Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-400 - Early support for infants and toddlers program › Section 110-400-0030 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Administrative indirect expenses"
means indirect
				costs such as, general management compensation, joint facility costs, contract
				administration, fiscal services, and general office supplies that are not
				allocated to direct services for infants, toddlers, and their families.
"Department"
or
"DCYF"
means the
				department of children, youth, and families, the Washington state lead agency
				designated by the governor to receive state and federal funds to administer the
				early support for infants and toddlers (ESIT) program.
"Department-approved clarification memos"
means
				the ESIT program published guides and policy memos signed by the ESIT
				administrator.
"Early intervention services "
or
"EIS"
means developmental services that include:
(a) Assistive technology devices and services;
(b) Audiology services;
(c) Family training, counseling and home visits;
(d) Health services;
(e) Medical services;
(f) Nursing services;
(g) Nutrition services;
(h) Occupational therapy;
(i) Physical therapy;
(j) Psychological services;
(k) Service coordination;
(l) Signed language and cued language;
(m) Social work services;
(n) Special instruction;
(o) Speech-language pathology;
(p) Transportation and related costs; and
(q) Vision services.
"Early support for infants and toddlers program"
or
"ESIT"
means the statewide program within DCYF that administers
				all components of the birth to three early intervention system for eligible
				infants, toddlers, and their families.
"EIS provider agency"
means any ESIT-approved
				organization including, but not limited to, a public, private, tribal or
				nonprofit entity, including a school district, that provides EIS, whether or
				not it receives funding from the ESIT program.
"Local agreement"
means any written agreement
				required to implement ESIT services.
"Natural environments"
means settings that are
				natural or typical for a same-aged infant or toddler without a disability,
				including the home or community settings.
"Part B"
means special education of children with
				disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part
				B, as amended,  20 U.S.C. Sec. 1411-1419.
"Part C"
means early intervention services for
				children with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
				Act (IDEA), Part C, as amended,  20 U.S.C. Sec. 1431-1444  and 34 C.F.R. Part
				303.
"Policies and procedures"
means ESIT's federally
				approved policies and procedures for implementing EIS.
"Potential eligibility"
means, based on existing
				assessment, evaluation, and the team's clinical understanding of the child's
				developmental status, the child is determined to be potentially eligible for
				services under Part B prior to the Part B required eligibility
				evaluation.
"School district"
means a local educational agency
				administering elementary and secondary schools.
"System of payments and fees"
means the federally
				required ESIT policy on families' financial contribution to their child's
				services.
Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.020(2)(f). WSR 16-24-059,
				  §
										170-400-0030, filed
				  12/2/16, effective 1/2/17.