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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:06.01 - Proceeds from public insurance and benefits or private insurance

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Proceeds from public insurance and benefits or private insurance are not treated as program income for purposes of 34 C.F.R. 80.25, as amended to January 1, 2012. If a public agency spends reimbursements from federal funds, such as Medicaid, for services under this article, those funds are not considered state or local funds for purposes of the maintenance of effort provisions of this article.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:07 - Interagency agreements

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The department shall enter into formal interagency agreements with other state level agencies involved in the Part C program. These agreements, at a minimum, must address financial responsibility for paying for services, permissive use of funds, and procedures for resolving disputes on matters pertaining to the statewide program.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:08 - Agency resolution of disputes

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The department shall ensure a timely resolution of individual disputes in accordance with the procedures in this chapter. This includes intra- and interagency disputes about payments for a given service or disputes about other matters related to the state's system of coordinated interagency services.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:09 - Interagency dispute resolution procedures

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Interagency disputes shall be reviewed and resolved by the department secretaries.
If, in resolving the dispute, the department secretaries determine that the assignment of financial responsibility under this chapter was inappropriately made, the department secretaries shall arrange for reimbursement of any expenditures incurred by the agency originally assigned responsibility. For the purposes of this section, the term, department secretaries, means the secretaries of education, health, human services, and social services.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:10 - Payer of last resort

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Except as provided in §
									24:14:04:11, funds under this article may not be used to satisfy a financial commitment for services that would otherwise have been paid for from another public or private source, including any medical program administered by the Secretary of Defense. Funds under this article may be used only for early intervention services that an infant or toddler with a disability needs but is not currently entitled to under any other federal, state, local, or private source pursuant to chapter 24:14:04.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:11 - Service provision during pendency of dispute

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During the pendency of a dispute, if necessary to prevent a delay in the timely provision of services to an eligible child or the child's family, the department may use funds from this program to pay the provider of services, pending reimbursement from the agency or entity that has ultimate responsibility for the payment.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:12 - Payment for provision of early intervention services

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The department shall pay providers for authorized services according to the established Medicaid rates, as referenced in §
									67:16:02:01.01. Eligible early intervention services are reimbursed at the Medicaid rate. Rates for early intervention services that are not eligible Medicaid services and therefore do not have a Medicaid rate, are as provided in this section. Except as identified under §
									24:14:04:10, funds under this article must be used to provide payment for the provision of early intervention services that meet the requirements under §§
									24:14:08:01  to 24:14:08:20, inclusive. Rates identified are for a 15-minute unit of service. Fractions of a unit are rounded up to the next unit. A provider may bill for services only if the recipient was present.
Service
Rate
Assistive technology service and device
Usual and customary charge
Family training, counseling, and home visits -- unless medical in nature and provided by a qualified mental health professional. In those cases the Medicaid rate applies.
-calculated at 80% of commonly billed Speech rate
Special instruction
calculated at 80% of commonly billed Speech rate
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:12.01 - Reimbursement if travel is necessary solely to provide early intervention service

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Reimbursement of travel is available only if travel is necessary solely to provide early intervention services. If the service provider is required to travel to a location away from his or her home or office for another purpose, travel is available only for the portion of the travel required for the sole purpose of providing the early intervention services.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:12.02 - Reimbursement for travel to place of other employment

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The travel between a provider's home and that provider's other place of employment that is not for the purpose of providing early intervention services is not subject to reimbursement if the provider travels from the provider's home to that other place of employment and then travels to an eligible child's home. Reimbursement may be paid for a provider's travel only if the travel from the provider's other place of employment to an eligible child's home and back to the point of origin, or to an equidistant point, is for official early intervention business. The provider may not be reimbursed for travel home if the travel is conducted as a responsibility of the provider's other place of employment.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:13 - Reimbursement for travel

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Travel to and from service provision sites is reimbursed to the early intervention service provider at a flat rate based on actual miles traveled. Effective July 1, 2022, the flat rate is $1.00 per mile. This rate is adjusted annually by the secretary to reflect the legislative approved Consumer Price Index change for providers. The annual adjustment will be implemented in accordance with the state fiscal year. Provider may not be reimbursed for travel if less than one mile.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:14

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General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:15

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General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:16 - Services provided by assistants

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Certified occupational therapy assistants, physical therapy assistants, and speech language pathology assistants are reimbursed at 70 percent of the provider rate established under this chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:17 - Submission of bills

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A claim submitted under this chapter must be submitted within three months of provision of service.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:18 - State payment as payment in full

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Payment under this article made in behalf of the individual is considered payment in full for covered services rendered. No additional charges may be made to family, friends, or the eligible individual for services covered under this chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:19

