Appendix A to Part 303—Index for IDEA Part C Regulations
ABILITY TO PAY (State definition) | 303.521(a)(3). |
ABROGATION OF STATE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY | 303.103. |
ABUSE or NEGLECT: | |
· At-risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
· Referral of specific at-risk infants and toddlers | 303.303(b). |
ACCESS (TO); ACCESSING (A-O): | |
· Access rights (of parents) | 303.405. |
· Culturally competent services (Traditionally underserved groups) | 303.227(b). |
· Early Intervention records (definition) | 303.403(b). |
· Early Intervention services · See also “Service Coordination (Services)” |
303.34(b)(1). |
ACCESS (TO); ACCESSING (P-Z): | |
· Personally identifiable information (Employees with access) | 303.415(d). |
· Private insurance (Parental consent prior to using or accessing) | 303.520(b)(1)(i). |
· Public Insurance (Written notification prior to using or accessing | 303.520(a). |
· Records (Keep and afford access to the Secretary) | 303.224(b). |
· Safeguards (Employees with access to personally identifiable information) | 303.415(d). |
ACCESSIBLE; ACCESSIBILITY: | |
· Central directory (Accessible to general public) | 303.117. |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP) meetings (Accessibility and convenience of) | 303.342(d). |
· See also “Convenience (of hearings; meetings)” | 303.602(b)(2). |
· Meetings (Of Council). | |
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS (Construction or Alteration): | |
· Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities | 303.104(b)(1). |
· Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards | 303.104(b)(2). |
ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT (Construction): | |
· Appropriate equipment and construction or alteration of facilities | 303.104. |
· See also “Accessibility standards” | |
ACT: | |
· Definition (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)) | 303.4. |
ADAPTIVE DEVELOPMENT: | |
· Developmental delay in | 303.21(a)(1)(v). |
· Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(a)(4)(v). |
o See also in “Occupational therapy” | 303.13(b)(8). |
· Evaluation and assessment (Of the child) | 303.321(b)(3). |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP) content (Child’s status) | 303.344(a). |
· Infant or toddler with a disability (Definition) | 303.21(a)(1)(v). |
ADVOCATE (Noun): | |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP) Team | 303.343(a)(1)(iii). |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT: | |
· Payments to Indians | 303.731(a)(3). |
· State allotments (Definition) | 303.732(d)(1). |
o See also “State allotments” | 303.732(a),(b). |
AMENDMENTS (To a State’s application): | |
· Functions of the Council (Advise and assist lead agency with) | 303.604(a)(4). |
· Modifications required by the Secretary | 303.228(c)(1). |
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: | |
· Civil Action | 303.448(e). |
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS | 303.3. |
APPLICATION: | |
· See “State Application” | |
ASSESSMENT: | |
· Assessment of child and family (Definition) | 303.321(a)(2)(ii). |
· Early Intervention services (Types of services) | 303.13(b)(6)(i), (b)(7)(i), (b)(8)(i), (b)(9)(i), (b)(10)(i)-(b)(10)(ii), (b)(13)(ii), (b)(17)(i). |
· Procedures for assessment of the child | 303.321(c)(1). |
· Procedures for assessment of the family | 303.321(c)(2). |
· Voluntary on part of the family | 303.321(c)(2)(i). |
· See also “Evaluation (And Assessment)” | |
ASSISTANTS (In personnel standards): | |
· Use of | 303.119(c). |
· See also “Paraprofessionals”. | |
ASSISTIVE and ORTHOTIC DEVICES: | |
· Occupational therapy (Fabrication of) | 303.13(b)(8)(ii). |
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AT): | |
· Assistive Technology (AT) device | 303.13(b)(1)(i). |
· Assistive Technology (AT) service | 303.13(b)(1)(ii). |
AT NO COST: | |
· Early Intervention services | 303.13(a)(3). |
· Initial copy of Early Intervention record | 303.409(c). |
· Parental rights at hearings (Record of hearing) | 303.444(c)(2). |
· System of payments and fees | 303.521(a)(4)(i)-(a)(4)(ii). |
AT-RISK: | |
· Annual report of children served | 303.721(a)(3). |
· Audiology services (At-risk criteria) | 303.13(b)(2)(i). |
· Council (Authorized activities) | 303.605(b). |
· Definition (Infant or toddler) | 303.5. |
· Description of Early Intervention services to | 303.204(b). |
· Infant or toddler with a disability | 303.21(b). |
· Permissive use of funds by lead agency | 303.501(e). |
· Referral of specific at-risk infants and toddlers | 303.303(b). |
· State’s definition of (Application requirements) | 303.204(a). |
AUDIOLOGY SERVICES: | |
· Definition | 303.13(b)(2). |
· Qualified personnel (Audiologists) | 303.13(c)(1). |
AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES: | |
· Council | 303.605. |
AWARD: | |
· Eligible recipients | 303.2(a). |
· See also “Grants”. | |
BIE: | |
· See “Bureau of Indian Education”. | |
BLINDNESS; BLIND: | |
· Native language | 303.25(b). |
· Special educators (Teachers of children with visual impairments (Including blindness)) | 303.13(c)(11). |
BRAILLE: | |
· Native language | 303.25(b). |
BRAIN HEMORRAGE: | |
· At-Risk infant or toddler (Definition). | 303.5. |
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION (BIE): | |
· Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-funded schools | 303.23(c). |
· Council Composition (Other members selected by the Governor) | 303.601(c). |
· Payments to Indians | 303.731(d). |
BUSINESS DAY (In Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B): | |
· Resolution process (Agreement review period) | 303.442(e). |
· Hearing rights | 303.444(a)(3), (b)(1). |
CALENDAR DAY: | |
· See “Day” (Definition) | 303.9. |
CHILD ABUSE, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT ACT (CAPTA): | |
· Child protection and welfare programs under CAPTA | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(G). |
CASE MANAGEMENT: | |
· In “Service coordination services” | 303.34. |
· Medicaid reference to | 303.34(c). |
CENTRAL DIRECTORY: | |
· Public awareness program | 303.301(b)(3). |
· State system requirement | 303.117. |
CERTIFICATION (In Administration): | |
· Annual report of children served | 303.723. |
· Annual report of children served (Other responsibilities of the lead agency) | 303.724(c). |
· Public participation application | 303.208(a). |
· Regarding financial responsibility | 303.202. |
· State application requirement | 303.200(a). |
CERTIFICATION (Of personnel): | |
· Personnel qualification standards | 303.119(b). |
· Qualified personnel (Definition) | 303.31. |
CHILD (Definition) | 303.6. |
CHILD ABUSE, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT ACT: | |
· See “CAPTA”. | |
CHILD COUNT: | |
· Accurate and unduplicated count (Annual report of children served—certification) | 303.723. |
· Count and report (Annual report of children served—report requirement) | 303.721(a). |
· Other responsibilities of lead agency: | |
o Aggregate count data | 303.724(d). |
o Ensure documentation of count is maintained | 303.724(e). |
o Obtain certification (Of unduplicated and accurate count) | 303.724(c). |
· Prohibited uses of funds (By Secretary of the Interior) | 303.731(f). |
CHILD’S ELIGIBILITY: | |
· Evaluation and assessment of child | 303.320(a)(2)(i). |
· No single procedure as sole criterion | 303.321(b). |
· Not eligible (Agency determination) | 303.322. |
· Parental consent before determining a child’s eligibility | 303.420(a)(1)-(2). |
· Status of child during pendency of a due process complaint | 303.430(e)(2). |
· Transition to preschool | 303.209(b)(1). |
CHILD FIND (A-E): | |
· At public expense (Functions not subject to fees) | 303.521(b)(1). |
· Comprehensive child find system: | |
o State system requirement | 303.115. |
o Substantive requirement | 303.302. |
· Consistent with Part B | 303.302(a)(1). |
· Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Transmission of child find information) | 303.344(h)(2)(iii). |
· Coordination with other Federal and State efforts | 303.302(c)(1)-(c)(2). |
CHILD FIND (F-PO): | |
· Financial responsibility for | 303.511(a). |
· Functions of the Council (Intra-agency and interagency collaboration) | 303.604(a)(3). |
· Payments to Indians (Use of funds) | 303.731(d). |
· Payor of last resort (Interim payments and reimbursement) | 303.510(b). |
CHILD FIND (PR-Z): | |
· Primary referral sources | 303.303(c). |
· Public awareness program (Information to be provided to parents) | 303.301(b). |
· Referral procedures (In general) | 303.303(a)(1). |
· Scope of child find | 303.302(b). |
· Screening procedures | 303.320. |
· State monitoring and enforcement | 303.700(d)(2). |
· State system requirement | 303.115. |
CHILD WITH A DISABILITY: | |
· Composition of the Council | 303.601(a)(1)(ii). |
· Infant or toddler with a disability (Definition) | 303.21(c). |
· State option to make Early Intervention services available to children three and older (Rules of construction) | 303.211(e)(1). |
CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES: | |
· Diagnosed physical or mental condition | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
CIVIL ACTION (Part B): | |
· Civil action (In general) | 303.448(a). |
· Finality of review decision | 303.446(d). |
· Rule of construction | 303.448(e). |
· Time limitation | 303.448(b). |
CIVIL ACTION (Part C) | 303.438. |
CLEFT PALATE; CLUB FOOT (Surgery for): | |
