected by the governor.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 2 - State Administration › Section 2-3 - Interagency agreements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 3.
(a) The division is responsible for entering into formal interagency agreements with other state agencies involved in the early intervention system.
(b) Each agreement must:
(1) define the financial responsibility of the state agencies involved in the early intervention system for paying for early intervention services;
(2) include procedures for achieving a timely resolution of intra-agency and interagency disputes about payments for a given service, or disputes about other matters related to the state's early intervention system, in accordance with 34 CFR 303.523(c); and
(3) include any additional components necessary to ensure effective cooperation and coordination among the state agencies involved in the early intervention system.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 2 - State Administration › Section 2-4 - Central directory

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 4.
(a) The division shall be responsible for the development and implementation of a central directory of information about the following:
(1) Local resource and referral entities in the state.
(2) Public and private early intervention services, resources, and experts available in the state.
(3) Research and demonstration projects being conducted in the state.
(4) Professional and other groups that provide assistance to children eligible for early intervention services and their families.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 2 - State Administration › Section 2-5 - Timetables for serving eligible children

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 5.
Appropriate early intervention services shall be available to all eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities in the state and their families on the effective date of this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 2 - State Administration › Section 2-6 - Public awareness

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 6.
(a) The division shall maintain a public awareness program that:
(1) focuses on the early identification of children who are eligible to receive early intervention services;
(2) includes the preparation and dissemination to all primary referral sources, especially hospitals and physicians, of information materials for parents on the availability of early intervention services; and
(3) includes procedures for determining the extent to which such sources disseminate such information to parents of infants and toddlers.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 2 - State Administration › Section 2-7 - Supervision and monitoring

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 7.
(a) The division is responsible for the following:
(1) The general administration and supervision of early intervention services and activities receiving assistance through the United States Department of Education for early intervention services.
(2) The monitoring of early intervention services and activities used by the state to carry out the early intervention system, whether or not those programs or activities receive assistance from the United States Department of Education for early intervention services, to ensure that the state complies with the statutes and regulations directing the early intervention system, including 20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., 34 CFR 303, IC 12-17-15
[IC 12-17-15 was repealed by P.L. 93-2006, SECTION 19, effective March 20, 2006.]
, and this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 3 - Local Administration › Section 3-1 - Local planning and coordinating council

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 1.
(a) The LPCC shall serve as a coordinating body, advising and assisting the division in its implementation and monitoring of the early intervention system.
(b) The LPCC shall consist of members who reasonably represent the population of the region where it is located. LPCC members shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Two (2) parents of children with disabilities.
(2) One (1) health or medical representative.
(3) One (1) educational representative.
(4) One (1) social services representative.
(5) One (1) early intervention service provider.
(6) One (1) Head Start representative.
(7) One (1) child care representative.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 3 - Local Administration › Section 3-2 - System coordination

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 2.
The LPCC shall recommend to the division, a recipient or recipients of funding to be used to support coordination of the early intervention system at the county level and activities of the SPOE. Funds provided by the United States Department of Education, pursuant to Part C of the Act, shall be used to plan, develop, and implement a county system of early intervention services for eligible infants and toddlers and their families.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 3 - Local Administration › Section 3-3 - Supplanting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 3.
(a) The funds provided by the United States Department of Education for early intervention services pursuant to Part C of the Act shall be used to supplement and increase the level of state and local funds expended for eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families, and in no case may the funds supplant state and local funds available for early intervention services.
(b) The total amount of state and local funds budgeted for expenditures for early intervention services must be at least equal to the total amount of state and local funds actually expended for early intervention services in the most recent preceding fiscal year. Allowance may be made for the following:
(1) Decreases in the number of children who are eligible to receive early intervention services.
(2) Unusually large amounts of funds expended for long term purposes, such as the acquisition of equipment and the construction of facilities.
(3) Loss of funds beyond the control of a participating agency.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 3 - Local Administration › Section 3-3.5 - SPOE responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 3.5.
(a) SPOE serves as the local lead agency and shall be responsible for providing one (1) point or location within each service area in the state where referrals will be received for children eligible for early intervention services.
(b) SPOE shall provide the following:
(1) Electronic linkage between the service area and the central reimbursement office to ensure that:
(A) eligibility determinations;
(B) enrollment; and
(C) authorizations; for IFSP services occur without delay.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 3 - Local Administration › Section 3-4 - Service provider responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 4.
(a) The service provider shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Maintaining and providing to:
(A) the division;
(B) the office of the secretary of family and social services; and
(C) the United States Department of Education; documents supporting the expenditure of all funds received by the service provider for early intervention services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 3 - Local Administration › Section 3-5 - Data collection

