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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 9 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 9-3 - Consultation and Education Services

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Consultation
				services are case-centered or program centered services rendered to other human
				service agencies, health care professionals, or human service oriented groups
				in order to assist them in meeting the mental health needs of their
				constituents who are NOT clients of the mental health center. Consultation does
				not involve treatment of individuals or groups in lieu of enrolling such
				persons as clients of the mental health centers.
(b) Education services are designed to
				increase the level of mental health knowledge or skills of the lay public or
				specialized groups of individuals in the community. Education services may
				consist of providing mental health information to the general public, skill
				training, conducting workshops, seminars, or similar experiences. It does not
				include staff development or continuing educational experiences for the agencys
				own staff, political activities designed to influence voters on mental health
				issues, or activities which are primarily fund-raising in nature.
(c) Providers of consultation and education
				services shall maintain a record which includes the following for each
				consultation and education activity reimbursed by the Division:
(i) The date and recipient(s) of
				service.
(ii) The number of people
				receiving the service.
(iii) The
				name(s) of staff providing the service.
(iv) The type and duration of the
				activity.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 9 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 9-4 - Liaison Services

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Liaison service
				is coordination of client care between the community mental health program and
				the Wyoming State Hospital for the purpose of diverting inappropriate
				admissions to the State Hospital and of planning ongoing treatment after
				discharge.
(b) Liaison services may
				be provided to other inpatient or residential treatment facilities but not in
				correctional facilities or nursing homes.
(c) Mental health programs providing liaison
				services shall:
(i) Screen and evaluate
				clients for possible admission to determine whether or not such clients are to
				be referred to an inpatient program;
(ii) Make available, either directly or
				through referral, appropriate support and information services to the client,
				family, and significant others during the clients inpatient
				treatment;
(iii) Establish, in
				cooperation with the inpatient program, an appropriate treatment plan designed
				to maximize successful readjustment to the community upon discharge;
				and
(iv) For clients admitted to a
				hospital under Title 25, forward all appropriate records to the inpatient
				program according to
				W.S.
				25-10-122(b).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 9 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 9-5 - Vocational Services for Seriously Mentally Ill Persons

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Vocational services shall be provided by persons who meet one of the following
				standards either as a Vocational Services Specialist or Technician:
(i) Vocational Services Specialist
(A) Have a degree in vocational
				rehabilitation or a vocationally related field with training or experience in
				the provision of vocational services; or
(B) Have a degree in a human relations field
				and a minimum of one year experience in providing vocational services;
				or
(C) Be a mental health
				professional or counselor supervised by a Vocational Service Specialist;
				or
(D) Have two years supervised
				experience as a Vocational Services Technician.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 9 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 9-6 - Recreation/Socialization

Current through July 13, 2024
Recreation outings and social activities provided to clients
				  by one or more mental health professional or counselors as one part of a
				  clients individual treatment plan for individual group therapy
				  services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 9 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 9-7 - Residential Services