· Health services (Not included) | 303.16(c)(1)(i). |
COCHLEAR IMPLANT: | |
· Assistive technology device (Not included) | 303.13(b)(1)(i). |
· Health services (Not included) | 303.16(c)(1)(iii). |
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: | |
· Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Child’s status) | 303.344(a). |
· Developmental delay in | 303.21(a)(1)(i). |
· Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(a)(4)(ii). |
· Evaluation and assessment (Of child) | 303.321(b)(3). |
· Infant or toddler with a disability (Definition) | 303.21(a)(1)(i). |
COLOSTOMY COLLECTION BAGS: | |
· Health services (Included) | 303.16(b)(1). |
COMMINGLING: | |
· Prohibition against | 303.225(a)(1). |
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT: | |
· Content of individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Child’s status) | 303.344(a). |
· Developmental delay in | 303.21(a)(1)(iii). |
· Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(a)(4)(iii). |
· Evaluation and assessment (Of child) | 303.321(b)(3). |
· Infant or toddler with a disability (Definition) | 303.21(a)(1)(iii). |
COMPLAINTS: | |
· Annual report of children served (Number of due process complaints) | 303.721(c). |
· Confidentiality procedures | 303.401(b)(2). |
· Minimum State complaint procedures (Comparison with due process complaints) | 303.433(c). |
o See also “State Complaint Procedures”. | |
· State dispute resolution options: | |
o Due process hearing procedures | 303.430(d). |
o In general | 303.430(a). |
o State complaint procedures | 303.430(c). |
COMPLIANCE: | |
· Compliance agreement (Enforcement) | 303.704(b)(2)(ii). |
· Compliance with certain regulations (Construction or alteration of facilities) | 303.104(b). |
· Corrective action plans to achieve compliance (Enforcement) | 303.704(b)(2)(i). |
· Modifications of State application required by the Secretary (For compliance) | 303.228(c). |
· Reports and records (To ensure compliance with Part C) | 303.224(b). |
COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT (CSPD) | 303.118. |
CONFIDENTIALITY (A-D): | |
· Access rights | 303.405. |
· Confidentiality and opportunity to examine records | 303.401(a)-(c). |
· Consent prior to disclosure or use | 303.414. |
· Definitions: | |
o Destruction | 303.403(a). |
o Early Intervention records | 303.403(b). |
o Participating agency | 303.403(c). |
· Destruction of information | 303.416. |
CONFIDENTIALITY (E-N): | |
· Enforcement by lead agency | 303.417. |
· Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) | 303.401(b). |
· Fees for records | 303.409. |
· Hearing procedures | 303.413. |
· List of types and locations of information | 303.408. |
· Notice to parents | 303.404. |
CONFIDENTIALITY (O-Z): | |
· Opportunity for a hearing | 303.411. |
· Parental authority to inspect and review records | 303.405(c). |
· Record of access | 303.406. |
· Records on more than one child | 303.407. |
· Result of hearing | 303.412. |
· Safeguards | 303.415. |
· Secretary’s action (To protect) | 303.402. |
CONGENITAL DISORDERS: | |
· Diagnosed physical or mental condition (Infant or toddler with a disability) | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
CONGENITAL HEART AILMENTS: | |
· Health services (Not included) | 303.16(c)(1)(ii). |
CONGENITAL INFECTIONS: | |
· Diagnosed physical or mental condition (Infant or toddler with a disability) | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
CONSENT (A-H): | |
· Continue Early Intervention services from age three to kindergarten, with consent | 303.501(d). |
· Definition | 303.7. |
· Due process complaint (Sufficiency to amend) | 303.441(d)(3)(i). |
· Early Intervention services | 303.420(a)(3). |
· Early Intervention services in lieu of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) from age three to kindergarten | 303.501(d). |
· Evaluation and assessment of a child | 303.420(a)(2). |
· Granting of consent is voluntary | 303.7(c)(1). |
· Hearing rights (Additional disclosure) | 303.444(b)(2). |
CONSENT (I-Q): | |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Definition) | 303.20(c). |
· Insurance: | |
o Private insurance | 303.520(b). |
o Public insurance | 303.520(a). |
· Interim individualized family service plan (IFSP) | 303.345(a). |
· Lead agency responsible for procedural safeguards (Consent and notice, etc.) | 303.400(a). |
· Lead agency role if consent not given | 303.420(b). |
· Parental consent and ability to decline services | 303.420. |
· Permissive use of funds by lead agency (Continue Early Intervention services in lieu of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)) | 303.501(d). |
· Prior to disclosure or use of personally identifiable information | 303.414. |
· Provision of Early Intervention services before evaluation and assessment are completed | 303.345(a). |
CONSENT (R-Z): | |
· Required before: | |
o Administering screening procedures | 303.420(a)(1). |
o Conducting an evaluation and assessment of a child | 303.420(a)(2). |
o Providing Early Intervention services | 303.420(a)(3). |
o Using private insurance | 303.520(b). |
· Revocation of consent (Not retroactive) | 303.7(c)(2). |
· State option for Early Intervention services after age three: | |
o Available funds for | 303.211(d). |
o Continuation of Early Intervention services | 303.211(b)(5). |
o Referral to Part C (Trauma due to exposure to family violence, under age three) | 303.211(b)(7). |
· Status of child during due process complaint | 303.430(e). |
· Timelines for screening, initial evaluation, or assessments | 303.310(b)(2). |
CONSTRUCTION or ALTERATION (Of facilities): | |
· Compliance with certain regulations | 303.104(b). |
· Use of funds for | 303.104(a). |
CONSTRUCTION CLAUSES (A-M): | |
· Civil action (Nothing restricts rights, except that procedures under §§303.440 and 303.446 must be exhausted before filing a civil action) | 303.448(e). |
· Hearing decisions—Nothing: | |
o Affects the right of a parent to appeal a hearing decision | 303.445(b). |
o Precludes a hearing officer from requiring compliance with §§303.440-449 | 303.445(a)(3). |
o Precludes a parent from filing a separate due process complaint | 303.445(c). |
· Indian tribe (Nothing requires services or funding to a State Indian Tribe not in the Federal Register list pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994) | 303.19(c). |
CONSTRUCTION CLAUSES (N-Z): | |
· Nationwide database of personally identifiable information on individuals involved in studies, etc. (Nothing construed to authorize) | 303.701(c)(3). |
· Non-reduction of benefits (Payor of last resort) | 303.510(c). |
· Personnel standards (Nothing prohibits the use of paraprofessionals and assistants) | 303.119(c). |
· Secretary’s authority to monitor enforcement of General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) | 303.707. |
· State option to make services available after age three: | |
o If Early Intervention services provided to a child eligible under §619, Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) not required | 303.211(e)(1). |
o Service provider under Part C not required to provide Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) | 303.211(e)(2). |
CONSULTATION: | |
· By physicians (Health services) | 303.16(b)(2). |
· On child development (Psychological services) | 303.13(b)(10)(iv). |
CONTENT OF INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (IFSP) | 303.344. |
· See also “Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Content”. | |
CONTRACTS: | |
· Certification regarding financial responsibility (Lead agency’s contracts with Early Intervention service providers) | 303.202. |
· Payments to Indians: | |
o Biennial report to Secretary of the Interior (Number of contracts, etc.) | 303.731(e)(1). |
o Use of funds for Early Intervention services through contracts or cooperative agreements | 303.731(d)(1). |
· Mediation (Meeting to encourage) | 303.431(d)(1). |
· Parent (Definition) | 303.27(a)(2). |
· Policy for contracting for services | 303.121. |
CONVENIENCE (OF HEARINGS; MEETINGS): | |
· Convenience of hearings and timelines (Part C) | 303.437. |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP) meetings (Accessibility and convenience of) | 303.342(d). |
· Timelines and convenience of hearings and reviews (Part B) | 303.447. |
· See also “Accessible; Accessibility”. | |
COORDINATION (A-O): | |
· Child find (Coordination of lead agency’s efforts with the assistance of Council) | 303.302(c)(1). |
· Establishing financial responsibility for, and methods of, ensuring services (Additional components) | 303.511(e). |
· Head Start, Early Head Start, early education, and child care | 303.210(a). |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP): | |
o Content of (Service coordinator) | 303.344(g)(1). |
o Statewide system requirement (Including service coordination services) | 303.114. |
· Lead agency role in interagency coordination, etc. | 303.120(b), (f). |
· Methods for financial interagency coordination | 303.511. |
COORDINATION (P-Z): | |
· Payor of last resort (Coordination of funding resources) | 303.500(a)(2). |
· Purpose of Early Intervention program (Facilitate coordination of payment) | 303.1(b). |
· Service coordination services (In definition of “Early Intervention services”) | 303.13(b)(11). |
o See “Service coordination services (Case management).” | 303.34. |
o See also “Service Coordination”. | |
· Services before evaluations and assessments completed (Service coordinator) | 303.345(b)(1). |