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 5.
(a) The LPCC and all participating agencies shall advise and assist the division in its collection of data regarding the following:
(1) The number of infants and toddlers with disabilities, by race and ethnicity, and their families in the state in need of appropriate early intervention services.
(2) The number of infants and toddlers with disabilities, by race and ethnicity, and their families provided early intervention services.
(3) The types of services provided.
(4) The number of infants and toddlers with disabilities by race and ethnicity, who, from birth through age two (2), stopped receiving early intervention services because of the following:
(A) program completion; or
(B) other reasons.
(5) Other information required by the United States Department of Education, the office of the secretary of family and social services, and the division.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 4 - Early Intervention Services › Section 4-1 - Required services

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 1.
The services which must be provided to eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families for which no fees may be charged to the parents include the following:
(1) Child find.
(2) Evaluation and assessment.
(3) Service coordination.
(4) Administrative and coordination activities related to the development, review, and evaluation of IFSPs, implementation of procedural safeguards, and the other required components of the statewide system of early intervention services identified in 470 IAC 3.1-2-1(b).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 4 - Early Intervention Services › Section 4-2 - Individualized services

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 2.
(a) Individualized services are those early intervention services determined through the evaluation and assessment process to be needed by an eligible child and required to be provided to the child and the child's family in an IFSP. Individualized services, as defined in 34 CFR 303.12(d), include the following:
(1) Assistive technology devices and services.
(2) Audiology and sign language and cued language services.
(3) Family training, counseling, and home visits.
(4) Health services.
(5) Medical services only for diagnostic or evaluation purposes.
(6) Nursing services.
(7) Nutrition services.
(8) Occupational therapy.
(9) Physical therapy.
(10) Psychological services.
(11) Service coordination services.
(12) Social work services.
(13) Special instruction.
(14) Speech-language pathology.
(15) Transportation and related costs.
(16) Vision services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 4 - Early Intervention Services › Section 4-3 - Natural environment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 3.
(a) To the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the child, early intervention services must be provided in natural environments, as that term is defined in 470 IAC 3.1-1-20, including the home and community settings in which children without disabilities participate.
(b) Only when early intervention services cannot be achieved satisfactorily for the child in a natural environment shall the services be provided in a setting other than a natural environment.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 4 - Early Intervention Services › Section 4-4 - Availability of services

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 4.
The division shall ensure required and individualized services are available throughout the calendar year in accordance with the IFSP for an eligible child and the child's family.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 4 - Early Intervention Services › Section 4-5 - Responsibility and accountability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 5.
Each service provider that has a direct role in the provision of early intervention services is responsible for making a good faith effort to assist each eligible child in achieving the outcomes in the child's IFSP.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 5 - Personnel Standards › Section 5-1 - Required standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 1.
(a) As used in this rule, "state approved or recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other comparable requirements" means the requirements that the state general assembly has enacted, or has authorized a state agency to promulgate through rules, to establish the entry-level standards for employment in a specific profession or discipline in the state.
(b) Early intervention services shall be provided by personnel who meet the highest entry-level academic degree needed for any state approved or recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other comparable requirements that apply to the area in which the person is providing early intervention services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 5 - Personnel Standards › Section 5-2 - Policies and procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 2.
The LPCC shall assist the ICC in advising the division in the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to the establishment and maintenance of standards to ensure that personnel necessary to provide early intervention services are appropriately and adequately prepared and trained. These policies and procedures must provide for the establishment and maintenance of standards that are consistent with any state approved or state recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other comparable requirements that apply to the profession or discipline in which a person is providing early intervention services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 5 - Personnel Standards › Section 5-3 - Personnel development system

