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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 3 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE COMPONENTS OF STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES › Subpart D - Program and Service Components of a Statewide System of Early Intervention Services › Section 303.343 - Participants in IFSP meetings and periodic reviews

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Initial
				  and annual IFSP meetings.
(1) Each initial
				  meeting and each annual meeting to evaluate the IFSP must include the following
				  participants:
(i) The parent or parents of
				  the child.
(ii) Other family
				  members, as requested by the parent, if feasible to do so;
(iii) An advocate or person outside of the
				  family, if the parent requests that the person participate.
(iv) The service coordinator who has been
				  working with the family since the initial referral of the child for evaluation,
				  or who has been designated by the public agency to be responsible for
				  implementation of the IFSP.
(v) A
				  person or persons directly involved in conducting the evaluations and
				  assessments in Sec. 303.322.
(vi)
				  As appropriate, persons who will be providing services to the child or
				  family.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 3 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE COMPONENTS OF STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES › Subpart D - Program and Service Components of a Statewide System of Early Intervention Services › Section 303.344 - Content of an IFSR

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Information
				  about the child's status.
(1) The IFSP must
				  include a statement of the child's present levels of physical development
				  (including vision, hearing, and health status), cognitive development,
				  communication development, social or emotional development, and adaptive
				  development. :
(2) The statement in
				  paragraph (a)(1) of this section must be based on professionally acceptable
				  objective criteria.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 3 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE COMPONENTS OF STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES › Subpart D - Program and Service Components of a Statewide System of Early Intervention Services › Section 303.345 - Provision of services before evaluation and assessment are completed

Current through July 13, 2024
Early intervention services for an eligible child and the
					 child's family may commence. before the completion of the evaluation and
					 assessment in Sec. 303.322, if the following conditions are met:
(a) Parental consent is obtained.
(b) An interim IFSP is developed that
				  includes-
(1) The name of the service
				  coordinator who will be responsible, consistent with Sec. 303.344(g), for
				  implementation of the interim IFSP and coordination with other agencies and
				  persons; and
(2) The early
				  intervention services that have been determined to be needed immediately by the
				  child and the child's family.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 3 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE COMPONENTS OF STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES › Subpart D - Program and Service Components of a Statewide System of Early Intervention Services › Section 303.346 - Responsibility and accountability

Current through July 13, 2024
Each agency or person who has a direct role in the
					 provision of early intervention services is responsible for making a good faith
					 effort to assist each eligible child in achieving the outcomes in the child's
					 IFSP. However, part C of the Act does not require that any agency or person be
					 held accountable if an eligible child does not achieve the growth projected in
					 the child's IFSP.
Personnel Training and
					 Standards
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1436
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 3 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE COMPONENTS OF STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES › Subpart D - Program and Service Components of a Statewide System of Early Intervention Services › Section 303.360 - Comprehensive system of personnel development

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each system
				  must include a comprehensive system of personnel development.
(b) The personnel development system under
				  this part must-
(1) Be consistent with the
				  comprehensive system of personnel development required under part B of the Act
				  (
				  34 CFR
				  300.380 through 300.387 );
(2) Provide for preservice and inservice
				  training to be conducted on an interdisciplinary basis, to the extent
				  appropriate;
(3) Provide for the
				  training of a variety of personnel needed to meet the requirements of this
				  part, including public and private providers, primary referral sources,
				  paraprofessionals, and persons who will serve as service coordinators;
				  and
(4) Ensure that the training
				  provided relates specifically to-
(i)
				  Understanding the basic components of early intervention services available in
				  the State;
(ii) Meeting the
				  interrelated social or emotional, health, developmental, and educational needs
				  of eligible children under this part; and
(iii) Assisting families in enhancing the
				  development of their children, and in participating fully in the development
				  and implementation of IFSPs.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 3 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE COMPONENTS OF STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES › Subpart D - Program and Service Components of a Statewide System of Early Intervention Services › Section 303.361 - Personnel standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in this
				  part-
(1) Appropriate professional
				  requirements in the State means entry level requirements that-
(i) Are based on the highest requirements in
				  the State applicable to the profession or discipline in which a person is
				  providing early intervention services; and
(ii) Establish suitable qualifications for
				  personnel providing early intervention services under this part to eligible
				  children and their families who are served by State, local, and private
				  agencies.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.400 - General responsibility of lead agency for procedural safeguards