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General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:20 - More than one service provided during the same unit of time

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Each provider is reimbursed at 60 percent of the provider rate established under this chapter, if services are being simultaneously provided to an eligible child.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:21 - More than one child receiving service at the same time

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Payment is pro-rated if services are provided in a group setting for more than one eligible child. Services provided to the first child are reimbursed at the provider rate established under this chapter. Services provided to the second child are reimbursed at 50 percent of the established provider rate. Services provided to each additional child are reimbursed at 25 percent of the established provider rate.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:04 - Financial matters › Section 24:14:04:22 - Claim requirements

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A claim for IFSP services provided under this chapter must be submitted electronically through the department's online system.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:05 - Reporting requirements › Section 24:14:05:01 - Data collection

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The department shall compile data on the Part C program for infants and toddlers with disabilities necessary to fulfill federal reporting requirements and other state reporting purposes. The data collection system includes a process for collecting data from various agencies and service providers in South Dakota and provides for the reporting of data required under 20 U.S.C. §
										§
										1418 and 1435(a)(14) of the IDEA and other information that the federal agency may require. The department shall report the information required to the United States Department of Education at the time and in the manner specified by the United States Department of Education.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:05 - Reporting requirements › Section 24:14:05:02

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General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:05 - Reporting requirements › Section 24:14:05:07

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General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:07 - Developmental delay › Section 24:14:07:01 - Informed clinical opinion

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The opinions of qualified personnel from a variety of disciplines, chosen on the basis of child and family strengths and needs, including the following, are considered informed clinical opinion:
(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) Social workers;
(11) Special educators;
(12) Speech and language pathologists; and
(13) Vision specialists, including ophthalmologists and optometrists.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:07 - Developmental delay › Section 24:14:07:02 - Children eligible for services

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Infants and toddlers, birth to 36 months of age, inclusive, are eligible for services under this chapter if identified by providers of licensed health care and education services as:
(1) Demonstrating a developmental delay of at least a 1.5 standard deviation below the mean, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one or more of the following areas: cognitive development, physical development including fine motor, gross motor, vision and hearing, communication development including receptive, expressive, social or emotional development; adaptive development; or
(2) Born at 28 weeks gestation or less; or
(3) Having a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay.
Determinations of a diagnosed physical or mental condition shall be based on medical diagnoses, including Down's syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities; sensory impairments, including vision and hearing; inborn errors of metabolism; microcephaly; severe attachment disorders, including failure to thrive; seizure disorders; and fetal alcohol syndrome.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
Services for children less than three years of age, §
											24:05:22:04.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:07 - Developmental delay › Section 24:14:07:03 - Areas manifesting developmental delay

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Developmental delay may be manifested in one or more of the following areas:
(1) Cognitive development;
(2) Communication development -" receptive or expressive, or both;
(3) Social or emotional development;
(4) Adaptive development; and
(5) Physical development, including fine motor, or gross motor, or both, vision, or and hearing, or both.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:07 - Developmental delay › Section 24:14:07:04 - Eligibility verification

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The verification of eligibility for early intervention services is obtained through a multidisciplinary evaluation pursuant to chapter 24:14:12 that uses the infant's or toddler's history obtained from parental input, pertinent records related to the child's educational background, current health status, and medical history, and a standardized infant development process in conjunction with at least two of the following:
(1) Observations;
(2) A developmental inventory;
(3) A behavioral checklist; or
(4) An adaptive behavior measure.
This information must be documented by qualified personnel.
Informed clinical opinion shall be determined by qualified personnel and shall also be used in determining a child's eligibility under this section, especially if there are no standardized measures or the standardized procedures are not appropriate for a given age or developmental area. The informed clinical opinion must be documented by the source providing the information and shall be used, pursuant to chapter 24:14:12, as one factor in determining eligibility.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:01 - General requirements for early intervention services

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Early intervention services are developmental services that meet the following requirements:
(1) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of each child eligible under this article and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development as identified by the IFSP team in any one or more of the developmental areas listed in §
									24:14:12:02;
(2) Are selected in collaboration with the parents;
(3) Are provided under public supervision by qualified personnel in conformity with an IFSP pursuant to chapter 24:14:13 at no cost to parents;
(4) Meet the service standards in this article; and
(5) To the maximum extent appropriate, are provided in the natural environment pursuant to §
									24:14:08:02.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:02 - Natural environments

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To the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the child, early intervention services must be provided in natural environments, including the home and community settings in which children without disabilities participate pursuant to §
									24:14:13:04.01.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:03 - General role of service providers