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 3.
The comprehensive system of personnel development established and implemented pursuant to this rule must:
(1) be consistent with the comprehensive system of personnel development required under Part B of the Act and 34 CFR 300.380 through  34 CFR 300.387;
(2) provide for a continuum of training to be conducted on an interdisciplinary basis, to the extent appropriate;
(3) provide for the training of a variety of traditional and nontraditional personnel needed to meet the requirements of the early intervention system, including:
(A) public and private service providers;
(B) primary referral sources;
(C) persons who will serve as service coordinators; and
(D) paraprofessionals; and
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 6 - Identification and Referral › Section 6-1 - Public awareness program

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 1.
The LPCC shall advise and assist the division in the division's development and implementation of a public awareness program, as described in 470 IAC 3.1-2-6, that focuses on the early identification of children who are eligible to receive early intervention services, including the preparation and dissemination to all primary referral sources, especially hospitals and physicians, of information materials for parents on the availability of early intervention services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 6 - Identification and Referral › Section 6-2 - Child find

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 2.
(a) The LPCC shall assist the ICC in advising the division in the establishment and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure the following:
(1) All infants and toddlers in the state who are eligible for early intervention services are identified, located, and evaluated.
(2) An effective method is developed and implemented to determine which children are receiving needed early intervention services, and which children are not receiving needed early intervention services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 6 - Identification and Referral › Section 6-3 - Referral procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 3.
(a) The child find system shall include procedures to be used by primary referral sources for referring a child to the local SPOE within the early intervention system for:
(1) eligibility determination for needed services and assessment; or
(2) as appropriate, the provision of early intervention services, including development of the initial or interim IFSP as described in 470 IAC 3.1-9.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 6 - Identification and Referral › Section 6-4 - Timelines to act on referrals

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 4.
(a) Once the SPOE receives a referral, it shall appoint an intake coordinator as soon as possible.
(b) Within forty-five (45) days after the SPOE receives a referral, the SPOE shall ensure the following:
(1) Completion of eligibility determination and assessment activities to determine services needed as specified in 470 IAC 3.1-8.
(2) Hold an IFSP meeting in accordance with 470 IAC 3.1-9-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 7 - Eligibility › Section 7-1 - Developmental delay

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 1.
(a) Children from birth through two (2) years of age shall be considered eligible to receive early intervention services if they are experiencing developmental delays, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one (1) or more of the following areas:
(1) Cognitive development.
(2) Physical development, including vision and hearing.
(3) Communication development.
(4) Social or emotional development.
(5) Adaptive development.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 7 - Eligibility › Section 7-2 - High probability of development delay

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 2.
Children from birth through two (2) years of age shall be considered eligible to receive early intervention services if they have a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay. This category includes children who have identified physical or mental conditions but who may not be exhibiting delays in development at the time of diagnosis. The following are the diagnosed physical or mental conditions that have a high probability of resulting in developmental delay:
(1) Chromosomal abnormalities or genetic disorder.
(2) Neurological disorder.
(3) Congenital malformation.
(4) Sensory impairment, including vision and hearing.
(5) Severe toxic exposure, including prenatal exposure.
(6) Neurological abnormality in the newborn period.
(7) Low birth weight of less than or equal to one thousand five hundred (1,500) grams.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 8 - Evaluation and Assessment › Section 8-1 - Evaluation and assessment activities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 1.
(a) Each child, birth through two (2) years of age, referred to a SPOE shall have a timely, comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation, including assessment activities related to the child and the child's family. The multidisciplinary team may utilize evaluations and assessments performed prior to the child's participation at this level.
(b) The evaluation and assessment of the child shall be as follows:
(1) Be conducted by personnel trained to utilize appropriate methods and procedures.
(2) Be based on informed clinical opinion.
(3) Include the following:
(A) A review of pertinent records related to the child's current health status and medical history.
(B) An evaluation of the child's level of functioning in each of the following developmental areas:
(i) Cognitive development.
(ii) Physical development, including vision and hearing.
(iii) Communication development.
(iv) Social or emotional development.
(v) Adaptive development.
(C) An assessment of the unique needs of the child in terms of each of the developmental areas specified in this subdivision, including identification of services appropriate to meet the needs of the child.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 8 - Evaluation and Assessment › Section 8-2 - Family assessment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 2.
(a) Assessment activities related to the child and the child's family shall be family-directed and designed to determine the resources, priorities, and concerns of the family related to enhancing the development of the child.
(b) Any assessment of the family that is conducted must be voluntary on the part of the family.
(c) If an assessment of the family is carried out, the assessment must:
(1) be conducted by personnel trained to utilize appropriate methods and procedures;
(2) be based on information provided by the family through a personal interview;
(3) incorporate the family's description of its resources, priorities, and concerns related to enhancing the child's development; and
(4) be administered in the native language of the parent.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 8 - Evaluation and Assessment › Section 8-3 - Evaluation and assessment timelines