· Statewide system and description of services | 303.203(b). |
· Use of funds and payor of last resort (Coordination of funding resources) | 303.500(a)(2). |
CO-PAYMENTS; CO-PAYS: | |
· Policies related to use of insurance for payment for services: | |
o Private insurance | 303.520(b). |
o Public insurance | 303.520(a). |
· System of payments and fees | 303.521(a)(6). |
· See also “System of Payments”; “Fees”. | |
COST PARTICIPATION FEES: | |
· System of payments and fees | 303.521(a)(1). |
COUNCIL: | |
· Definition | 303.8. |
· See “State Interagency Coordinating Council” | 303.600-303.605. |
CRITERIA: | |
· Assessment of the child and family | 303.321(c). |
· At-risk criteria | 303.5, 303.204. |
· Content of individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Results or outcomes) | 303.344(c). |
· Early Intervention services (Audiology services) | 303.13(b)(2)(i). |
· Early Intervention services (Other services) | 303.13(d). |
· State definition of developmental delay | 303.111(b). |
· Surrogate parents (Selection of) | 303.422(d). |
CSPD (COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT) | 303.118. |
CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES | 303.227(b). |
CURRICULUM PLANNING: | |
· In “Early Intervention services” definition (Special instruction) | 303.13(b)(14)(ii). |
DATA (A-H): | |
· Annual report of children served (Aggregate data) | 303.724(d). |
· Confidentiality (Personally identifiable data) | 303.402. |
· Data collection (Construction clause) | 303.701(c)(3). |
· Data collection (Statewide system) | 303.124. |
· Data reporting: | |
o Protection of identifiable data | 303.722(a). |
o Sampling | 303.722(b). |
· Data requirements (In general) | 303.720. |
· Exit data (Destruction of information) | 303.416(b). |
DATA (I-Z): | |
· Infants and toddlers (Definition) | 303.732(d)(2). |
· Insufficient data (State use of targets and reporting) | 303.702(b)(3). |
· State performance plans and data collection | 303.701. |
o Construction clause (Nationwide data base) | 303.701(c)(3). |
o Data collection | 303.701(c). |
o Data on specific indicators | 303.701(c)(2). |
· State use of targets and reporting. | 303.702(b)(1)(ii). |
· Statistically reliable information (Insufficient data) | 303.702(b)(3). |
DAY: | |
· Definition | 303.9. |
· See also “Timelines” | |
DEAF; DEAFNESS: | |
· Council Meetings (Interpreters for) | 303.602(b)(3). |
· Early Intervention services (Special educators) | 303.13(c)(11). |
· Native language | 303.25(b). |
DEFINITIONS (A-D): | |
· Ability to pay (State’s definition) | 303.521(a)(3). |
· Act | 303.4. |
· Aggregate amount (State allotments) | 303.732(d)(1). |
· Assessment of the child and the family | 303.321(a)(2)(ii), 303.321(c)(1)-(c)(2). |
· Assistive technology devices and services | 303.13(b)(1). |
· Audiology services | 303.13(b)(2). |
· Child | 303.6. |
· Consent | 303.7. |
· Council | 303.8. |
· Day | 303.9. |
· Destruction (Of a record) | 303.403(a). |
· Developmental delay | 303.10. |
· Duration (Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP)) | 303.344(d)(2)(iv). |
DEFINITIONS (E-H): | |
· Early Intervention record | 303.3(b)(2), 303.403(b). |
· Early Intervention service program | 303.11. |
· Early Intervention service provider | 303.12. |
· Early Intervention services | 303.13. |
· Education records | 303.3(b)(2). |
· Elementary school | 303.14. |
· Evaluation | 303.321(a)(2)(i). |
· Family training, counseling, and home visits | 303.13(b)(3). |
· Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) | 303.15. |
· Frequency and intensity (Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP)) | 303.344(d)(2)(i). |
· Health services | 303.16. |
· Homeless children | 303.17. |
DEFINITIONS (I-M): | |
· Impartial | 303.435(b). |
· Include; including | 303.18. |
· Indian; Indian tribe | 303.19. |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP) | 303.20. |
· Infants and toddlers (State allotments) | 303.732(d)(2). |
· Infant or toddler with a disability | 303.21. |
· Lead agency | 303.22. |
· Length (Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP)) | 303.344(d)(2)(iii). |
· Local educational agency (LEA) | 303.23. |
· Location (Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP)) | 303.344(d)(3). |
· Medical services | 303.13(b)(5). |
· Method (Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP)) | 303.344(d)(2)(ii). |
· Multidisciplinary | 303.24. |
DEFINITIONS (N-R): | |
· Native language | 303.25. |
· Natural environments | 303.26. |
· Nursing services | 303.13(b)(6). |
· Nutrition services | 303.13(b)(7). |
· Occupational therapy | 303.13(b)(8). |
· Parent | 303.27. |
· Participating agency (Personally identifiable information) | 303.403(c). |
· Parent training and information center | 303.28. |
· Personally identifiable information | 303.29, 303.401. |
· Physical Therapy | 303.13(b)(9). |
· Primary referral sources | 303.303(c). |
· Psychological services | 303.13(b)(10). |
· Public agency | 303.30. |
· Qualified personnel | 303.31. |
DEFINITIONS (S-Z): | |
· Scientifically based research | 303.32. |
· Screening procedures | 303.320(b). |
· Secretary | 303.33. |
· Service coordination services (Case management) | 303.34. |
o See also “Early Intervention services” definition | 303.13(b)(11). |
· Sign language and cued language | 303.13(b)(12). |
· Social work services | 303.13(b)(13). |
· Special instruction | 303.13(b)(14). |
· Speech-language pathology services | 303.13(b)(15). |
· State | 303.35. |
· State (State allotments) | 303.732(d)(3). |
· State educational agency (SEA) | 303.36. |
· Transportation and related costs | 303.13(b)(16). |
· Vision services | 303.13(b)(17). |
· Ward of the State | 303.37. |
DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES: | |
· State application and assurances | 303.231-303.236. |
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY: | |
· At-risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
· Definition | 303.10. |
· Infant or toddler with a disability (Definition) | 303.21(a)(1), (a)(2)(i). |
· Purpose of the Early Intervention program | 303.1(e). |
· Statewide system (State’s rigorous definition) | 303.203(c). |
· State definition | 303.111. |
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE and BILL OF RIGHTS ACT: | |
· Child find coordination | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(D). |
DIAGNOSED PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION: | |
· Infant or toddler with a disability (Definition) | 303.21(a)(2). |
DIETICIANS: | |
· Early Intervention services (Qualified personnel) | 303.13(c)(9). |
DIRECT SERVICES: | |
· Description of use of funds | 303.205(d). |
o See also “Use of Funds”. | |
DISORDERS: | |
· Infant or toddler with a disability (Definition) | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
· Speech-language pathology services (Definition) | 303.13(b)(15). |
· Vision services (Definition) | 303.13(b)(17). |
DISPUTES; DISPUTE RESOLUTION: | |
· Impartial due process hearing | 303.443(a). |
· Intra-agency or interagency disputes | 303.511(c)(1). |
· Lead agency role in resolving disputes | 303.120(d)-(f). |
· Mediation | |
o In general | 303.431. |
o State dispute resolution | 303.430(b). |
· Procedures for resolving disputes (Methods of ensuring services) | 303.511(c). |
· Resolution process (Part B). | |
o Due process procedures (Comparison of Part B and C) | 303.430(d). |
o Resolution meeting | 303.442(a). |
o Written settlement agreement | 303.442(d). |
· State dispute resolution options: | |
o Mediation | 303.430(b). |
o Status of child during pendency of a due process complaint | 303.430(e). |
DRESSINGS; COLOSTOMY BAGS (Changing of): | |
· Health services (Definition) | 303.16(b)(1). |
DUE PROCESS HEARING PROCEDURES—Options: | |
· Part B procedures | 303.430(d)(2). |
· Part C procedures | 303.430(d)(1). |
DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES—Part B: | |
· Adopting Part B procedures (By lead agency) | 303.430(d)(2). |
· Civil action | 303.448. |
· Due process complaint | 303.441. |
· Filing a due process complaint | 303.440. |
· Finality of decision; appeal; impartial review | 303.446. |
· Hearing decisions | 303.445. |
· Hearing rights | 303.444. |
· Impartial due process hearing | 303.443. |
· Resolution process | 303.442. |
· State enforcement mechanisms | 303.449. |
· Timelines and convenience of hearings and reviews | 303.447. |
DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES-Part C: | |
· Appointment of impartial hearing officer | 303.435. |
o Definition of “impartial” | 303.435(b). |
o Qualifications and duties | 303.435(a). |
· Civil action | 303.438. |
· Convenience of hearings and timelines | 303.437. |
· Parental rights in due process hearings | 303.436. |
· See “Status of child during pendency of a due process hearing request” | 303.430(e). |
· See also “Procedural Safeguards”. | |
EARLY HEAD START: | |
· Child find Coordination | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(E). |
· Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Transition from Part C) | 303.344(h)(1)(ii). |
· Coordination with Head Start and Early Head Start, early education, and child care programs | 303.210(a). |
· Comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD) (Transition from Part C) | 303.118(a)(3). |
EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION (EHDI): | |
· Child find system | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(J). |
EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES: | |
· Definitions: | |
o General | 303.13(a). |
o Other services | 303.13(d). |
o Qualified personnel | 303.13(c). |
o Types of Early Intervention services | 303.13(b). |
EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICE (EIS) PROGRAM: | |
· Definition | 303.11. |
· State monitoring and enforcement | 303.700. |
· State performance plans and data collection | 303.701. |
· State use of targets and reporting | 303.702. |
EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICE (EIS) PROVIDER: | |
· Applicability of this part | 303.2(b)(1)(i). |
· Definition | 303.12(a). |
· Participating agency (Definition) | 303.403(c). |
· Requirement to attend individualized family service plan (IFSP) meetings | 303.343(a)(1)(vi). |
· Responsibility and accountability | 303.12(b), 303.346. |
· State ability to impose funding conditions (State’s monitoring and enforcement) | 303.700(a)(3). |
· State dispute resolution options | 303.430. |
· State requirement to monitor | 303.120. |
EARLY PERIODIC DIAGNOSIS, SCREENING, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT): | |
· Child find (Coordination) | 303.302 (c)(1)(ii)(C). |
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY: | |
· Local educational agency (LEA) (Definition) | 303.23(b)(1). |
EHDI—Early Hearing Detection and Intervention | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(J). |
ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF AN AWARD | 303.2. |
ELIGIBILITY (CHILD): | |
· See “Child Eligibility” | |
ELIGIBILITY (STATE): | |
· Requirements for a grant | 303.101. |
ENVIRONMENTAL or BIOLOGICAL FACTORS: | |
· At-risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
EPSDT: | |
· See “Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment”. | |
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO, AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN, THE PART C STATEWIDE SYSTEM | 303.212(a). |
ESTABLISHING FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY and METHODS OF ENSURING SERVICES | 303.511. |
EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT, and NONDISCRIMINATORY PROCEDURES | 303.113. |
EVALUATION (AND ASSESSMENT) (A-E): | |
· Assessment of child (Definition) | 303.321(c)(1). |
· Assessment of family (Definition) | 303.321(c)(2). |
· Confidentiality procedures | 303.401(b)(2). |
· Consent before evaluations and assessments are conducted | 303.420(a)(2). |
· Determination that a child is not eligible | 303.322. |
· Due process complaint | 303.441(e)(1)(iii). |
· Early Intervention services: | |
o Qualified personnel (Pediatricians, etc, for diagnosis and evaluation) | 303.13(c)(6). |
o Types of services | 303.13(b)(1)(ii)(A), (b)(2)(ii), (b)(5), (b)(9)(i), (b)(17)(i). |
· Evaluation (Definition) | 303.321(a)(2)(i). |
EVALUATION (AND ASSESSMENT) (F-L): | |
· Family assessment | 303.321(c)(2), 303.344(b). |
· Family information | 303.344(b). |
· Filing a due process complaint (Part B) | 303.440(a)(1). |
· Financial responsibility | 303.511(a). |
· Functions not subject to fees | 303.521(b)(2). |
· Hearing officer decision | 303.445(a)(2)(i)-(ii). |
· Hearing rights | 303.444(b). |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP): | |
o Annual meeting to evaluate the individualized family service plan (IFSP) | 303.342(c). |
o Child’s status | 303.344(a). |
o Definition | 303.20(a). |
· Initial and annual individualized family service plan (IFSP) Team meetings | 303.343(a)(1)(v). |
EVALUATION (AND ASSESSMENT) (M-PO): | |
· Multidisciplinary: | |
o Definition | 303.24. |
o Early Intervention service (EIS) provider | 303.12(b)(1). |
o Evaluation and assessment of the child | 303.321(a)(1)(i). |
o Statewide system | 303.113(a)(1). |
· Native language (Definition) | 303.25(a)(2). |
· Nondiscriminatory: | |
o Evaluation of the child (No single procedure used) | 303.321(a)(4). |
o Nondiscriminatory procedures (Title) | 303.113. |
· Parental consent | 303.420(a)(2), (b)(1)-(b)(2), (c)(1). |
· Payor of last resort (Interim payments) | 303.510(b). |
· Post-referral timeline (45 days) | 303.310. |
o Exceptional circumstances (Not within 45 days) | 303.310(b)(1). |
EVALUATION (AND ASSESSMENT) (PR-Z): | |
· Prior written notice | 303.421(a). |
· Prior written notice (Must be in native language) | 303.421(c). |
· Provision of Services before evaluations and assessments are completed | 303.345. |
· Public awareness program | 303.301(b)(2). |
· Referral procedures | 303.303. |
· Screening procedures | 303.320(a), (c). |
· Service coordination services (Case management) | 303.34(b)(3). |
· Timelines (45 days) | 303.310(a). |
o Exception to 45-day timeline | 303.310(b). |
· Transition from Part C services | 303.344(h)(2)(iii). |
· See also “Assessment”. | |
EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT, AND NONDISCRIMINATORY PROCEDURES | 303.113. |
EXCEPTION(S): | |
· Consent prior to disclosure (Except to lead agency and Early Intervention service (EIS) providers) | 303.414(b). |
· Filing a due process complaint | 303.440(a)(2). |
· Post-referral timeline (Exceptional circumstances) | 303.310(b)(1). |
· Timeline for requesting a hearing (Exceptions) | 303.443(f). |
· Ward of the State (Definition) | 303.37(b). |
FAMILY; FAMILIES (A-E): | |
· Ability to pay (State’s definition) | 303.521(a)(3). |
· Assessment of the family | 303.321(a)(1)(ii)(B). |
· Availability of Early Intervention services | 303.112. |
· Comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD) (Training personnel to support families) | 303.118(b)(3). |
· Due process | 303.435(a)(1), 303.440(a)(1). |
· Early Intervention services | 303.13(a)(3)-(a)(4), (b)(1)(ii)(E), (b)(3), (b)(10)(iii), (b)(10)(iv), (b)(13)(iii)-(b)(13)(v), (b)(14)(iii), (b)(16). |
· Evaluation and assessment of child and family: | |
o In native language | 303.321(a)(5)-(6). |
o Post-referral timeline | 303.310(a). |
FAMILY; FAMILIES (F-H): | |
· Family-directed identification of needs | 303.113(a)(2), (b). |
· Family therapists | 303.13(c)(2). |
· Family training, counseling, and home visits | 303.13(b)(3). |
· Family Violence Prevention and Services Act | 303.211(b)(7), 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(I). |
· Homeless family shelters (Primary referral sources) | 303.303(c)(10). |
FAMILY; FAMILIES (INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (IFSP)): | |
· Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Family information) | 303.344(b), (c). |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP) Team meetings: | |
o Accessibility and convenience | 303.342(d)(1)(i), (d)(2). |
o Advocate outside the family | 303.343(a)(1)(iii). |
o Native language (Meeting conducted in) | 303.342(d)(1)(ii). |
o Other family members as requested by parent | 303.343(a)(1)(ii). |
o Written notice to family | 303.342(d)(2). |
FAMILY; FAMILIES (IN-R): | |
· Interim individualized family service plan (IFSP) | 303.345. |
· Parents determine whether to accept or decline service (For other family members) | 303.420(d)(1). |
· Payor of last resort (Interim payments) | 303.510(b). |
· Permissive use of funds by lead agency | 303.501(a)-(b). |
· Prior written notice | 303.421(a). |
· Private insurance | 303.520(b)(2)(i)-(b)(2)(iii). |
FAMILY; FAMILIES (SE-ST): | |
· Service coordination services (Case management): | |
o Specific service coordination services | 303.34(b)(1), (b)(5). |
o Definition | 303.34(a). |
· State complaint procedures | 303.432(b). |
· State eligibility requirements (Assurance regarding Early Intervention services) | 303.101(a)(1)(i)-(a)(1)(ii). |
· State option to make Early Intervention services available for children three and older: | |
o Possible costs to families | 303.211(b)(1)(ii)(C). |
o Referral of a child (Substantiated case of trauma due to family violence) | 303.211(b)(7). |
FAMILY; FAMILIES (SU-Z): | |
· Surrogate parents | 303.422(d). |
· Traditionally underserved groups: | |
o Access to culturally competent services | 303.227(b). |
o Minority, low-income, homeless, and rural families and wards of the State | 303.227(a). |
· Transition to preschool: | |
o Conference to discuss services | 303.209(c). |
o Notification of local educational agency (LEA) | 303.209(b). |
o Transition plan | 303.209(d)(3). |
FAMILY ASSESSMENT: | |
· Assessment of the family (Definition) | 303.321(c)(2). |
· Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Family information) | 303.344(b). |
· Evaluation and assessment of child and family | 303.321(c). |
· Post-referral timeline | 303.310(a). |
FAMILY-DIRECTED: | |
· Assessment of resources | 303.12(b)(1). |
· Identification of needs | 303.113(a)(2), (b). |
FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA): | |
· Confidentiality procedures | 303.401(b)(1). |
FAMILY THERAPISTS: | |
· Qualified personnel (Early Intervention services) | 303.13(c)(2). |
FAMILY TRAINING, COUNSELING, AND HOME VISITS: | |
· Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(b)(3). |
FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT | 303.211(b)(7), 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(A). |
FAPE | |
· See “Free Appropriate Public Education.” | |
FEDERAL COURT: | |
· Civil action (Part C) | 303.438. |
· Impartial hearing officer | 303.443(c)(1)(ii). |
· Mediation (Discussions not used in court) | 303.431(b)(7). |
· State application (Modifications to) | 303.228(c)(2). |
FEDERAL FUNDS: | |
· Expenditure of funds | 303.221. |
· Fiscal control | 303.226. |
· Indirect costs (Cognizant Federal agency) | 303.225(c)(2). |
