Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-400 - EARLY SUPPORT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS PROGRAM FOR CONTRACTS STARTING ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE RULES, CHAPTER 170-400 WAC APPLIES › Section 170-400-0030 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Administrative indirect"
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"
means the department of early
				learning, 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. These responsibilities include, but are not limited
				to, coordination of all funding and oversight of state and federal funding
				allocated to implement early intervention services.
"Department-approved clarification memos"
means
				the ESIT program published guides and policy memos signed by the ESIT
				administrator and posted on the agency web site.
"Early intervention services (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 (ESIT)
				program"
means the statewide program within the department of early
				learning that administers all components of the birth to three early
				intervention system for eligible infants, toddlers and their families.
"EIS provider"
means any ESIT-approved
				organization, public, private, tribal or nonprofit entity, school district, or
				an individual that provides EIS, whether or not the entity or individual
				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.
"Office of superintendent of public
				instruction"
means the state educational agency responsible for the
				supervision of public elementary schools and secondary schools, including the
				implementation of Part B.
"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. 1431-1444.
"Part C"
means 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.