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 3.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the evaluation and initial assessment of each child, including the family assessment, must be completed within the forty-five (45) day time period specified in 470 IAC 3.1-6-4 required to complete evaluation and assessment activities and hold the IFSP meeting.
(b) In the event exceptional circumstances make it impossible to complete the evaluation and assessment within the forty-five (45) day time period, such as if a child is ill, the SPOE must do the following:
(1) Document the circumstances requiring a delay.
(2) Develop and implement an interim IFSP, to the extent appropriate, that includes the following:
(A) The name of the service coordinator who will be responsible for implementation of the interim IFSP and coordination with other agencies and persons.
(B) The early intervention services that have been determined to be needed immediately by the child and the child's family.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 8 - Evaluation and Assessment › Section 8-4 - Nondiscrimination in evaluation and assessment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 4.
Each provider of early intervention services shall adopt nondiscriminatory evaluation and assessment procedures. Providers of early intervention services responsible for the evaluation and assessment of children and families shall, at a minimum, ensure the following:
(1) Tests and other evaluation materials and procedures are administered in the native language of the parent or other mode of communication used by the family unless it is clearly not feasible to do so.
(2) Any assessment and evaluation procedures and materials that are used are selected and administered so as not to be racially or culturally discriminatory.
(3) No single procedure is used as the sole criterion for determining a child's eligibility for early intervention services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 9 - Individual Family Service Plan › Section 9-1 - Individual family service plan development, review, and evaluation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 1.
(a) For a child who has been evaluated for the first time and determined to be eligible, a meeting to develop the initial IFSP must be conducted within the forty-five (45) day time period specified in 470 IAC 3.1-6-4 required to complete evaluation and assessment activities and hold the IFSP meeting.
(b) A review of the IFSP for a child and the child's family must be conducted every six (6) months, or more frequently if conditions warrant, or if the family requests such a review. The review may be carried out through a meeting or by any other means that are acceptable to the parent and other participants. The purpose of the periodic review is to determine the following:
(1) The degree to which progress toward achieving the outcomes is being made.
(2) Whether modification or revision of the outcomes or services is necessary.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 9 - Individual Family Service Plan › Section 9-2 - Individual family service plan team

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 2.
(a) Each initial meeting and each annual meeting to evaluate the IFSP must include the following participants:
(1) The parent of the child.
(2) Other family members, as requested by the parent, if feasible to do so.
(3) An advocate or person outside of the family if the parent requests that the person participate.
(4) The intake or service coordinator, selected by the family, who has been:
(A) working with the family since the initial referral of the child for evaluation; or
(B) designated to be responsible for implementation of the IFSP.
(5) A person or persons directly involved in conducting the evaluations and assessments.
(6) As appropriate, persons who will be, or have been, providing services to the child or family.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 9 - Individual Family Service Plan › Section 9-3 - Content of an individual family service plan

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 3.
(a) The IFSP must include a statement of the child's present levels of:
(1) physical development, including:
(A) vision;
(B) hearing; and
(C) health status;
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 9 - Individual Family Service Plan › Section 9-4 - Interim individual family service plan

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 4.
Early intervention services for a child who has been determined eligible and the child's family may commence before the completion of additional assessment(s) if the following conditions are met:
(1) Parental consent is obtained.
(2) An interim IFSP is developed that includes the following:
(A) The name of the service coordinator who will be responsible for implementation of the interim IFSP, and coordination with other agencies and persons.
(B) The early intervention services that have been determined to be needed immediately by the child and the child's family.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 9 - Individual Family Service Plan › Section 9-5 - Interruption of individual family service plan development