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Group
				Residential Services are non-medical, fully supervised room, board, and
				therapeutic structure provided in a licensed facility directly operated by
				professional staff of a state certified community mental health center that
				also provides outpatient treatment for residents. Such programs shall be
				licensed by the Department of Health, under Standards for the Licensing of
				Group Residential Programs for Mentally Ill Persons.
(b) Adult Support Homes are non-medical,
				fully supervised, or semi-supervised room and board purchased from an approved
				foster provider, boarding home provider, or commercial facility by and under
				the supervision of a state certified community mental health center that also
				provides outpatient treatment for residents. Such programs shall be licensed by
				the Department of Health under Standards for Adult Support Homes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS MANAGEMENT › Section 10-1 - On-Site Evaluation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Division
				shall conduct a biennial on-site evaluation of the program to ensure that the
				program is in substantial compliance with these standards.
(i) The Division shall provide the program
				with at least forty-five (45) days' written notice prior to the date scheduled
				for the on-site review, except as pursuant to subsection (c) of this
				Section.
(ii) The Division shall
				provide the program with a copy of the applicable Standards and a written
				format upon which the on-site review shall be based.
(iii) The on-site review personnel team shall
				consist of representative(s) of the Division and may also include mutually
				agreed upon mental health and substance abuse professionals and other
				appropriate persons.
(iv) During an
				on-site visit, the review and evaluation team shall provide administrative and
				program consultation as requested by the program.
(v) There shall be an entrance conference
				that shall include the executive director and an exit conference that shall
				review significant items and shall be held at a mutually agreed time and shall
				include the executive director and representation from the governing
				body.
(vi) The Division shall
				prepare a report of the findings of the review and shall send a copy to the
				chairperson of the governing body and to the executive director of the program
				within 45 days after the last day of the on-site review. The report shall
				contain at least the following information:
(A) Required actions for the program to take
				in order to comply with standards for which deficiencies were found;
(B) Specifications and conditions prescribed
				for any standard or standards for which the Division has granted a waiver or
				variance.
(C) Documentation that
				any required actions from the previous site visit have or have not been
				resolved.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS MANAGEMENT › Section 10-2 - Notification of Compliance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A written
				notice and certification shall be issued to the program by the Division if it
				determines, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, that the program
				is in substantial compliance with these Standards.
(b) The program shall be required by the
				Division to correct any deficiencies within a reasonable period of time
				specified by the Division in the on-site report. If the program disputes the
				accuracy of any of the significant findings of the site visit, the Division
				Administrator will verify the accuracy of findings.
(c) Certification under Standards is not
				automatically continued when board ownership or control is changed. The
				Division shall be notified within thirty days of any such change.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS MANAGEMENT › Section 10-3 - Expiration and Redetermination of Compliance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A finding of
				substantial compliance with the mental health and substance abuse Standards
				shall be valid for two years from the first day of the next month following
				such determination, except as pursuant to (b) of this Section.
(b) The Division may determine that a program
				is not in substantial compliance with these Standards but does not warrant a
				finding of non-compliance because there exists evidence that the program is
				able to correct deficiencies.
(i) The
				Division may issue certification for any period of time less than the usual two
				years.
(ii) The Division shall
				conduct another on-site review prior to the expiration of certification to
				determine that deficiencies have been corrected.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS MANAGEMENT › Section 10-4 - Waivers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Division may grant a waiver of any
				standard or standards in this document.
(b) If the Division determines that requiring
				immediate compliance with a particular standard would create an undue hardship
				on a program and that temporary noncompliance with that particular standard
				would not substantially impair the quality of the services being provided by
				the program, the Division may grant a waiver of the particular standard with
				respect to that program.
(c) Any
				governing body requesting a waiver may request the waiver at the time of the
				initial application or any other time that the governing body deems a standard
				to represent undue hardship to that program.
(d) The Division, prior to or as a condition
				to granting a waiver under this Section, may:
(i) Establish schedules or timetables setting
				forth time limits during which the program must achieve compliance with the
				standard in question;
(ii) Require
				the program to submit a written plan to the Division setting forth proposed
				methods of achieving compliance with the standard; and
(iii) Set a time limit on the effective
				duration of the waiver.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS MANAGEMENT › Section 10-5 - Variances