Current through July 13, 2024
Each lead agency shall be responsible for-
(a) Establishing or adopting procedural
				  safeguards that meet the requirements of this subpart; and
(b) Ensuring effective implementation of the
				  safeguards by each public agency in the State that is involved in the provision
				  of early intervention services under this part.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1439
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.401 - Definitions of consent, native language, and personally identifiable information

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this subpart-
(a) Consent means that-
(1) The parent has been fully informed of all
				  information relevant to the activity for which consent is sought, in the
				  parent's native language or other mode of communication;
(2) The parent understands and agrees in
				  writing to the carrying out of the activity for which consent is sought, and
				  the consent describes that activity and lists the records (if any) that will be
				  released and to whom; and
(3) The
				  parent understands that the granting of consent is voluntary on the part of the
				  parent and may be revoked at any time;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.402 - Opportunity to examine records

Current through July 13, 2024
In accordance with the confidentiality procedures in title
					 regulations under part B of the Act (
					 34
					 CFR 300.560 through 300.576 ), the parents of
					 a child eligible under this part must be afforded the opportunity to inspect
					 and review records relating to evaluations and assessments, eligibility
					 determinations development and implementation of IFSPs, individual complaints
					 dealing with the child and any other area under this part involving records
					 about the child and the child's family.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1439(a)(4)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.403 - Prior notice; native language

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General.
				  Written prior notice must be given to the parents of a child eligible under
				  this part a reasonable time before a public agency or service provider
				  proposes, or refuses, to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, or
				  placement of the child, or the provision of appropriate early interverition
				  services to the child and the child's family.
(b) Content of notice. The notice must be in
				  sufficient detail to inform the parents about-
(1) The action that is being proposed or
				  refused;
(2) The reasons for taking
				  the action;
(3) All procedural
				  safeguards that are available under Secs. 303.401-303.460 of this part;
				  and
(4) The State complaint
				  procedures under Secs. 303.510-303.512, including a description of how to file
				  a complaint and the timelines under those procedures.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.404 - Parent consent

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Written
				  parental consent must be obtained before-
(1)
				  Conducting the initial evaluation and assessment of a child under Sec. 303.322;
				  and
(2) Initiating the provision of
				  early intervention services (see Sec. 303.342(e)).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.405 - Opportunity to examine records

Current through July 13, 2024
members will accept or decline any early intervention
					 service under this part in accordance with State law, and may decline such a
					 service after first accepting it, without jeopardizing other early intervention
					 services under this part.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1439(a)(3)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.406 - Surrogate parents

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. Each
				  lead agency shall ensure that the rights of children eligible under this part
				  are protected if-
(1) No parent (as defined
				  in Sec. 303.18) can be identified;
(2) The public agency, after reasonable
				  efforts, cannot discover the whereabouts of a parent; or
(3) The child is a ward of the State under
				  the laws of that State.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.419 - Mediation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. Each State shall ensure that
				  procedures are established and implemented to allow parties to disputes
				  involving any matter described in Sec. 303.403(a) to resolve the disputes
				  through a mediation process which, at a minimum, must be available whenever a
				  hearing is requested under Sec. 303.420. The lead agency may either use the
				  mediation system established under Part B of the Act or establish its own
				  system.
(b) Requirements. The
				  procedures must meet the following requirements:
(1) The procedures must ensure that the
				  mediation process-
(i) Is voluntary on the
				  part of the parties;
(ii) Is not
				  used to deny or delay a parent's right to a due process hearing under Sec.
				  303.420, or to deny any other rights afforded under Part C of the Act;
				  and
(iii) Is conducted by a
				  qualified and impartial mediator who is trained in effective mediation
				  techniques.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.420 - Due process procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
Each system must include written procedures including
					 procedures for mediation as described in Sec. 303.419, for the timely
					 administrative resolution of individual child complaints by parents concerning
					 any of the matters in Sec. 303.403(a). A State may meet this requirement by-
(a) Adopting the mediation and due
				  process procedures in 34 CFR
				  300, 506 through 300.512 and developing
				  procedures that meet the requirements of Sec. 303.425; or
(b) Developing procedures that-
(1) Meet the requirements in Sec. 303.419 and
				  Secs. 303.421 through 303.425; and
(2) Provide parents a means of filing a
				  complaint.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.421 - Appointment of an impartial person