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To the extent applicable, service providers in each area of early intervention services are responsible for the following:
(1) Consulting with parents, other service providers, and representatives of community agencies to ensure the effective provision of services in that area;
(2) Training parents and others regarding the provision of those services;
(3) Participating in the multidisciplinary IFSP team's ongoing assessment of an infant or toddler with a disability and a family-directed assessment of the resources, priorities, and concerns of the infant's or toddler's family, as related to the needs of the infant or toddler, in the development of integrated goals and outcomes for the IFSP; and
(4) Providing early intervention services in accordance with the IFSP of the infant or toddler with a disability.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:04 - Types of early intervention services

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The types of services included under early intervention services are specified in §§
									24:14:08:05  to 24:14:08:20, inclusive, and are not intended to be an exhaustive lists of the types of services that may constitute early intervention services. Nothing in this section prohibits the identification in the IFSP of another type of service as an early intervention service if the service meets the criteria identified in §
									24:14:08:01.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:05 - Audiology services

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Audiology services include the following:
(1) Identification of children with auditory impairment, using at-risk criteria and appropriate audiological screening techniques;
(2) Determination of the range, nature, and degree of hearing loss and communication functions by use of audiological evaluation procedures;
(3) Referral for medical and other services necessary for the habilitation or rehabilitation of an infant or toddler with a disability who has an auditory impairment;
(4) Provision of auditory training; aural rehabilitation; speech, reading and listening device orientation, and training; and other services;
(5) Provision of services for prevention of hearing loss; and
(6) Determination of the child's need for individual amplification, including selecting, fitting, and dispensing appropriate listening and vibrotactile devices and evaluating the effectiveness of those devices.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:06 - Service coordination

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Service coordination includes assistance and services as described in chapter 24:14:09 and provided by a service coordinator to a child eligible under this article and to the child's family.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:07 - Family training, counseling, and home visits

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Family training, counseling, and home visits are services provided by social workers, psychologists, and other qualified personnel to assist the family of a child eligible under this article in understanding the special needs of the child and enhancing the child's development.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:08 - Medical services for diagnosis or evaluation

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Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes are services provided by a licensed physician to determine a child's developmental status and need for early intervention services.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:09 - Nursing services

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Nursing services include the following:
(1) The assessment of health status for the purpose of providing nursing care, including the identification of patterns of human response to actual or potential health problems;
(2) Provision of nursing care to prevent health problems, restore or improve functioning, and promote optimal health and development; and
(3) Administration of medications, treatments, and regimens prescribed by a licensed physician.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:10 - Nutrition services

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Nutrition services include the following:
(1) Conducting individual assessments in the following:
(a) Nutritional history and dietary intake;
(b) Anthropometric, biochemical, and clinical variables;
(c) Feeding skills and feeding problems; and
(d) Food habits and food preferences;
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:11 - Occupational therapy

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Occupational therapy includes services to address the functional needs of a child related to adaptive development, adaptive behavior and play, and sensory, motor, and postural development. These services are designed to improve the child's functional ability to perform tasks in home, school, and community settings and include the following:
(1) Identification, assessment, and intervention;
(2) Adaptation of the environment and selection, design, and fabrication of assistive and orthotic devices to facilitate development and promote the acquisition of functional skills; and
(3) Prevention or minimization of the impact of initial or future impairment, delay in development, or loss of functional ability.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:12 - Physical therapy

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Physical therapy includes services to address the promotion of sensorimotor function through enhancement of musculoskeletal status, neurobehavioral organization, perceptual and motor development, cardiopulmonary status, and effective environmental adaptation, including the following:
(1) Screening, evaluation, and assessment of infants and toddlers to identify movement dysfunction;
(2) Obtaining, interpreting, and integrating information for program planning to prevent, alleviate, or compensate for movement dysfunction and related functional problems; and
(3) Providing individual and group services or treatment to prevent, alleviate, or compensate for movement dysfunction and related functional problems.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:13 - Psychological services

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Psychological services include the following:
(1) Administering psychological and developmental tests and other assessment procedures;
(2) Interpreting assessment results;
(3) Obtaining, integrating, and interpreting information about child behavior and child and family conditions related to learning, mental health, and development; and
(4) Planning and managing a program of psychological services, including psychological counseling for children and parents, family counseling, consultation on child development, parent training, and education programs.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:13.01 - Sign language and cued language services

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Sign language and cued language services include teaching sign language, cued language, and auditory/oral language; providing oral transliteration services, such as amplification; and providing sign and cued language interpretation.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:14 - Social work services