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Division may grant a variance of any
				personnel standard in Chapter III or Chapter IV, if requested by the governing
				body.
(b) A variance may be granted
				only on the basis of information satisfactory to the Division that such
				variance shall maintain or enhance the quality of program operation and client
				services.
(c) Division decisions on
				variance requests shall be communicated to the program in writing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0018 - Community Program - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program › Chapter 10 - STANDARDS MANAGEMENT › Section 10-6 - Finding of Noncompliance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If, as the
				result of a review of the application for compliance or as the result of any
				on-site evaluation, the Division determines that the program is not in
				substantial compliance with the Standards, the Division shall notify the
				program within forty-five days of the on-site evaluation. Any program that has
				been found not to be substantially in compliance is entitled to a hearing, in
				accordance with the provisions of
				W.S.
				16-3-113(c).
(b) The Administrator shall suspend or revoke
				an existing determination of compliance if s/ he determines that the program is
				not in substantial compliance with these standards. Unless an emergency exists,
				revocation or suspension under this Section shall become effective no less than
				thirty days following the date of issuance of the Administrators order
				suspending or revoking the determination of compliance. Prior to the issuance
				of a suspension or revocation order, the Division shall comply with the
				procedural requirements of W.S. 9-2 102(a)(iii) and W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-2-102(a)(iv).
(c) The Administrator may deny, revoke, or
				suspend all or any part of a determination of compliance in accordance with
				this Section.
(d) Any hearing
				conducted pursuant to the denial, suspension, or revocation under this Section
				shall be held as a contested case hearing, in accordance with the provisions of
				W.S. W.S.
				16-3-107, and the Department of Health Rules
				of Practice and Procedure.
(e)
				Suspension shall be lifted when the program has demonstrated substantial
				compliance with the Standards.
(f)
				If the Administrator finds that the public health, safety, or welfare
				imperatively requires emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that
				effect in his order, suspension prior to a hearing may be ordered, in
				accordance with the provisions of W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				16-3-113(c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated pursuant to the Wyoming
				  Administrative Procedures Act,
				  W.S.
				  16-3-101 through
				  16-3-115, and W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  9-2-106(a)(vii).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules have been adopted to provide uniform procedures
				  for the conducting of all contested case hearings related to the quality,
				  quantity, scope, duration, location, appropriateness, or other aspects of
				  services provided to persons receiving or requesting services funded by the
				  Division of Developmental Disabilities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-3 - Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
Contested case hearings within the Division of Developmental
				  Disabilities shall be conducted in accordance with these rules, unless
				  specifically provided otherwise by statute or they would conflict with federal
				  regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The definitions set forth in the Wyoming Administrative
				  Procedures Act,
				  W.S.
				  16-3-101, are incorporated by reference, and
				  for the purposes of a contested case hearing, the following definitions shall
				  apply.
(a) "Administrator" -
				Administrator of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, Department of
				Health.
(b) "Affidavit" - a written
				notarized statement of facts made voluntarily under oath.
(c) "CAB" - The Compliance Advisory Board
				established in the Consent Decree pursuant to Weston, et al. v. Wyoming State
				Training School, et al. Civil Action C90-0004, U.S. District Court, District of
				Wyoming.
(d) "Class member" - any
				person on the rolls of the Wyoming State Training School on July 9, 1990 or any
				mentally retarded person having applied and been accepted for class membership
				under the Procedures for Adding and Deleting Class Members pursuant to Civil
				Action C90-0004.
(e) "Contestant" -
				any person receiving or in need of services funded through the Division, or the
				guardian of such a person bringing the complaint against the Division or its
				contractors.
(f) "Contested case" -
				a proceeding by the Division in which the extent, location, quality, quantity,
				appropriateness, scope or duration of services, exclusive of education
				services, required by regulation or requested by a contestant to be determined
				by the Department.
(g) "Contractor"
				- any of the developmental disabilities regional service provider's on contract
				with the Division or the Wyoming State Training School.
(h) "Department" - the Department of
				Health.
(i) "Director" - Director
				of the Department of Health.
(j)
				"Division" - Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of
				Health.
(k) "Education services" -
				Services usually provided by a school district or intermediate education unit
				to a student enrolled in the district, or special education and related
				services specified on a childs Individual Education Plan, developed by the
				local school district in conformance with the Individuals with Disabilities
				Education Act ( P.L.
				101-476 ).
(l) "Hearing Officer" - any individual
				designated by the Director to serve as the presiding officer at a hearing held
				under these rules.
(m)
				"Indispensable party" - any person whose joinder as a party is so important to
				a just resolution of the contested case that if he cannot be joined the action
				should not be allowed to proceed. The hearing officer will determine who is an
				indispensable party.
(n)
				"Respondent" - the Department of Health.
(o) "WAPA" - the Wyoming Administrative
				Procedures Act, W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				16-3-101 through
				16-3-115.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-5 - Request for Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
The Contestant may make a written request to the Department
				  for a hearing in a contested case.
(a)
				The request shall contain at least:
(i) Name,
				address, and telephone number of the person requesting the hearing;
				and
(ii) The reason for the
				request, including the nature of the departmental action, order, or
				determination being contested.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-6 - Mediation