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Qualifications
				  and duties. An impartial person must be appointed to implement the complaint
				  resolution process in this subpart. The person must--
(1) Have knowledge about the provisions of
				  this part and the needs of, and services available for, eligible children and
				  their families; and
(2) Perform the
				  following duties:
(i) Listen to the
				  presentation of relevant viewpoints about the complaint, examine all
				  information relevant to the issues, and seek to reach a timely resolution of
				  the complaint.
(ii) Provide a
				  record of the proceedings, including a written decision.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.422 - Parent rights in administrative proceedings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. Each
				  lead agency shall ensure that the parents of children eligible under this part
				  are afforded the rights in paragraph (b) of this section in any administrative
				  proceedings carried out under Sec. 303.420.
(b) Rights. Any parent involved in an
				  administrative proceeding has the right to-
(1) Be accompanied and advised by counsel and
				  by individuals with special knowledge or training with respect to early
				  intervention services for children eligible under this part;
(2) Present evidence and confront,
				  cross-examine, and compel the attendance of witnesses;
(3) Prohibit the introduction of any evidence
				  at the proceeding that has not been disclosed to the parent at least five days
				  before the proceeding;
(4) Obtain a
				  written or electronic verbatim transcription of the proceeding; and.
(5) Obtain written findings of fact and
				  decisions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.423 - Convenience of proceedings; timelines

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any proceeding
				  for implementing the complaint resolution process in this subpart must be
				  carried out at a time and place that is reasonably convenient to the
				  parents.
(b) Each lead agency shall
				  ensure that, not later than 30 days after the receipt of a parent's complaint,
				  the. impartial proceeding required under this subpart is completed and a
				  written decision mailed to each of the parties.,
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1439(a)(1)
Note: Under part B of the Act, States are allowed 45 days
						to conduct an impartial due process hearing (i.e., within 45 days after the
						receipt of a request for a hearing, a decision is reached and apply of the
						decision is mailed to each of the parties). (See
						34 CFR 300.512.)
						Thus, if a State, in meeting the requirements of Sec. 303.420, elects to adopt
						the due process procedures under part B, that State would also have 45 days for
						hearings. However, any State in that situation is encouraged (but not required)
						to accelerate the timeline for the due process hearing for children who are
						eligible under this part-from 45 days to the 30-day timeline in this section.
						Because the needs of children in the birth-through-two-age range change so
						rapidly, quick resolution of complaints is important.
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.424 - Civil action

Current through July 13, 2024
Any party aggrieved by the findings and decision regarding
					 an administrative complaint has the right to bring a civil action in State or
					 Federal court under section 639(a)(1) of the Act.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1439(a)(1)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.425 - Status of a child during proceedings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) During the
				  pendency of any proceeding involving a complaint under this subpart, unless the
				  public agency and parents of a child otherwise agree, the child must continue
				  to receive the appropriate early intervention services currently being
				  provided.
(b) If the complaint
				  involves an application for initial services under this part, the child must
				  receive those services that are not in dispute.
Confidentiality
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1439(a)(7)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 4 - PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS › Subpart E - Procedural Sageguards › Section 303.460 - Confidentiality of information