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 5.
The SPOE shall support the development of procedures to ensure that, in the event of exceptional circumstances that make it impossible to complete the evaluation and assessment within the required forty-five (45) day time period specified in 470 IAC 3.1-8-3, the intake coordinator will:
(1) document those circumstances;
(2) develop and implement an interim IFSP, to the extent appropriate; and
(3) assemble and maintain all available data and information, to the extent feasible, until the IFSP process can be completed, or forward the information to the appropriate entities for inclusion in a subsequent IFSP.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 10 - Service Coordination › Section 10-1 - Designation of a service coordinator

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 1.
(a) Service coordinators shall be selected by the parent of a child eligible for early intervention services.
(b) A service coordinator:
(1) must be qualified to carry out the responsibilities specified in this section; and
(2) may not be a person providing any other direct early intervention services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 10 - Service Coordination › Section 10-2 - Service coordinator responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 2.
(a) The division shall be responsible for developing and implementing policies to ensure that service coordinators are able to effectively carry out the responsibilities identified in this section. Each child eligible for early intervention services and the child's family must be provided with one (1) service coordinator who shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Coordinating all services identified in the IFSP.
(2) Serving as the single point of contact in helping families obtain the services and assistance they need.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 10 - Service Coordination › Section 10-3 - Intake coordinator

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 3.
An intake coordinator shall be provided for each child and his or her family referred for eligibility determination and early intervention service needs for the period of time from the date of referral through the development of the initial IFSP. The intake coordinator shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Facilitating a determination as to eligibility of the referred child and the child's family, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary assessment team, and doing the following:
(A) If a child is deemed not eligible, identifying and suggesting:
(i) alternative information, services, or support for the family, including information about the process for initiating reassessment; or
(ii) due process actions.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 11 - Transition › Section 11-1 - Transition from early intervention system

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 1.
Service providers in the early intervention system, and the service coordinator assigned to assist an eligible child and the child's family, have the responsibility to facilitate a smooth transition of a child and family participating in the early intervention system into, within, or from preschool services provided under Part B of the Act, or to any other environment or combination of environments determined to be appropriate for the child, prior to or at their third birthday.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 11 - Transition › Section 11-2 - Division responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 2.
(a) To facilitate the transition process for each eligible child and the child's family, the division shall do the following:
(1) Maintain an interagency agreement with the Indiana state board of education, Head Start, Healthy Families, and other entities outlining each party's role and responsibilities to ensure a smooth transition from early intervention services under Part C of the Act to preschool services under Part B of the Act.
(2) Establish the procedures and forms that participants in the early intervention system must follow and use for transition services to ensure the following information is recorded for each eligible child:
(A) A description of how the child's family will be included in the transition plans.
(B) A description of how the service coordinator will do the following:
(i) Notify the appropriate local educational agency or intermediate educational unit in which the child resides.
(ii) Convene, with the approval of the family, a conference among representatives of the division, the family, and the local educational agency or unit, at least ninety (90) days (and at the discretion of all parties required to attend the transition conference, not more than nine (9) months) before the child's third birthday or, if earlier, the date on which the child is eligible for preschool services provided in accordance with Part B of the Act and state law, to do the following:
(AA) Review the child's program options for the period from the child's third birthday through the remainder of the school year.
(BB) Establish a transition plan.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 11 - Transition › Section 11-3 - Local planning and coordinating council responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 3.
The LPCC shall support and facilitate the establishment of interagency agreements with participating agencies to ensure the smooth transition of eligible children from the early intervention system to the preschool system or to other appropriate services. The division shall monitor the activities of service providers and service coordinators to ensure that established transition procedures are adhered to.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES › Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Rule 11 - Transition › Section 11-4 - Service coordinator responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  12-13-2-3; IC  12-13-5-3
Affected: IC  12-17-15
Sec. 4.
(a) The service coordinator shall be responsible for the development and implementation of a transition plan process, which process must include the following:
(1) Discussions with, training of, and instructions for parents regarding the following:
(A) Due process rights.
(B) Future service options.
(C) Other matters related to the child's transition:
(i) into;
(ii) within; or
(iii) from; the early intervention system.