Current through July 13, 2024
Within five days of a request for hearing, the Director
				  shall initiate steps to conduct a mediation conference, unless either party
				  waives the mediation conference.
(a)
				The purpose of the mediation conference is to attempt to resolve the
				differences and, if possible, avoid a hearing.
(i) The Director shall appoint a mediator to
				carry out all mediation activities. A mediator shall meet the same criteria as
				a hearing officer as specified in Section
				7(b).
(iii) The Director shall ensure that
				mediation is voluntary and freely agreed to by both parties, and is in no way
				used to deny or delay an aggrieved party's right to a hearing.
(iii) The mediation conference shall be an
				intervening, informal process conducted in a non-adversarial
				atmosphere.
(iv) The mediation
				shall be completed within 15 calendar days of receipt by the Director of a
				request for a hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-7 - Assignment of Independent Hearing Officer

Current through July 13, 2024
If either party refuses to participate in a mediation
				  conference or other proposed mediation steps, or if mediation efforts fail to
				  settle the differences, the Director shall appoint an independent hearing
				  officer.
(a) The independent hearing
				officer shall carry out all appropriate activities in conformance with these
				procedures.
(b) Qualified hearing
				officers shall not include any of the following persons:
1. the Director,
2. the Division Administrator,
3. Division of Developmental Disabilities
				staff, or
4. staff of the program
				providing services to the contestant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-8 - Pre-Hearing Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
The hearing officer shall be responsible for arranging the
				  hearing within the 45 calendar day limit.
(a) The hearing officer shall provide the
				contestant or contestant's representative with written notice of the date,
				time, and location of the hearing.
(b) The hearing officer shall ensure that the
				hearing is conducted at a time and place reasonably convenient to the
				contestant.
(c) At the discretion
				of the hearing officer or upon the request of either party, a pre-hearing
				conference shall be held in a manner set forth in Rule 16 of the Wyoming Rules
				of Civil Procedure, provided that in no event will such prehearing conference
				be held later than five calendar days prior to the hearing.
(d) Each party shall disclose to the other
				the full name, title, occupation, and place of employment of each witness, a
				capsule summary of the witnesses testimony, and any other evidence to be
				presented. These disclosures must be made at least five calendar days prior to
				the hearing.
(e) During a
				pre-hearing conference conducted pursuant to this section, or in the
				alternative through the delivery of written notice, the hearing officer shall
				ensure that the contestant is provided a full explanation of the hearing
				procedures established in Section
				9.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-9 - Conduct of the Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing in accordance
				  with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act
				  W.S.
				  16-3-101 through
				  16-3-115.
(a) The hearing officer shall ensure that
				each party to the hearing is afforded, at their own discretion and expense, the
				opportunity to be accompanied and advised by counsel or duly qualified
				representative, to present evidence, to confront, cross examine and compel
				attendance of witnesses, to obtain a tape recording of the hearing without
				charge or undue delay, and to obtain the written decision of the hearing
				officer.
(b) The hearing officer
				shall permit the attendance of the contestant at the hearing.
(c) The hearing officer may open the hearing
				to the public only upon the request of the contestant.
(d) The hearing officer may prohibit the
				introduction of any evidence offered by a party which has not been disclosed to
				the other party consistent with the requirements of subsection d. of Section
				8.
(e) The hearing officer shall
				ensure that a written or electronic verbatim record of the hearing is
				prepared.
(f) Either party to the
				hearing may request in writing the hearing officer to grant a continuance. The
				continuance shall be granted upon a showing of good cause. Any continuance
				shall extend the time for rendering a decision by the hearing officer for a
				period only equal to the length of the continuance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-10 - Hearing Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
The hearing officer shall recommend a decision to the
				  director within 45 days of the initial request for hearing and shall mail or
				  deliver the recordings of the hearing to the Director.
(a) The parties shall have a reasonable
				opportunity to file exceptions to the findings of fact and the recommended
				decision.
(b) The decision shall be
				in writing and shall state the decision and findings of fact concerning all
				matters at issue in the hearing. The director shall mail, or personally
				deliver, a written copy of the findings of fact and the recommended decision to
				each of the parties.
(c) The
				decision of the director shall be binding upon both parties unless the decision
				is appealed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-11 - Appeal of Hearing Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
Any class member aggrieved by the findings and decision of
				  the hearing officer may appeal to the Compliance Advisory Board and then to the
				  district court. Other contestants so aggrieved may appeal directly to the
				  district court.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0019 - Developmental Disabilities - Contested Cases › Chapter 1 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES › Section 1-12 - Expenditures Associated with the Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department of Health shall be responsible for paying the
				  administrative costs related to the hearing, including necessary expenses
				  incurred by the hearing officer and any stenographic services in accordance
				  with Department policies and procedures. The parties involved shall be
				  responsible for any legal or other fees that they incur.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.1 - Purpose of the early intervention program for infants and toddlers with, disabilities