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each State
				  shall adopt or develop policies and procedures that the State will follow in
				  order to ensure the protection of any personally identifiable information
				  collected, used, or maintained under this part, including the right of parents
				  to written notice of and written consent to the exchange of this information
				  among agencies consistent with Federal and State law.
(b) These policies and procedures must meet
				  the requirements in
				  34
				  CFR 300.560 through 300.576, with the
				  modifications specified in Sec. 303.5(b).
Authority:.
						20 U.S.C.
						1439(a)(2), 1442
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Note: With the modifications referred to in paragraph (b)
						of this section, the confidentiality requirements in the regulations
						implementing part B of the Act (
						34
						CFR 300.560 through 300.576 ) are to be used
						by public agencies to meet the confidentiality requirements under part C of the
						Act and this section (Sec.: 303.460).
The part B provisions incorporate by reference the
						regulations in 34 CFR part 99 (Family Educational. Rights and Privacy);
						therefore, those regulations also apply to this
						part.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.500 - Lead agency esablishment or designation

Current through July 13, 2024
Each system must include a single line of responsibility in
					 a lead agency that-
(a) Is established
				  or designated by the Governor; and
(b) Is responsible for the administration of
				  the system, in accordance with the requirements of this part.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1435(a)(10)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.501 - Supervision and monitoring of programs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. Each
				  lead agency is responsible for--
(1) The
				  general administration and supervision of programs and activities receiving
				  assistance under this part; and
(2)
				  The monitoring of programs and activities used by the State to carry out this
				  part, whether or not these programs or activities are receiving assistance
				  under this part, to ensure that the State complies with this part.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.510 - Adopting complaint procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. Each
				  lead agency shall adopt written procedures for-
(1) Resolving any complaint, including a
				  complaint filed by an organization or individual from another State, that any
				  public agency or private service provider is violating a requirement of Part C
				  of the Act or this Part by-
(i) Providing for
				  the filing of a complaint with the lead agency; and
(ii) At the lead agency's discretion,
				  providing for the filing of a complaint with a public agency and the right to
				  have the lead agency review the public agency's decision on the complaint;
				  and
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.511 - An organization or individual may file a complaint

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. An individual or organization
				  may file a written signed complaint under Sec. 303.510. The complaint must
				  include-.
(1) A statement that the State has
				  violated a requirement of part C of the Act or me regulations in this part;
				  and
(2) The facts on which the
				  complaint is based.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.512 - Minimum State complaint procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Time limit,
				  minimum procedures. Each lead agency shall include in its complaint procedures
				  a time limit of 60 calendar days after a complaint is filed under Sec.
				  303.510(a) to--
(1) Carry out an independent
				  on-site investigation, if the lead agency determines that such an investigation
				  is necessary;
(2) Give the
				  complainant the opportunity to submit additional information, either orally or
				  in writing, about the allegations in the complaint;
(3) Review all relevant information and make
				  an independent determination as to whether the public agency is violating a
				  requirement of Part C of the Act or of this Part; and
(4) Issue a written decision to the
				  complainant that addresses each allegation in the complaint and contains--
(i) Findings of fact and conclusions;
				  and
(ii) The reasons for the lead
				  agency's final decision.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.520 - Policies related to payment for services

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General.
				  Each lead agency is responsible for establishing State policies related to how
				  services to children eligible under this part and their families will be paid
				  for under the State's early intervention program. The policies must-
(1) Meet the requirements in paragraph (b) of
				  this section; and
(2) Be reflected
				  in the interagency agreements required in Sec. 303.523.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.521 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. A State may establish,
				  consistent with Sec. 303.12(a)(3)(iv), a system of payments for early
				  intervention services, including a schedule of sliding fees.
(b) Functions not subject to fees. The
				  following are required functions that must be carried out at public expense by
				  a State, and for which no fees may be charged to parents:
(1) Implementing the child find requirements
				  in Sec. 303.321.
(2) Evaluation and
				  assessments as included in Sec. 303.322, and including the functions related to
				  evaluation and assessment in Sec. 303.12.
(3) Service coordination, as included in
				  Secs. 303.22 and 303.344(g).
(4)
				  Administrative and coordinative activities related to-
(i) The development, review, and evaluation
				  of IFSPs in Secs. 303.340 through 303.346; and
(ii) Implementation of the procedural
				  safeguards in subpart E of this part and the other components of the statewide
				  system of early intervention services in subparts D and F of this
				  part.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.522 - Identification and coordination of resources