· Proceeds from public or private insurance | 303.520(d). |
· Requirement to supplement and not supplant | 303.225(a). |
FEDERAL LAW(S): | |
1. · Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act | 303.19(b). |
2. · Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 | 303.448(e). |
3. · Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), see CAPTA. | |
4. · Confidentiality | 303.401(a), (c)(2). |
5. · Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(D). |
6. · Early Intervention services (Services at no cost unless Federal or State law requires fees) | 303.13(a)(3). |
7. · Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) | 303.401(b). |
8. · Family Violence Prevention & Services Act | 303.211(b)(7), 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(A). |
9. · Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (section 104) | 303.19(c). |
10. · Head Start Act, see Head Start. | |
11. · Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act | 303.731(a)(1). |
12. · Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) | 303.4. |
13. · Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (title V) | 303.448(e). |
14. · Social Security Act (MCHB/Title V, SSI/XVI, and Medicaid/Title XIX,), see Social Security Act. | |
15. · State application (Modifications) | 303.228(c)(3). |
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE LIST ACT OF 1994 | 303.19(c). |
FEDERAL REGULATIONS: | |
· Amendment to Act or a Federal regulation | 303.228(c)(1). |
· Knowledge of impartial hearing officer | 303.443(c)(1)(ii). |
FEES (A-R): | |
· Ability to pay (State’s definition) | 303.521(a)(3). |
· Assurance (Fees will not be charged for services entitled to at no cost) | 303.521(a)(4)(i). |
· Co-payments or deductible amounts | 303.521(a)(6). |
· Cost participation fees | 303.521(a)(1). |
· Fees (Under confidentiality) | 303.409. |
· Functions not subject to fees | 303.521(b). |
· Income and family expenses (State’s definition) | 303.521(a)(3). |
· Inability to pay—State’s definition | 303.521(a)(3). |
FEES (S-Z): | |
· State option to make services available to children ages three and older | 303.211(b)(1)(ii)(C), (d). |
· Sliding fees (Schedule of): | |
o Early Intervention services | 303.13(a)(3). |
o System of payments and fees | 303.521(a)(1). |
· State’s definition of ability to pay | 303.521(a)(3). |
· State system of payments and fees | 303.203(b). |
· See also “INSURANCE.” | |
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) | 303.401(b)(1). |
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME: | |
· Diagnosed physical or mental condition | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
FILING (FILED) REQUIREMENTS: | |
· Adoption of State complaint procedures | 303.432(a)(1). |
· Civil action (Rule of construction) | 303.448(e). |
· Due process complaint | 303.441(a)(2), (d)(4). |
· Due process hearing procedures | 303.430(d)(1)(ii). |
· Filing a due process complaint | 303.430(d)(1)(ii), 303.440(a)(2). |
· Filing a State complaint | 303.434(d). |
· Filing requirements regarding a State application | 303.235. |
· Impartial due process hearing (Exception to timeline) | 303.443(f). |
· Mediation | 303.431(a). |
· Resolution process | 303.442(b)(3). |
· Separate due process complaint | 303.445(c). |
FISCAL CONTROL (AND FUND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES) | 303.226. |
FORMULA: | |
· For State allocations | 303.730. |
FOSTER CARE: | |
· Child find: | |
o Scope | 303.302(b)(1)(ii). |
o Coordination | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(G). |
· Confidentiality (Access rights) | 303.405(c). |
· Council (Composition) | 303.601(a)(12). |
· Primary referral sources | 303.303(c)(9). |
· Purpose of Early Intervention Program | 303.1(d). |
FOSTER PARENT: | |
· Parent (Definition) | 303.27(a)(2). |
· Ward of the State (Exception) | 303.37(b). |
FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION (FAPE): | |
· Definition | 303.15. |
· Permissive use of funds by lead agency | 303.501(c)-(d). |
· State option to make services available to children ages three and older | 303.211(e)(1)-(2). |
· States with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) mandates to serve children under age three | 303.521(c). |
FREQUENCY and INTENSITY: | |
· Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP) | 303.344(d)(1)(i). |
· Definition | 303.344(d)(2)(i). |
FUNCTIONS NOT SUBJECT TO FEES: | |
· Administrative and coordinative activities | 303.521(b)(4). |
· Child find requirements | 303.521(b)(1). |
· Evaluation and assessment | 303.521(b)(2). |
· Service coordination services | 303.521(b)(3). |
FUNDING SOURCES: | |
· Service coordination services | 303.34(b)(9). |
FUNDS (A-D): | |
· Acquisition of equipment and construction or alteration of facilities | 303.104(a). |
· Allocation of funds (Outlying areas): | |
o Consolidation of funds | 303.730(b). |
o Reservation of funds | 303.730(a). |
· Control of funds and property | 303.223. |
· Council: | |
o Funds for interpreters | 303.602(b)(3). |
o Use of funds by | 303.603. |
· Designation of lead agency | 303.201. |
· Description of use of funds | 303.205. |
· Direct services | 303.205(d). |
FUNDS (E-FA): | |
· Early Intervention service provider | 303.12(a). |
· Enforcement (By the Secretary): | |
o Needs intervention (Seeks to recover funds) | 303.704(b)(2)(iii). |
o Needs substantial intervention | 303.704(c)(1). |
o Opportunity for hearing | 303.705(a). |
o Suspension (Of payments) | 303.705(b). |
o Withholding funds | 303.705. |
· Expenditure of (Federal) funds | 303.221. |
· Family fees | 303.521(d). |
FUNDS (FE-O): | |
· Federal funds to supplement | 303.225(a)(2). |
· Fiscal control | 303.226. |
· Funds under a State’s system of payments | 303.521(a)(6), (d). |
· Inability to pay | 303.520(e), 303.521(a)(3). |
· Lead agency (Receives Federal funds to administer Part C) | 303.22. |
· Non-substitution of funds (Payor of last resort) | 303.510(a). |
· Outlying areas (Formula for State allocations) | 303.730. |
FUNDS (PA-R): | |
· Payments to Indians: | |
o Prohibited uses of funds | 303.731(f). |
o Use of funds | 303.731(d)(1). |
· Payor of last resort (Non-substitution of funds) | 303.510(a). |
· Permissive use of funds | 303.501. |
· Proceeds or funds from public or private insurance | 303.520(d). |
· Prohibition against commingling | 303.225(a)(1). |
· Prohibition against supplanting | 303.225(a)(2). |
· Reallotment of (State) funds | 303.733. |
· Reimbursement procedures | 303.122. |
· Reports and records | 303.224. |
· Reservation of funds for outlying areas | 303.730(a). |
FUNDS (S-Z) | |
· State allotments | 303.732(a), (c)(2), (d). |
· State conformity with Part C | 303.102. |
· State educational agency (SEA) | 303.36(b). |
· State monitoring and enforcement | 303.700(a)(3), 303.704(b)(2)(iii), 303.704(c)(1), 300.705(a)-(b). |
· State option to make services available to children ages three and older (Available funds) | 303.211(d). |
· States with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) mandates | 303.521(c). |
· State’s definition (Inability to pay) | 303.521(a)(3), (a)(4)(ii). |
· Suspension (Of payments) | 303.705(b). |
· System of payments and fees | 303.521(a)(6), (c), (d). |
· Unable to pay | 303.520(d), 303.520(c), 303.521(a)(6). |
· Use of funds (Payor of last resort) | 303.510(a). |
· Withholding funds | 303.705. |
· See also “Grants” and “Payments”. | |
FUNDS (PART B): | |
· States with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) mandates or that use Part B funds for children under age three | 303.521(c). |
FUNDS (PART C): | |
· Early Intervention service provider | 303.12(a). |
· State conformity with Part C | 303.102. |
· Withholding funds: | |
o Opportunity for a hearing | 303.705(a). |
o Suspension | 303.705(b). |
GENETIC or CONGENITAL DISORDERS: | |
· Diagnosed physical or mental condition (Infant or toddler with a disability) | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
GOVERNOR; GOVERNOR’S DESIGNEE: | |
· Council: | |
o Appointed by Governor | 303.600(b). |
o Chairperson | 303.600(c). |
o Composition | 303.601(b)-(c). |
o Functions (Annual report to Governor) | 303.604(c). |
o Use of funds by Council (Approval) | 303.603(a). |
· Financial responsibility and methods of ensuring services: | |
o Other methods determined by Governor | 303.511(b)(3). |
o Procedures for resolving disputes | 303.511(c)(1). |
· Lead agency: | |
o Designated by Governor | 303.22. |
o Role in supervision, etc. | 303.120. |
· State educational agency (SEA) | 303.36(a). |
GRANDPARENT: | |
· Parent (Definition) | 303.27(a)(4). |
GRANTS; GRANTS TO STATES: | |
· Consolidation of grants (Outlying areas) | 303.730(b). |
· Reservation for State incentive grants | 303.734. |
· Secretary’s authority to make grants | 303.100. |
· See also “Award” and “Payments to Indians”. | |
GUARDIAN: | |
· Parent (Definition) | 303.27(a)(3). |
GUARDIANSHIP: | |
· Confidentiality (Access rights) | 303.405(c). |
HEAD START; HEAD START ACT: | |
· Child find system (Coordination) | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(E). |
· Council (Composition) | 303.601(a)(8). |
· Comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD) (Training to coordinate transition services and personnel) | 303.118(a)(3), (b)(4). |
· Early Head Start: | |
o Coordination with | 303.210(a). |
o Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Transition from Part C) | 303.344(h)(1)(ii). |