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose of this part is to provide financial assistance
					 to States to--
(a) Maintain and
				  implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary,
				  interagency system of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with
				  disabilities and their families;
(b) Facilitate the coordination of payment
				  for early intervention services from Federal, State, local, and private sources
				  (including public and private insurance coverage);
(c) Enhance the States' capacity to provide
				  quality early intervention services and expand and improve existing early
				  intervention services being provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities
				  and their families; and
(d) Enhance
				  the capacity of State and local agencies and service providers to identify,
				  evaluate, and meet the needs of historically underrepresented populations,
				  particularly minority, low-income, inner- city, and rural
				  populations.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1431
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.2 - Eligible recipients of an award

Current through July 13, 2024
Eligible recipients include the 50 States, the Commonwealth
					 of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior, and
					 the following jurisdictions: Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the
					 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Authority:
						20
						U.S.C. 1401(27),
						1443
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.3 - Activities that may be supported under this part

Current through July 13, 2024
Funds under this part may be used for the following
					 activities:
(a) To maintain and
				  implement a statewide system of early intervention services for children
				  eligible under this part and their families.
(b) For direct services for eligible children
				  and their families that are not otherwise provided from other public or private
				  sources.
(c) To expand and improve
				  on services for eligible children and their families that are otherwise
				  available, consistent with Sec. 303.527.
(d) To provide a free appropriate public
				  education, in accordance with part B of the Act, to children with disabilities
				  from their third birthday to the beginning of the following school
				  year.
(e) To strengthen the
				  statewide system by initiating, expanding, or improving collaborative efforts
				  related to at-risk infants and toddlers, including establishing linkages with
				  appropriate public or private community-based organizations, services, and
				  personal for the purpose of--
(1) Identifying
				  and evaluating at-risk infants and toddlers;
(2) Making referrals of the infants and
				  toddlers identified and evaluated under paragraph (e)(1) of this section;
				  and
(3) Conducting periodic
				  follow-up on each referral under paragraph (e)(2) of this section to determine
				  if the status of the infant or toddler involved has changed with respect to the
				  eligibility of the infant or toddler for services under this part.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.4 - Limitation on eligible children