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Social work services include the following:
(1) Making home visits to evaluate a child's living conditions and patterns of parent-child interaction;
(2) Preparing a social or emotional developmental assessment of the child within the family context;
(3) Providing individual and family-group counseling with parents and other family members and providing activities with the child and parents to build social skills;
(4) Working with those problems in a child's and family's living situation that affect the child's maximum utilization of early intervention services in the home, community, and any center where early intervention services are provided; and
(5) Identifying, mobilizing, and coordinating community resources and services to enable the child and the family to receive maximum benefit from early intervention services.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:15 - Special instruction

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Special instruction includes the following:
(1) The design of learning environments and activities that promote the child's acquisition of skills in a variety of developmental areas, including cognitive processes and social interaction;
(2) The planning of curriculum, including the planned interaction of personnel, materials, and time and space, that leads to achieving the outcomes in the child's individualized family service plan;
(3) Providing families with information, skills, and support related to enhancing the skill development of the child; and
(4) Working with the infant or toddler with a disability to enhance the child's development.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:16 - Speech-language pathology

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Speech-language pathology services include the following:
(1) Identification of a child with communication or language disorders and delays in development of communication skills, including the diagnosis and appraisal of specific disorders and delays in those skills;
(2) Referral for medical or other professional services necessary for the habilitation or rehabilitation of children with communication or language disorders and delays in development of communication skills; and
(3) Provision of services for the habilitation, rehabilitation, or prevention of communication or language disorders and delays in development of communication skills.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:17 - Transportation and related costs

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Transportation and related costs include the cost of travel and other costs that are necessary to enable a child eligible under this article and the child's family to receive early intervention services.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:18 - Vision services

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Vision services include the evaluation and assessment of visual functioning, including the diagnosis and appraisal of specific visual disorders, delays, and abilities that affect early childhood development; referral for medical or other professional services necessary for the habilitation or rehabilitation of visual functioning disorders, or both; and communication skills training, orientation and mobility training for all environments, visual training, and additional training necessary to activate visual motor abilities.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:19 - Assistive technology devices and services

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An assistive technology device, notwithstanding §§
									24:05:27:18  and 24:05:27:19, is any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability. The term does not include a medical device that is surgically implanted, including cochlear implants, or the optimization (e.g., mapping) or the maintenance or replacement of that device.
Assistive technology services directly assist a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device. Assistive technology services include the evaluation of the needs of a child with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the child in the child's customary environment; purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices by children with disabilities; selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or replacing assistive technology devices; coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and rehabilitation plans and programs; training or technical assistance for a child with disabilities or, if appropriate, that child's family; and training or technical assistance for professionals, including individuals providing education or rehabilitation services, or other individuals who provide services to or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of individuals with disabilities.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:20 - Health services

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As used in this article, the term, health services, means services necessary to enable an otherwise eligible child to benefit from the other early intervention services under this article during the time that the child is eligible to receive early intervention services.
The term includes such services as clean intermittent catheterization, tracheotomy care, tube feeding, the changing of dressings or colostomy collection bags, and other health services and consultation by physicians with other service providers concerning the special health care needs of eligible children that will need to be addressed in the course of providing other early intervention services.
The term does not include services that are surgical in nature, such as cleft palate surgery, surgery for club foot, or the shunting of hydrocephalus, or purely medical in nature, such as hospitalization for management of congenital heart ailments, or the prescribing of medicine or drugs for any purpose, or related to the implementation, optimization, for example, mapping, maintenance, or replacement of a medical device that is surgically implanted, including a cochlear implant.
Nothing in this article limits the right of an infant or toddler with a disability with a surgically implanted device, for example, cochlear implant, to receive the early intervention services that are identified in the child's IFSP as being needed to meet the child's developmental outcomes.
Nothing in this article prevents the contractor from routinely checking that either the hearing aid or the external components of a surgically implanted device, for example, cochlear implant, of an infant or toddler with a disability are functioning properly.
The term, health services, also does not include devices, such as heart monitors, respirators and oxygen, and gastrointestinal feeding tubes and pumps, necessary to control or treat a medical condition; and medical-health services, such as immunization and regular "well-baby" care, that are routinely recommended for all children.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:08 - Early intervention services › Section 24:14:08:21 - Other services

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The IFSP, to the extent appropriate, must:
(1) Identify medical and other services that the child or family needs or is receiving through other sources, but that are neither required nor funded under this article; and
(2) If those services are not currently being provided, include a description of the steps the service coordinator or family may take to assist the child and family in securing those other services.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:09 - Early intervention service coordination › Section 24:14:09:01 - Responsibilities of service coordinator