· Head Start Act (References) | 303.210(a), 303.302 (c)(1)(ii)(E), 303.601(a)(8). |
HEALTH INSURANCE | 303.520(b)(2), 303.601 (a)(10). |
HEALTH SERVICES: | |
· Definition | 303.16. |
· Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(b)(4). |
· Interim payments—Reimbursement (Payor of last resort) | 303.510(b). |
· Non-covered services and devices | 303.16(c). |
· Services included | 303.16(b). |
HEALTH STATUS (MEDICAL HISTORY): | |
· Evaluation and assessment | 303.321(a)(3)(i). |
· Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Information about child’s status) | 303.344(a). |
HEARING AID: | |
· Health services (Nothing prevents routinely checking) | 303.16(c)(1)(iii)(B). |
HEARING IMPAIRED; HEARING IMPAIRMENTS: | |
· Special educators including teachers of children with hearing impairments | 303.13(c)(11). |
HEARING LOSS: | |
· Audiology services | 303.13(b)(2)(ii), (b)(2)(v). |
HEARING OFFICER: | |
· Appointment of | 303.443(c), 303.435. |
· Dismissal of complaint | 303.442(b)(4). |
· Duties and qualifications | 303.435(a), 303.443(c). |
· Hearing decisions | 303.445. |
· Impartial (Definition) | 303.435(b), 303.443(c). |
· Sufficiency of complaint | 303.441(d). |
HEART AILMENTS: | |
· Health services (Non-covered services) | 303.16(c)(1)(ii). |
HISTORY OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT: | |
· At-risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS: | |
· Purpose of Early Intervention program | 303.1(d). |
· See “Inner-city,” “Low-income,” “Minority,” and “Rural” (Children), and “Foster care.” | |
· See also “Traditionally underserved groups.” | 303.227. |
HOMELESS CHILDREN: | |
· Assurances regarding Early Intervention services and a statewide system | 303.101(a)(1)(ii). |
· Child find system | 303.302(b)(1)(ii). |
· Council (Composition) (Representative designated by Office of the Coordination and Education of Homeless Children and Youth) | 303.601(a)(11). |
· Definition | 303.17. |
· Due process complaint (Content) | 303.441(b)(4). |
· Traditionally underserved groups | 303.227(a). |
HOMELESS FAMILY SHELTERS: | |
· Primary referral sources | 303.303(c)(10). |
HOSPITALS: | |
· Primary referral sources | 303.303(c)(1). |
· Public awareness program | 303.301(a)(1)(ii). |
HOSPITALIZATION (For management of congenital heart ailments): | |
· Non-covered health services | 303.16(c)(1)(ii). |
HYDROCEPHALUS (Shunting of): | |
· Non-covered health services | 303.16(c)(1)(i). |
IDEA (INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT): | |
· Act (Definition) | 303.4. |
IEP (INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM): | |
· Free appropriate public education (FAPE) (Definition) | 303.15(d). |
IEU (INTERMEDIATE EDUCATIONAL UNIT): | |
· Local educational agency (LEA) (Definition) | 303.23(b)(3). |
IFSP (INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN) (A-F): | |
· Acceptable time to meet for parents and others | 303.342(b)(2). |
· Accountability and responsibility | 303.346. |
· Annual meeting to evaluate | 303.342(c). |
· Component of statewide system | 303.114. |
· Content of an individualized family service plan (IFSP) | |
o See “IFSP (Individualized family service plan) Content”. | |
· Dates and duration of services | 303.344(f). |
· Definition | 303.20. |
· Development of | 303.342(a). |
· Early Intervention services | 303.344(d). |
o See also “IFSP (Individualized family service plan) Content”. | |
· Educational component (For children at least three years old) | 303.344(d)(4). |
· Family information | 303.344(b). |
IFSP (INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN) (I-N): | |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP) Team. | |
o See “IFSP (Individualized family service plan) Team”. | |
· Information about child’s status | 303.344(a). |
· Initial individualized family service plan (IFSP) Meeting | 303.342(a). |
· Interim individualized family service plan (IFSP) | 303.345. |
· Justification (Natural environments).. | 303.344(d)(1)(ii). |
· Lead agency responsibility | 303.340. |
· Location of services | 303.344(d)(1)(ii)-(iii), (d)(3). |
· Meeting(s): | |
o Accessibility and convenience of | 303.342(d). |
o Annual meeting to evaluate individualized family service plan (IFSP) | 303.342(c). |
o To develop initial individualized family service plan (IFSP) | 303.342(a). |
· Natural environments | 303.344(d)(1)(ii). |
o See also “Natural Environments”. | |
· Numeracy skills | 303.344(d)(4). |
IFSP (INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN) (O-Q): | |
· Other services | 303.344(e). |
· Outcomes or results | 303.344(c). |
o See also “Outcomes”. | |
· Parental consent before providing services | 303.342(e). |
o Services before evaluation completed | 303.345(a). |
· Periodic review | 303.342(b). |
· Pre-literacy, language, and numeracy skills | 303.344(d)(4). |
· Procedures for individualized family service plan (IFSP) development, review, and evaluation | 303.342. |
IFSP (INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN) (R-Z): | |
· Responsibility and accountability | 303.346. |
· Results or outcomes | 303.344(c). |
· Review and revision (Periodic) | 303.342(b). |
· Service coordinator | 303.344(g). |
· Services before evaluation completed | 303.345. |
· Statewide system component | 303.114. |
· Transition from Part C services | 303.344(h). |
IFSP (INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN) CONTENT (A-E): | |
· Child’s status (Information about) | 303.344(a). |
· Dates and duration of services | 303.344(f). |
· Early Intervention services: | |
o Definition | 303.13(a). |
o Duration, frequency, intensity, length, and method of services | 303.344(d)(1)(i). |
o Educational component that promotes school readiness, and incorporates pre-literacy, language, and numeracy skills | 303.344(d)(4). |
o Location of services | 303.344(d)(1)(iii), (d)(3). |
o Payment arrangements, if any | 303.344(d)(1)(iv). |
o Natural environments, including a justification, if applicable | 303.344(d)(1)(ii). |
o See also “Natural Environments”. | |
IFSP (INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN) CONTENT (F-Z): | |
· Family information | 303.344(b). |
· Information about child’s status | 303.344(a). |
· Other services | 303.344(e). |
· Results or outcomes | 303.344(c). |
· Service coordinator | 303.344(g). |
· Transition from Part C services | 303.344(h). |
IFSP (INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN) TEAM: | |
· Composition (Meetings and periodic reviews) | 303.343(a)(1). |
· Due process complaint (Other options considered by individualized family service plan (IFSP) Team) | 303.441(e)(1)(ii). |
· Early Intervention services in natural environments | 303.126. |
· IFSP Team meetings and periodic reviews | 303.343. |
· Initial and annual individualized family service plan (IFSP) Team meetings | 303.343(a). |
· Multidisciplinary | 303.24(b). |
· Natural environments | 303.344(d)(1)(ii)(B)(1), (d)(1)(ii)(B)(3). |
· Resolution meeting | 303.442(a)(4). |
· Transition from Part C services | 303.344(h)(2)(iv). |
ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE: | |
· At-risk infant or toddler | 303.5. |
· Referral of specific at-risk infants and toddlers | 303.303(b)(2). |
IMMUNIZATIONS AND REGULAR WELL-BABY CARE: | |
· Non-covered medical-health services | 303.16(c)(3). |
IMPARTIAL: | |
· Appointment of impartial hearing officer | 303.435, 303.443(c). |
· Definition | 303.435(b)(1), 303.443(c). |
· Hearing procedures (Impartial proceeding) | 303.233(c). |
· Mediator (Qualified and impartial) | 303.431(b)(1)(iii), (b)(2)(ii), (c). |
INABILITY TO PAY: | |
· Assurance that “inability to pay” will not delay or deny services if parent or family meets State’s definition | 303.521(a)(4)(ii). |
· Lack of consent (And inability to pay) may not delay or deny services | 303.520(c). |
· Private insurance | 303.520(c). |
· State’s definition | 303.521(a)(3). |
· System of payments and fees | 303.521(a)(3)-(a)(4). |
INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM: | |
· Diagnosed physical or mental condition (Infant or toddler with a disability) | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
INDIAN CHILDREN: | |
· Payments to Indians | 303.731(a)(1), (d)(1). |
· See “Indian infants and toddlers”. | |
INDIAN; INDIAN TRIBE: | |
· Definition | 303.19. |
· See “Tribe; Tribal organization”. | |
INDIAN INFANTS AND TODDLERS: | |
· Assurances regarding Early Intervention services | 303.101(a)(1)(i). |
· Availability of Early Intervention services | 303.112(a). |
· Scope of child find | 303.302(b)(1)(i). |
INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT | 303.731(a)(1). |
INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (IFSP): | |
· See “IFSP”; “IFSP Content”; “IFSP Team.” | |
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA): | |
· Act (Definition) | 303.4. |
INFANT(S) and/or TODDLER(S): | |
· Annual report of children served | 303.721(a). |
· At-risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
· Authorized activities of the Council | 303.605(b). |
· Definition (In State allotments) | 303.732(d)(2). |
· Permissive use of funds | 303.501(e). |
· Payments to Indians | 303.731(b), (e). |
· Primary referral sources | 303.303(c)(3). |
· Public awareness program | 303.301(a)(1)(ii). |
· Reservation for State incentive grants | 303.734(b)(1). |
· Screening procedures | 303.320(b)(1). |
INFANT OR TODDLER WITH A DISABILITY: | |
· Definition | 303.21. |
INFECTION; CONGENITAL INFECTIONS: | |
· At-risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