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each lead
				  agency is responsible for-
(1) The
				  identification and coordination of all available resources for early
				  intervention services within the State, including those from Federal, State,
				  local, and private sources; and
(2)
				  Updating the information on the funding sources in paragraph (a)(1) of this
				  section, if a legislative or policy change is made under any of those
				  sources.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.523 - Interagency agreements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. Each
				  lead agency is responsible for entering into formal interagency agreements with
				  other State-level agencies involved in the State's early intervention program.
				  Each agreement must meet the requirements in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this
				  section.
(b) Financial
				  responsibility. Each agreement must define the financial responsibility, in
				  accordance with Sec. 303.143, of the agency for paying for early intervention
				  services (consistent with State law and the requirements of this
				  part).
(c) Procedures for resolving
				  disputes.
(1) Each agreement must include
				  procedures for achieving a timely resolution of intra-agency and interagency
				  disputes about payments for a given service, or disputes about other matters
				  related to the State's early intervention program. Those procedures must
				  include a mechanism for making a final determination that is binding upon the
				  agencies involved.
(2) The
				  agreement with each agency must-
(i) Permit
				  the agency; to resolve its own internal disputes (based on the agency's
				  procedures that are included in the agreement), so long as the agency acts in a
				  timely manner; and
(ii) Include the
				  process that the lead agency will follow in achieving resolution of
				  intra-agency disputes, if a given agency is unable to resolve its own internal
				  disputes in a timely manner.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.524 - Resolution of disputes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each lead
				  agency is responsible for resolving individual disputes, in accordance with the
				  procedures in See. 303.523(c)(2)(ii).
(b)
(1)
				  During a dispute, the individual or entity responsible for assigning financial
				  responsibility among appropriate agencies under Sec, 303.143 ("financial
				  designee") shall assign financial responsibility to -
(i) An agency, subject to the provisions in
				  paragraph (b)(2) of this section; or
(ii) The lead agency, in accordance with the
				  "payor of last resort" provisions in Sec. 303.527.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.525 - Delivery of services in a timely manner

Current through July 13, 2024
Each lead agency is responsible for the development of
					 procedures to ensure that services are provided to eligible children and their
					 families in a timely manner, pending the resolution of disputes among public
					 agencies or service providers.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1435(a)(10)(D)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.526 - Policy for contracting or otherwise arranging for services

Current through July 13, 2024
Each system must include a policy pertaining to contracting
					 or making other arrangements with public or private service providers to
					 provide early intervention services. The policy must include
(a) A requirement that all early intervention
				  services must meet State standards and be consistent with the. provisions of
				  this part;
(b) The mechanisms that
				  the lead agency wall use in arranging for these services, including the process
				  by which awards or other arrangements are made; and
(c) The basic requirements that must be met
				  by any individual or organization seeking to provide these services for the
				  lead agency.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1440
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Note: In implementing the statewide system, States may
						elect to continue using agencies and individuals in both the public and private
						sectors that have previously been involved in providing early intervention
						services, so long as those agencies and individuals meet the requirements of
						this part.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.527 - Payor of last resort