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Each child eligible under this article and the child's family shall have available one service coordinator selected pursuant to §
									24:14:10:03  who is responsible for the following:
(1) Assisting parents of eligible children in gaining access to the early intervention services and other services identified in the IFSP including making referrals to providers for needed services and scheduling appointments for children and families;
(2) Coordinating the provision of early intervention services and other services, such as educational, social, and medical services for other than diagnostic and evaluation purposes, that the child needs or is being provided;
(3) Facilitating the timely delivery of available services including coordinating all services required under this article across agency lines;
(4) Continuously seeking the appropriate services and situations necessary to benefit the development of each child being served for the duration of the child's eligibility; and
(5) Serving as the single point of contact in helping clients to obtain service and assistance.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:09 - Early intervention service coordination › Section 24:14:09:02 - Activities of service coordinator

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Specific service coordination activities include the following:
(1) Coordinating the performance of evaluations and assessments;
(2) Facilitating and participating in the development, review, and evaluation of IFSP;
(3) Conducting referral and other activities to assist families in identifying available service providers;
(4) Coordinating, facilitating, and monitoring the delivery of available services and information to ensure that services are provided in a timely and appropriate manner;
(5) Informing families of their rights and procedural safeguards in this article and related resources including the availability of advocacy services;
(6) Coordinating with medical and health providers;
(7) Facilitating the development of a transition plan to preschool, school, or to other services, if applicable;
(8) Coordinating the funding sources for services required under this article; and
(9) Conducting follow-up activities to determine that appropriate Part C services are being provided.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:09 - Early intervention service coordination › Section 24:14:09:03 - Qualifications of service coordinator

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Service coordinators must be persons who have demonstrated knowledge and understanding about the following:
(1) Infants and toddlers who are eligible under this article;
(2) Applicable state and federal laws;
(3) The nature and scope of services available under the state's early intervention program; and
(4) The system of payments for services in the state.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:10 - Comprehensive child find system › Section 24:14:10:01 - Comprehensive child find system

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The department, with the advice and assistance of the State Interagency Coordinating Council, shall implement a child find system that locates, identifies, and evaluates all infants and toddlers with disabilities pursuant to chapters 24:14:11 and 24:14:12.
The comprehensive child find system must:
(1) Be consistent with Part B of IDEA;
(2) Include a system for making referrals to the department or contractors under Part C that includes timelines and provides for participation by the primary referral sources pursuant to this chapter;
(3) Ensure rigorous standards for appropriately identifying infants and toddlers with disabilities for early intervention services under Part C that will reduce the need for future services; and
(4) Meet the requirements in this article.
The contractor shall develop and implement a comprehensive local child find system for infants and toddlers, aged birth through two, within their geographic boundaries. The local child find system must be consistent with this article concerning location, identification, and screening of all infants and toddlers eligible for services under chapter 24:14:07. The contractor shall assist with the identification of children who are receiving needed early intervention services.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:10 - Comprehensive child find system › Section 24:14:10:01.01 - Scope of child find

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The department, as part of the child find system, shall ensure that:
(1) All infants and toddlers with disabilities in the state who are eligible for early intervention services under Part C are identified, located, and evaluated, including:
(a) Native American infants and toddlers with disabilities residing on an Indian reservation geographically located in South Dakota, including coordination, as necessary, with tribes, tribal organizations, and consortia to identify infants and toddlers with disabilities in South Dakota, in part, on the information provided by them to the department;
(b) Infants and toddlers with disabilities who are homeless, in foster care, and wards of South Dakota; and
(c) Infants and toddlers with disabilities that are referenced in §
										24:14:11:09; and
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:10 - Comprehensive child find system › Section 24:14:10:06 - Primary referral sources

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Each contractor shall develop a communication system with other primary referral sources and public agencies to report its child find information.
Primary referral sources include hospitals, including prenatal and postnatal care facilities, physicians, parents including parents of infants and toddlers, child care programs and early learning programs, local education agencies and schools, community public health facilities, social service agencies, mental health providers, other licensed health care providers and clinics, and public agencies and staff in the child welfare system, including child protective service and foster care, homeless family shelters, and domestic violence shelters and agencies.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 24 - EDUCATION › Article 24:14 - Early intervention program › Chapter 24:14:11 - Screening and referral › Section 24:14:11:01.01 - Screening procedures - General

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Screening procedures are activities in this chapter that are carried out by, or under the supervision of, the department or early intervention service providers to identify, at the earliest possible age, infants and toddlers suspected of having a disability and in need of early intervention services. Screening procedures include the administration of appropriate instruments by personnel trained to administer those instruments.
General Authority:
SDCL  13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  13-1-23,  13-14-1,  13-37-1.1.