· Infant or toddler with a disability (Definition) | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
INFORMED CLINICAL OPINION: | |
· Procedures for assessment of child | 303.321(a)(3)(ii). |
INFORMED WRITTEN CONSENT: | |
· Individualized family service plan (IFSP) (Informed written consent before providing services) | 303.342(e). |
· State option to make services available to children ages three and older | 303.211(b)(5). |
· See also “Consent”. | |
INNER-CITY: | |
· Comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD) (Training personnel to work in rural and inner-city areas) | 303.118(b)(1). |
· Purpose of Early Intervention program (Enhance capacity to meet needs of inner-city children) | 303.1(d). |
INSURANCE (A-E): | |
· Consent regarding: | |
o Private insurance | 303.520(b)(1), (b)(2). |
o Public insurance | 303.520(a)(3)(i). |
· Co-payments. | |
· Composition of Council (Agency responsible for State regulation of health insurance) | 303.601(a)(10). |
· Construction clause (Non-reduction of Medicaid benefits) | 303.510(c). |
· Cost participation fees or sliding fees | 303.521(a)(1). |
· Costs to parents (Use of private insurance to pay for Part C services) | 303.520(a)(4), 303.520(b)(1)(ii), 303.520(b)(1)(ii)-(b)(1)(iii). |
· Deductible amounts or co-payments | 303.521(a)(6). |
· Enrollment in public insurance or benefits program (May not require parent to enroll) | 303.520(a)(2)(i). |
INSURANCE (F-O): | |
· Family or parent funds: | |
o Not treated as “program income” | 303.520(d)(1). |
o Used for Part C services | 303.520(d)(2). |
· Funds received under a State’s system of payments | 303.520(e). |
· Health insurance | 303.520(b)(2), 303.601(a)(10). |
· Lack of consent may not delay or deny services | 303.520(b). |
· Medicaid (Payor of last resort) | 303.510(c). |
INSURANCE (P-PR): | |
· Parental consent and ability to decline services | 303.420(a)(4). |
· Parent or family funds to State not considered “program income” | 303.520(d)(1). |
· Policies related to use of insurance to pay for services | 303.520(a), 303.520(b). |
· Private insurance | 303.520(b). |
· Proceeds from public or private insurance: | |
o Not treated as income | 303.520(d)(1). |
o Reimbursements (Medicaid, etc.) for Early Intervention services are not State or local funds | 303.520(d)(2). |
INSURANCE (PU-Z): | |
· Public insurance | 303.520(a). |
· Purpose of Early Intervention program | 303.1(b). |
· Schedule of sliding fees: | |
o Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(a)(3). |
o System of payments and fees | 303.521(a)(1). |
· State, local, or private programs of insurance | 303.521(a). |
· State statute regarding private health insurance (Impact on consent requirements) | 303.520(b)(2). |
· System of payments and fees | 303.520(a), 303.521(a). |
· See also “Fees” and “Inability to pay”. | |
· Use of public insurance to pay for services | 303.520(a). |
· Written notification (prior to use of public insurance) | 303.520(a)(3). |
· See also “Fees” and “Inability to pay”. | |
INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS: | |
· Functions of the Council (Promotion of methods for intra-agency and interagency collaboration) | 303.604(a)(3). |
· Lead agency role (In funding, inter-agency agreements, etc.) | 303.120(f). |
· Transition to preschool | 303.209(a)(3). |
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION: | |
· See “Coordination.” | |
INTERIM INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (IFSP): | |
· Services before evaluations and assessments completed | 303.345. |
INTERMEDIATE EDUCATIONAL UNIT (IEU): | |
· Local educational agency (LEA) (Definition) | 303.23(b)(3). |
JURISDICTION(S) (Geographic location): | |
· Eligible recipients of an award | 303.2(a). |
· State (Definition) | 303.35. |
LACK OF CONSENT (INABILITY TO PAY) | 303.520(c). |
· See also “Inability to Pay”. | |
LACK OF OXYGEN: | |
· At-risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
LEAD AGENCY: | |
· Definition | 303.22. |
· Designation of | 303.201. |
· Lead agency role in supervision, etc. | 303.120. |
· Public agency (Definition) | 303.30. |
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP): | |
· Native language (Definition) | 303.25(a). |
o See “Native language”. | |
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY (LEA): | |
· Definition | 303.23. |
· Notification of child transitioning to | 303.209(b). |
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT: | |
· At-risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
LOW-INCOME (Children and families): | |
· Purpose of Early Intervention program (Historically underrepresented populations) | 303.1(d). |
· Traditionally underserved groups (Low-income families) | 303.227(a). |
MAPPING: | |
· Of surgically implanted medical devices | 303.13(b)(1)(i), 303.16(c)(1)(iii). |
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH: | |
· Child find (Coordination) | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(B). |
· Payor of last resort—Non-reduction of benefits (Construction) | 303.510(c). |
MEDIATION (A-L): | |
· Annual report of children served (Number of mediations held) | 303.721(c). |
· Benefits of (Meeting to explain) | 303.431(d)(1). |
· Confidential discussions | 303.431(b)(5)(i), (b)(7). |
· Cost of (Borne by State) | 303.431(b)(3). |
· Disputes (Resolve through mediation) | 303.431(a). |
· Disinterested party (to encourage) | 303.431(d). |
· Impartiality of mediator | 303.431(c). |
· Lead agency procedures (to resolve disputes through mediation) | 303.431(a). |
· Legally binding agreement (if parties resolve dispute through mediation) | 303.431(b)(5). |
MEDIATION (M-O): | |
· Mediator(s): | |
o Impartiality of | 303.431(c). |
o List of | 303.431(b)(2)(i). |
o Qualified and impartial | 303.431(b)(1)(iii). |
o Random selection of | 303.431(b)(2)(ii). |
o Trained in effective mediation techniques | 303.431(b)(1)(iii). |
· Meeting to encourage mediation | 303.431(d). |
· Not used as evidence in hearing or civil proceeding | 303.431(b)(7). |
· Not used to delay/deny right of hearing | 303.431(b)(1)(ii). |
MEDIATION (P-Z): | |
· Parent training and information center | 303.431(d)(1). |
· Prior written notice—Content | 303.421(b). |
· Requirements | 303.431(b)(1)-(b)(7). |
· Sessions scheduled—Timely manner and convenient location | 303.431(b)(4). |
· State dispute resolution options | 303.430. |
· State monitoring and enforcement | 303.700(d)(2). |
· Voluntary | 303.431(b)(1)(i). |
· Written mediation agreement (Enforceable in court) | 303.431(b)(6). |
MEDICAID: | |
· Council—Composition (Member from State Medicaid program) | 303.601(a)(7). |
· Non-reduction of benefits (Payor of last resort)—Construction | 303.510(c). |
· Proceeds from public-private insurance for Part C—Neither State nor local funds under “nonsupplant” (§303.325(b)) | 303.520(d)(2). |
· “Service coordination”—Use of term not intended to affect seeking Medicaid | 303.34(c). |
MEDICAL SERVICES: | |
· In Early Intervention Services definition | 303.13(b)(5). |
· Interim payments—reimbursement (Payor of last resort) | 303.510(b). |
MEDICAL SERVICES FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR EVALUATION PURPOSES: | |
· See “Medical services” (Definition) | 303.13(b)(5). |
MEDICINE OR DRUGS: | |
· Prescribing for any purpose—Not covered | 303.16(c)(1)(ii). |
METHOD (Of delivering Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) services) | 303.344(d)(1)(i). |
· Definition | 303.344(d)(2)(ii). |
METHODS OF ENSURING SERVICES | 303.511. |
METABOLISM (Inborn errors of): | |
· Diagnosed physical or mental condition | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
MINORITY (Children, Families, Parents): | |
· Council—Composition (Minority parents) | 303.601(a)(1)(i). |
· Purpose of Early Intervention Program | 303.1(d). |
· Traditionally underserved groups | 303.227(a). |
MONITOR; MONITORING: | |
· Council—Functions | 303.604(a)(3). |
· Financial responsibility and methods of ensuring services—Added components | 303.511(e). |
· Lead agency role in monitoring | 303.120(a)(2)(i), (a)(2)(iv). |
· Rule of construction—Nothing restricts Secretary’s authority under General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) to monitor-enforce requirements of the Act | 303.707. |
· Secretary’s review & determination regarding State performance | 303.703(b). |
· State monitoring and enforcement | 303.700(a)(1), (b), (d)(2). |
· State performance and data collection | 303.701(c)(2). |
· State use of targets and reporting | 303.702(b)(1)(ii). |
MULTIDISCIPLINARY: | |
· Definition | 303.24. |
· Evaluation and assessment | 303.321(a)(1)(i). |
· Evaluation, assessment, and nondiscriminatory procedures | 303.113(a)(1). |
· Purpose of Early Intervention program | 303.1(a). |
· State eligibility (General authority) | 303.100. |
NATIVE LANGUAGE: | |
· Consent | 303.7(a). |
· Definition | 303.25. |
· Evaluation and assessment | 303.321(a)(5), (a)(6). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings—Accessibility and convenience | 303.342(d)(1)(ii). |
· Notice regarding confidentiality and availability of notice in native language | 303.404. |
· Prior written notice—Native language | 303.421(c). |
NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS: | |
· Definition | 303.26. |
· Determination of appropriate setting for Early Intervention services | 303.344(d)(1)(ii)(A)-(B). |
· Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(a)(8). |
