Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 15 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Section 581-015-2700 - Definitions-EI/ECSE Program

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For the purposes of OAR 581-015-2700 to 581-015-2910, the
				definitions in this rule and 581-015-2000 apply.
(1) "Assessment" means the ongoing procedures
			 used by appropriate qualified personnel to identify the child's unique
			 strengths and needs throughout the period of the child's eligibility. For EI
			 this includes, the initial assessment of the child and family prior to the
			 first IFSP meeting.
(2)
			 "Communication" means receptive or expressive language development.
(3) "Contractor" means the agency designated
			 by the Department to administer the provision of EI and ECSE within selected
			 service areas.
(4) "Department"
			 means the Oregon Department of Education.
(5) "Designated referral and evaluation
			 agency" means the agency in each county designated to be the referral point for
			 parents and others who suspect that a child may need early intervention or
			 early childhood special education, and to be responsible for assuring that all
			 referred children suspected of having a disability receive evaluation for
			 potential eligibility for early intervention and early childhood special
			 education.
(6) "Early childhood
			 special education (ECSE)" means free, specially designed instruction to meet
			 the unique needs of a preschool child with a disability, three years of age
			 until the age of eligibility for public school, including instruction in
			 physical education, speech-language services, travel training, and orientation
			 and mobility services. Instruction is provided in any of the following
			 settings: home, hospitals, institutions, special schools, classrooms and
			 community childcare or preschool settings, or both.
(7) "Early intervention and early childhood
			 special education assistants" means individuals who implement program
			 activities under the direct supervision of the professional
			 personnel.
(8) "Early intervention
			 and early childhood special education specialists" means professionals who
			 implement or coordinate the implementation of individualized family service
			 plans.
(9) "Early intervention
			 (EI)" means services for preschool children with disabilities from birth until
			 three years of age, including Indian children and children who are homeless and
			 their families, these services are:
(a) Based
			 on scientifically-based research, as defined in OAR 581-015-2000, to the extent
			 practicable;
(b) Designed to meet
			 the child's developmental needs 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 following areas: physical development; cognitive development;
			 communication development; social or emotional development; or adaptive
			 development;
(c) Selected in
			 collaboration with the parents;
(d)
			 Provided:
(A) Under public
			 supervision;
(B) By personnel
			 qualified in accordance with criteria established by rules of the State Board
			 of Education; and
(C) In conformity
			 with an individualized family service plan;
(e) At no cost to parents;
(f) Meet all applicable state requirements;
			 and
(g) Include the following types
			 of intervention services ( defined in 303.13(1): family training, counseling,
			 in-home visits; special instruction; speech-language pathology and audiology
			 services, and sign language and cued language services; occupational therapy;
			 physical therapy; psychological services; service coordination; medical
			 services only for diagnostic or evaluation purposes; early identification,
			 screening, and assessment services; health services necessary to enable the
			 child to benefit from other early intervention services; nursing services,
			 nutrition services, social work services; vision services; assistive technology
			 devices and services; and transportation and related costs that are necessary
			 to enable a child and the child's family to receive another early intervention
			 service.