Current through July 13, 2024
This part 303 does not apply to any child with disabilities
					 receiving a free appropriate public education, in accordance with 34 CFR part 3
					 00, with funds received under 34 CFR part 301.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1419(h)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.5 - Applicable regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				  regulations apply to this part:
(1) The
				  Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), including--
(i) Part 76 (State Administered Programs),
				  except for Sec. 76.103;
(ii) Part
				  77 (Definitions that Apply to Department Regulations);
(iii) Part 79 (Intergovernmental Review of
				  Department of Education Programs and Activities);
(iv) Part 80 (Uniform Administrative
				  Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local
				  Governments);
(v) Part 81 (Grants
				  and Cooperative Agreements under the General Education Provisions
				  Act-Enforcement);
(vi) Part 82 (New
				  Restrictions on Lobbying); and
(vii) Part 85 (Government wide Debarment and
				  Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Government wide Requirements for Drug-Free Work
				  Place (Grants)).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.6 - Act

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part. Act means the Individuals with
					 Disabilities Education Act.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1400
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.7 - Children

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, children means infants and toddlers
					 with disabilities as that term is defined in Sec. 303.16.
Authority:
						20
						U.S.C. 1432(5)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.8 - Council

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, Council means the State Interagency
					 Coordinating Council.
Authority:
						20
						U.S.C. 1432(2)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.9 - Days

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, days means calendar
					 days.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1431 -
						1445
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.10 - Developmental delay

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part,'' developmental delay," when used
					 with respect to an individual residing in a State, has the meaning given to
					 that term under Sec. 303.300.
Authority:
						20
						U.S.C. 1432(3)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.11 - Early intervention program

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, early intervention program means the
					 total effort in a State that is directed at meeting the needs of children
					 eligible under this part and their families.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1431 -
						1445
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.12 - Early intervention services

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. As
				  used in this part, early intervention services means services that-
(1) Are designed to meet the developmental
				  needs of each child eligible under this part and the needs of the family
				  related to enhancing the child's development;
(2) Axe selected in collaboration with the
				  parents;
(3) Are provided-
(i) Under public supervision;
(ii) By qualified personnel, as defined in
				  Sec. 303.21, including the types of personnel listed in paragraph (e) of this
				  section;
(iii) In conformity with
				  an individualized family service plan; and
(iv) At no cost, unless, subject to Sec.
				  303.520(b)(3), Federal or State law provides for a system of payments by
				  families, including a schedule of sliding fees; and
(4) Meet the standards of the State,
				  including the requirements of this part.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.13 - Health services

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in this
				  part, health services means services necessary to enable a child to benefit
				  from the oilier early intervention services under this part during the time
				  that the child is receiving the other early intervention services.
(b) The term includes-
(1) Such services as clean intermittent
				  catheterization, tracheostomy care, tube feeding, the changing of dressings or
				  colostomy collection bags, and other health services; and
(2) 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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.14 - IFSR

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, IFSP means the individualized family
					 service plan, as that term is defined in Sec. 303.340(b).
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1436
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.15 - Include: including

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, include or including means that the
					 items named are not all of the possible items that axe covered whether like or
					 unlike the ones named.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1431 -
						1445
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.16 - Infants and toddlers with disabilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in this
				  part, infants and toddlers with disabilities means individuals from birth
				  through age two who need early intervention services because they-
(1) Are experiencing developmental delays, as
				  measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more
				  of the following areas:
(i) Cognitive
				  development.
(ii) Physical
				  development, including vision and hearing.
(iii) Communication development.
(iv) Social or emotional
				  development.
(v) Adaptive
				  development; or
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.17 - Multidisciplinary

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, multidisciplinary means the
					 involvement of two or more disciplines or professions in the provision of
					 integrated and coordinated services, including evaluation and assessment
					 activities in Sec. 303.322 and development of the IFSP in Sec.
					 303.342.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1435(a)(3),
						1436(a)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.18 - Natural environments

