Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 35 - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 225 - REQUIREMENTS FOR VIRGINIA EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM › Part V - Service Planning, Delivery, Transition, and Discharge › Section 12VAC35-225-120 - Individualized family service plan (IFSP) development

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A written IFSP shall be developed and
				  implemented, with parental consent, for each eligible child.
B. The IFSP shall include:
1. The child's name, date of birth, gender,
				  and city or county of residence; IFSP date and the dates the six-month IFSP
				  review is due and dates reviews are completed; child's and family's primary
				  language or mode of communication; parents' and, if requested by the family,
				  other family members' contact information; and the service coordinator's name
				  and contact information;
2.
				  Information about the child's and family's daily routines and
				  activities;
3. The child's present
				  levels of physical, including vision, hearing, motor, and health status,
				  cognitive, communication, social or emotional, and adaptive development based
				  on the information from eligibility determination and assessment for service
				  planning;
4. With the concurrence
				  of the family, a statement of the family's resources, priorities, and concerns
				  related to enhancing the development of the child;
5. The measurable outcomes to be achieved for
				  the child, including preliteracy and language skills, as developmentally
				  appropriate for the child, and the criteria, procedures, and timelines for
				  determining the degree to which progress toward meeting the outcomes is being
				  made and whether revisions to the outcomes or early intervention services
				  identified in the IFSP are necessary;
6. The specific early intervention services,
				  based on peer-reviewed research (to the extent practicable), that are needed to
				  meet the unique needs of the child and family and to achieve the identified
				  outcomes including:
a. Assistive technology
				  devices and assistive technology services;
b. Audiology services;
c. Developmental services;
d. Counseling services;
e. Family training services;
f. Health services;
g. Medical services;
h. Nursing services;
i. Nutrition services;
j. Occupational therapy;
k. Physical therapy;
l. Psychological services;
m. Service coordination services;
n. Sign language and cued language
				  services;
o. Social work
				  services;
p. Speech-language
				  pathology services;
q.
				  Transportation services and related costs;
r. Vision services; or
s. Other services, as identified by the IFSP
				  team;
7. The length,
				  duration, frequency, intensity, method, and location of service for each
				  service;
8. A statement of the
				  natural environment in which each early intervention service will be provided
				  or a justification made by the IFSP team, including the parent, as to why,
				  based on the child's outcomes, the service cannot be provided in the natural
				  environment;
9. Payment
				  arrangements, if any;
10. To the
				  extent appropriate, the medical and other services that the child or family
				  needs or is receiving through other sources, but that are neither required nor
				  funded under Part C and the steps the service coordinator or family may take to
				  assist the child and family in securing those other services if those services
				  are not currently being provided;
11. The projected date for the initiation of
				  each early intervention service identified in the IFSP, which shall be as soon
				  as possible but no more than 30 days from the date the parent signs the IFSP
				  unless the IFSP team agrees on a later start date in order to meet the needs of
				  the child or family;
12. The name
				  of the service coordinator who will be responsible for implementing the early
				  intervention services identified in the IFSP; and
13. The steps and services to be taken to
				  support the smooth transition of the child from early intervention services to
				  preschool services under Part B or other appropriate services, if any. The
				  transition steps in the IFSP shall include, but are not limited to, the
				  following:
a. Discussions with, and training
				  of, parents, as appropriate, regarding future placements and other matters
				  related to the child's transition;
b. Procedures to prepare the child for
				  changes in service delivery, including steps to help the child adjust to, and
				  function in, a new setting;
c.
				  Confirmation that the required notification, unless the parent disagrees, and
				  with parental consent additional information, such as copies of evaluations and
				  assessments and the most recent IFSP, needed by the local school division to
				  ensure continuity of services have been sent to the local school division;
				  and
d. Identification of transition
				  services and other activities that the IFSP team determines are necessary to
				  support the transition of the child.