(1) Subject to annual appropriation from the general assembly, the department shall administer early intervention services and shall coordinate early intervention services with existing services provided to eligible infants and toddlers from birth through two years of age and their families.
The department shall promulgate rules, pursuant to section 27-10.5-103, as necessaryfor the implementation of this section and to ensure that all IDEA timelines and requirements are met, including but not limited to administrative remedies if the timelines and requirements are not met.
In administering early intervention services, the department shall have and performthe following duties:
To design early intervention services in a manner consistent with part C;
To develop and promulgate rules after consultation with the state interagency coordinating council;
To ensure eligibility determination for a child with disabilities from birth throughtwo years of age, based in part on information received concerning the screening and evaluation performed by an entity that conducts early intervention evaluations;
To ensure that an individualized family service plan is developed for infants andtoddlers from birth through two years of age who are eligible for early intervention services. The IFSP shall be developed in compliance with part C requirements and in coordination with part C child find evaluations or early intervention evaluations where applicable, including the mandatory IFSP meeting at which the family receives information concerning the results of the evaluation. The initial IFSP shall be developed in collaboration with a representative from the entity that participated in the child's evaluation. The representative shall participate in the initial meeting for the development of the child's IFSP. (e) To allocate moneys;
To coordinate training and provide technical assistance to community centered boards, service providers, and other constituents who are involved in the delivery of early intervention services to infants and toddlers from birth through two years of age;
To monitor and evaluate early intervention services provided through this part 7; and
To coordinate contracts, expenditures, and billing for early intervention services provided through this part 7.
Source: L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 1460, § 11, effective August 5. L. 2009: (2) amended, (SB 09-044), ch. 57, p. 210, § 15, effective March 25. L. 2018: (3)(c) and (3)(d) amended, (HB 18-1333), ch. 176, p. 1212, § 3, effective April 30.