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, natural environments means settings
					 that are natural or normal for the child's age peers who have no
					 disabilities.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1435 and
						1436
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.19 - Part

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General As used in this part, "parent"
				  means-
(1) A natural or adoptive parent of a
				  child;
(2) A guardian;
(3) A person acting in the place of a parent
				  (such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the child lives, or a person who
				  is legally responsible for the child's welfare); or.
(4) A surrogate parent who has been assigned
				  in accordance with Sec. 303.406.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.20 - Policies

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in this part, policies means
				  State statutes, regulations. Governor's orders, directives by the lead agency,
				  or other written documents that represent the State's position concerning any
				  matter covered under this part.
(b)
				  State policies include-
(1) A State's
				  commitment to maintain the statewide system (see Sec. 303.140);
(2) A State's eligibility criteria and
				  procedures (see Sec. 303.300);
(3)
				  A statement that, consistent with Sec. 303.520(b), provides that services under
				  this part will be provided at no cost to parents, except where a system of
				  payments is provided for under Federal or State law.
(4) A State's standards for personnal who
				  provide services to children eligible under this part (see Sec.
				  303.361);
(5) A State's position
				  and procedures related to contracting or making other arrangements with service
				  providers under subpart F of this part; and
(6) Other positions that the State has
				  adopted related to implementing any of the other requirements under this
				  part.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.21 - Public agency

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, public agency includes the lead
					 agency and any other political subdivision of the State that is responsible for
					 providing early intervention services to children eligible under this part and
					 their families.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1431 -
						1445
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.22 - Qualified

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this part, qualified means that a person has met
					 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.
Authority:
						20
						U.S.C. 1432(4)
Note: These regulations contain the following provisions
						relating to a State's responsibility to ensure that personnel are qualified to
						provide early intervention services:
1. Section
						303.12(a)(4)
						provides that early intervention services must meet State standards. This
						provision implements a requirement that is similar to a longstanding provision
						under part B of the Act (i.e., that the State educational agency establish
						standards and ensure that those standards are currently met for all programs
						providing special education and related services).
2. Section
						303.12(a)(3)(ii)
						provides that early intervention services must be provided by qualified
						personnel.
3. Section
						303.361(b)
						requires statewide systems to have policies and procedures relating to
						personnal standards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.23 - Service coordination (case management)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General.
(1) As used in this part, except in Sec.
				  303.12(d)(11), service coordination means the activities carried out by a
				  service coordinator to assist and enable a child eligible, under this part and
				  the child's family to receive the rights, procedural safeguards, and services
				  that are authorized to be provided under the State's early intervention
				  program.
(2) Each child eligible
				  under this part and the child's family must be provided, with one service
				  coordinator who is responsible for-
(i)
				  Coordinating all services across agency lines; and
(ii) Serving as the single point of contact
				  in helping parents to obtain the services and assistance they need.
(3) Service coordination is an
				  active, ongoing process that involves-
(i)
				  Assisting parents of eligible children in gaining access to the early
				  intervention services and other services identified in the individualized
				  family service plan;
(ii)
				  Coordinating the provision of early intervention services and other services
				  (such as medical services for other than diagnostic and evaluation purposes)
				  that the child needs or is being provided;
(iii) Facilitating the timely delivery of
				  available services; and
(iv)
				  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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.24 - State

Current through July 13, 2024
Except as provided in Sec. 303.200(b)(3), State means each
					 of the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia,
					 and the jurisdictions of Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the
					 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Authority:
						20
						U.S.C. 1401(27)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 1 - GENERAL - PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY, AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subpart A - General Purpose, Eligibility, and Other General Provisions › Section 303.25 - EDGAR definitions that apply

Current through July 13, 2024
The following terms used in this part are defined in
					 34 CFR
					 77.1:
Applicant
Award
Contract
Department
EDGAR
Fiscal year
Grant
Grantee
Grant period
Private
Public
Secretary
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1431 -
						1445