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Nonsubstitution
				  of funds. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, funds under
				  this part 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, but for
				  the enactment of part C of the Act. Therefore, funds under this part may be
				  used only for early intervention services that an eligible child needs but is
				  not currently entitled to under any other Federal, State, local, or private
				  source.
(b) Interim
				  payments--reimbursement.
(1) If necessary to
				  prevent a delay in the timely provision of services to an eligible child or the
				  child's family, funds under this part may be used to pay the provider of
				  services, pending reimbursement from the agency or entity that has ultimate
				  responsibility for the payment.
(2)
				  Payments under paragraph (b)(1) of this section may be made for-
(i) Early intervention, services, as
				  described in Sec. 303.12;
(ii)
				  Eligible health services (see Sec. 303.13); and
(iii) Other functions and services authorized
				  under this part, including child find and evaluation and assessment.
(3) The provisions of paragraph
				  (b)(1) of this section do not apply to medical services or "well-baby" health
				  care (see Sec. 303.13(c)(1) ).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.528 - Reimbursement procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
Each system must include a procedure for securing the
					 timely reimbursement of funds used under this part, in accordance with Sec.
					 303.527(b),
Reporting Requirements
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1435(a)(12)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.540 - Data collection

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each system
				  must include the procedures that the State uses to compile data on the
				  statewide system. The procedures must-
(1)
				  Include a process for-
(i) Collecting data
				  from various agencies and service providers in the State;
(ii) Making use of appropriate sampling
				  methods, if sampling is permitted; and
(iii) Describing the sampling methods used,
				  if reporting to the Secretary; and
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart F - State Administration › Section 303.560 - Use of funds by the lead agency

Current through July 13, 2024
A lead agency may use funds under this part that are
					 reasonable and necessary for administering the State's early intervention
					 program for infants and toddlers with disabilities.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C. 1433,
						1435(a)(10)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.600 - Establishment of Council

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A State that
				  desires to receive financial assistance under this part shall establish a State
				  Interagency Coordinating Council.
(b) The Council must be appointed by the
				  Governor. The Governor shall ensure that the membership of the Council
				  reasonably represents the population of the State.
(c) The Governor shall designate a member of
				  the Council to serve as the chairperson of the Council or require the Council
				  to do so. Any member of the Council who is a representative of the lead agency
				  designated under Sec. 303.500 may not serve as the chairperson of the
				  Council.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1441(a)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550.
Note: To avoid a potential conflict of interest, it is
						recommended that parent representatives who are selected to serve on the
						Council not be employees of any agency involved in providing early intervention
						services.
It is suggested that consideration be given to
						maintaining an appropriate balance between the urban and rural communities of
						the State.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.601 - Composition

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Council must be composed as follows:
(1)
(i) At
				  least 20 percent of the members must be parents, including minority parents, of
				  infants or toddlers with disabilities or children with disabilities aged 12 or
				  younger, with knowledge of, or experience with, programs for infants and
				  toddlers with disabilities.
(ii) At
				  least one member must be a parent of an infant or toddler with a disability of
				  a child with a disability aged six or younger.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.602 - Use of funds by the Council

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General.
				  Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Council may use funds under this
				  part-
(1) To conduct hearings and
				  forums;
(2) To reimburse members of
				  the Council for reasonable and necessary expenses for attending Council
				  meetings and performing Council duties (including child care for parent
				  representatives);
(3) To pay
				  compensation to a member of the Council if the member is not employed or must
				  forfeit wages from other employment when performing official Council
				  business;
(4) To hire staff;
				  and
(5) To obtain the services of
				  professional, technical, and clerical personnel, as may be necessary to carry
				  out the performance of its functions under this part.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.603 - Meeting

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Council shall meet at least quarterly
				  and in such places as it deems necessary.
(b) The meetings must-
(1) Be publicly announced sufficiently in
				  advance of the dates may are to be held to ensure that all interested parties
				  have an opportunity to attend; and
(2) To the extent appropriate, be open and
				  accessible to the general public.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.604 - Conflict of interest

Current through July 13, 2024
No member of the Council may cast a vote on any matter that
					 would provide direct financial benefit to that member or otherwise give the
					 appearance of a conflict of interest.
Functions of the Council
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1441(f)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.650 - General

