Definitions

1. Law
2. Arkansas Code
3. Public Health and Welfare
4. Health and Safety
5. Individuals With Disabilities
6. Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers
7. Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

1. (1) “Council” means the State Interagency Council;

2. (2) “Developmental delay” means a child is delayed in any one (1) or more of the following areas:

   1. (A) Physical development;

   2. (B) Cognitive development;

   3. (C) Language and speech development;

   4. (D) Psycho-social development; or

   5. (E) Self-help skills;

3. (3) “Early intervention services” means developmental services which:

   1. (A) Are provided under public supervision through licensure or for accreditation by the appropriate state agency;

   2. (B) Are provided at no cost except when federal or state law, rules, or regulations provide for a system of payments by families, including a schedule of sliding fees;

   3. (C) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of an infant with disabilities or a toddler with disabilities in any one (1) or more of the following areas:

      1. (i) Physical development;

      2. (ii) Cognitive development;

      3. (iii) Language and speech development;

      4. (iv) Psycho-social development; or

      5. (v) Self-help skills;

   4. (D) Meet the standards of the state, including the requirements in this section;

   5. (E) Include:

      1. (i) Family training, counseling, and home visits;

      2. (ii) Special habilitation and education instruction;

      3. (iii) Speech pathology and audiology;

      4. (iv) Occupational therapy such as fine motor skills;

      5. (v) Physical therapy;

      6. (vi) Psychological services;

      7. (vii) Case management services at the service delivery level;

      8. (viii) Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes;

      9. (ix) Early identification, screening, and assessment services; and

      10. (x) Health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from other early intervention services;

   6. (F) Are provided by qualified personnel, including:

      1. (i) Certified special educators or training technicians supervised by special educators;

      2. (ii) Speech and language pathologists and audiologists;

      3. (iii) Occupational therapists;

      4. (iv) Physical therapists;

      5. (v) Psychologists;

      6. (vi) Social workers;

      7. (vii) Nurses;

      8. (viii) Nutritionists; and

      9. (ix) Physicians; and

   7. (G) Are provided in conformity with an individualized family service plan adopted in accordance with this subchapter; and

4. (4) “Infants and toddlers with developmental delays” means individuals from birth through two (2) years of age, inclusive, who need early intervention services because they:

   1. (A) Are experiencing developmental delays as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one (1) or more of the following areas:

      1. (i) Cognitive development;

      2. (ii) Physical development;

      3. (iii) Language and speech development;

      4. (iv) Psycho-social development; or

      5. (v) Self-help skills; or

   2. (B) Have a diagnosed physical or mental condition which has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay or are at risk of having substantial delays if early intervention services are not provided.

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