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each Council shall-
(1) Advise and assist the lead agency in the
				  development and implementation of the policies that constitute the statewide
				  system;
(2) Assist the lead agency
				  in achieving the full participation, coordination, and cooperation of all
				  appropriate public agencies in the State;
(3) Assist the lead agency in the effective
				  implementation of the statewide system, by establishing a process that
				  includes-
(i) Seeking information from
				  service providers, service coordinators, parents, and others about any Federal,
				  State, or local policies that impede timely service delivery; and
(ii) Taking steps to ensure that any policy
				  problems identified under paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section are resolved;
				  and
(4) To the extent
				  appropriate, assist the lead agency in the resolution of disputes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.651 - Advising and assisting the lead agency in its administrative duties

Current through July 13, 2024
Each Council shall advise and assist the lead agency in
					 the-
(a) Identification of sources of
				  fiscal and other support for services for early intervention programs under
				  this part;
(b) Assignment of
				  financial responsibility to the appropriate agency; and
(c) Promotion of the interagency agreements
				  under Sec. 303.523.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1441(e)(1)(A)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.652 - Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
Each Council shall advise and assist the lead agency in the
					 preparation of applications under this part and amendments to those
					 applications.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1441(e)(1)(B)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0550
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.653 - Transitional Services

Current through July 13, 2024
Each Council shall advise and assist the State educational
					 agency regarding the transition of toddlers with disabilities to services
					 provided under part B of the Act, to preschool and other appropriate
					 services.
Authority:
						20 U.S.C.
						1441(e)(1)(C)
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
						control number 1820-0578
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION › Subpart G - State Interagency Coordinating Council › Section 303.654 - Annual report to the Secretary

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each Council
				  shall-
(1) Prepare an annual report to the
				  Governor and to the Secretary on the status of early intervention. programs
				  operated within the State for children eligible under this part and their
				  families; and
(2) Submit the report
				  to the Secretary by a date that the Secretary establishes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 6 - STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL › Section 6-303.600 - Establishment of Council

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A State that desires to receive financial
				assistance under this part shall establish a State Interagency Coordinating
				Council.
(b) The Council must be
				appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall ensure that the membership of the
				Council reasonably represents the population of the State.
(c) The Governor shall designate a member of
				the Council to serve as the chairperson of the Council or require the Council
				to do so. Any member of the Council who is a representative of the lead agency
				designated under
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 6 - STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL › Section 6-303.601 - Composition

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Council must be composed as follows:
(1)
(i) At
				least 20 percent of the members must be parents, including minority parents, of
				infants or toddlers with disabilities or children with disabilities aged 12 or
				younger, with knowledge of, or experience with, programs for infants and
				toddlers with disabilities.
(ii) At
				least one member must be a parent of an infant or toddler with a disability or
				a child with a disability aged six or younger.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 6 - STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL › Section 6-303.602 - Use of funds by the Council

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. Subject to the approval of the
				Governor, the Council may use funds under this part-
(1) To conduct hearings and forums;
(2) To reimburse members of the Council for
				reasonable and necessary expenses for attending Council meetings and performing
				Council duties (including child care for parent representatives);
(3) To pay compensation to a member of the
				Council if the member is not employed or must forfeit wages from other
				employment when performing official Council business;
(4) To hire staff; and
(5) To obtain the services of professional,
				technical, and clerical personnel, as may be necessary to carry out the
				performance of its functions under this part.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 6 - STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL › Section 6-303.603 - Meetings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Council shall meet at least quarterly
				and in such places as it deems necessary.
(b) The meetings must-
(1) Be publicly announced sufficiently in
				advance of the dates they are to be held to ensure that all interested parties
				have an opportunity to attend; and
(2) To the extent appropriate, be open and
				accessible to the general public.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers › Chapter 6 - STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL › Section 6-303.604 - Conflict of interest

Current through July 13, 2024
No member of the Council may cast a vote on any matter that
				  would provide direct financial benefit to that member or otherwise give the
				  appearance of a conflict of interest.