· Early Intervention services in natural environments (Component of statewide system) | 303.126. |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) content—Early Intervention services in | 303.344(d)(1)(ii)(A)-(B). |
· State monitoring and enforcement | 303.700(d)(1). |
NEGLECT or ABUSE: | |
· See “Abuse or neglect”. | |
NERVOUS SYSTEM (“Disorders reflecting disturbance of development of”): | |
· Diagnosed physical or mental condition (Infant or toddler with a disability) | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
NONCOMMINGLING | 303.225(a). |
NONDISCRIMINATORY: | |
· Evaluation, assessment and nondiscriminatory procedures | 303.113, 303.321(a)(4). |
· Evaluation and assessment—in a nondiscriminatory manner | 303.321(a)(4). |
NON-REDUCTION OF BENEFITS | 303.510(c). |
NONSUBSTITUTION OF FUNDS | 303.510(a). |
NONSUPPLANT: | |
· Requirement to supplement not supplant | 303.225(b). |
· Requirement regarding indirect costs | 303.225(c)(2)(ii). |
NOTICE & HEARING BEFORE DETERMINING A STATE NOT ELIGIBLE | 303.231. |
NOTICES (State administration): | |
· Public participation policies—Lead agency notice of hearings | 303.208(b)(2). |
· State applications, eligibility determinations, etc.: | |
o Determination by Secretary that a State is eligible (Secretary notifies State) | 303.229. |
o Disapproval of an application—Standard for | 303.230. |
o Initial decision; final decision | 303.234(a), (c). |
o Judicial review | 303.236. |
o Notice and hearing before determining a State not eligible | 303.231(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(b). |
o Standard for disapproval of an application | 303.230. |
NOTICES (State monitoring & enforcement): | |
· Public attention by State—If Secretary proposing enforcement | 303.706. |
· Secretary’s review and determination regarding State performance | 303.703(b)(2)(i). |
· Withholding funds: | |
o Opportunity for a hearing | 303.705(a). |
o Suspension | 303.705(b). |
NOTICES (To parents; family) (A-O): | |
· Confidentiality and opportunity to examine records | 303.401(a). |
· Due process procedures—Part B: | |
o Filing a due process complaint (Time-line for resolution) | 303.440(c). |
o Lead agency response to a due process complaint | 303.441(e)(1). |
o Notice required before a hearing | 303.441(c). |
o Resolution process | 303.442(a)(1), (b)(5). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings—Written notice to family, etc | 303.342(d)(2). |
· Lead agency—General responsibility for procedural safeguards | 303.400(a). |
· Native language | 303.404(d). |
· Notice to parents Re-confidentiality | 303.404. |
NOTICES (To parents; family) (P-Z): | |
· Parental consent and ability to decline service | 303.420. |
· Prior written notice and procedural safeguards notice | 303.421. |
o Content of notice | 303.421(b). |
o General | 303.421(a). |
o Native language | 303.421(c)(1), (c)(2)(i)-(c)(2)(ii). |
· Procedural safeguards—General responsibility of lead agency for | 303.400(a). |
· Screening procedures | 303.320(a)(1)(i), (2). |
· State option—Services to children three and older (Annual notice to parents) | 303.211(b)(1). |
NUMERACY SKILLS: | |
· Infant or toddler with a disability | 303.21(c)(1). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) | 303.344(d)(4). |
· State option—Services to children ages three and older | 303.211(b)(2). |
NURSES: | |
· Early Intervention services (Definition)—Qualified personnel | 303.13(c)(3). |
NURSING SERVICES: | |
· Definition | 303.13(b)(6). |
NUTRITION SERVICES: | |
Definition | 303.13(b)(7). |
NUTRITIONAL DEPRIVATION: | |
· At risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: | |
· Definition | 303.13(b)(8). |
· Occupational therapists | 303.13(c)(4). |
OPTIMIZATION (Relating to Cochlear Implants, etc.) | 303.13(b)(1)(i), 303.16(c)(1)(iii). |
ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TRAINING: | |
· Early Intervention services (Definition)—In “Vision services.” | 303.13(b)(17)(iii). |
· Orientation and mobility specialists | 303.13(c)(5). |
OTHER SERVICES: | |
· Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(d). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) content | 303.344(e). |
OUTCOMES: | |
· Early Intervention services provider (Definition) | 303.12(b)(1). |
· Health services—Developmental outcomes | 303.16(c)(1)(iii)(A). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)—Content: | |
o Duration | 303.344(d)(2)(iv). |
o Early Intervention services | 303.344(d)(1). |
o Early Intervention services in natural environments | 303.344(d)(1)(ii)(B)(3). |
o Results or outcomes | 303.344(c). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)—Periodic review | 303.342(b)(1)(i)-(b)(1)(ii). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)—Responsibility and accountability | 303.346. |
· Special instruction (Definition) | 303.13(b)(14)(ii). |
PARAPROFESSIONALS: | |
· Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) (Training of) | 303.118. |
· Use of | 303.119(c). |
PARENT: | |
· Biological or adoptive parent of a child | 303.27(a)(1), (a)(4). |
· Definition | 303.27. |
· Foster parent | 303.27(a)(2). |
· Grandparent | 303.27(a)(4). |
· Guardian | 303.27(a)(3). |
· Dissemination of Information (Public awareness program) | 303.301(a)(1)(ii). |
· Stepparent | 303.27(a)(4). |
· Surrogate parent | 303.27(a)(5). |
o See also “Surrogate Parent(s).” | |
PARENTAL RIGHTS (A-C): | |
· Confidentiality: | |
o Access rights | 303.405. |
o Amendment of records at parent’s request | 303.410. |
o Consent prior to disclosure or use | 303.414. |
o Council—Composition | 303.601(a)(1). |
o Destruction of information | 303.416. |
o List of types and locations of information | 303.408. |
o Notice to parents | 303.404. |
o Opportunity for a hearing on records | 303.411. |
o Opportunity to inspect-review records | 303.401(b)(2). |
o Right to confidentiality of personally identifiable information | 303.401(a). |
· Consent (Definition) | 303.7. |
PARENTAL RIGHTS (D—Part B): | |
· Due process hearings—Part B: | |
o Construction—parent’s right to file an appeal | 303.445(b). |
o Construction—filing a separate due process complaint | 303.445(c). |
o Filing a due process complaint | 303.440(a)-(b). |
o Findings of fact and decisions | 303.444(a)(5), 303.446(b)(2)(vi). |
o Hearing officer finding—matters alleging procedural violations | 303.445(a)(2)(ii). |
o Hearing rights | 303.444. |
o Impartial due process hearing | 303.443(a), (e), (f)(2). |
o Lead agency response to a due process complaint | 303.441(e). |
o Parental rights at hearings | 303.444(c). |
o Resolution process | 303.442. |
o Separate request for a due process hearing | 303.445(c). |
PARENTAL RIGHTS (D—Part C to IF): | |
· Due process hearings—Part C: | |
o Convenience of hearings & timelines | 303.437. |
o Parental rights in due process hearings | 303.436. |
· Functions not subject to fees | 303.521(b). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)—Consent provisions: | |
o Parental consent regarding IFSP contents | 303.342(e). |
o Services before evaluation completed (Parental consent) | 303.345(a). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Team meeting participants: | |
o An advocate or person outside the family—If parent requests | 303.343(a)(1)(iii). |
o Other family members, if requested by the parent | 303.343(a)(1)(ii). |
o The parent or parents | 303.343(a)(1)(i). |
o See also “Family (Families) (IFSP)”. | |
PARENTAL RIGHTS (IN-O): | |
· Inability of parents to pay will not delay-deny services | 303.521(a)(4)(ii). |
· Mediation: | |
o Binding agreement to resolve a dispute—signed by parents & agency | 303.431(b)(5)(ii). |
o Meeting to encourage | 303.431(d). |
o Not used to deny or delay a parent’s right to a hearing | 303.431(b)(1)(ii). |
· Native language: | |
o Consent (definition) | 303.7(a). |
o Definition | 303.25. |
o Prior notice—Native language | 303.421(c). |
PARENTAL RIGHTS (P-Z): | |
· Parental consent and ability to decline service | 303.420. |
· Payments to Indians—Use of funds (Encouraged to involve Indian parents) | 303.731(d)(1). |
· Pendency | 303.430(e). |
· Prior notice | 303.421. |
· State complaint procedures: | |
o Adoption of (and widely disseminating procedures to parents) | 303.432(a). |
o Opportunity to engage in mediation | 303.433(a)(3)(ii). |
o Time extension | 303.433(b)(1)(ii). |
· States with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) mandates may not charge parents for services under Part B | 303.521(c). |
· Status of child during pendency of due process hearing | 303.430(e). |
· State system of payments copy for parents | 303.520(a)(4), 303.520(b)(1)(iii). |
· See also “Due Process Procedures,” “Family (Families),” and “Procedural Safeguards”. | |
PARENT TRAINING: | |
· Payment to Indians—Use of funds | 303.731(d). |
· Psychological services (Definition) | 303.13(b)(10)(iv). |
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION CENTER(S): | |
· Definition | 303.28. |
· Mediation—Meeting to encourage | 303.431(d)(1). |
· State complaint procedures—Widely disseminated to Parent Training and Information Centers | 303.432(a)(2). |
PART B (IDEA) (A-O): | |
· Child find—Coordination with | 303.302(a)(1), (c)(1)(ii)(A). |
· Confidentiality | 303.401(d)(2). |
· Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) (Training personnel relating to transition) | 303.118(a)(3). |
· Due process hearing procedures (Dispute resolution options) | 303.430(d)(2). |
· Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) (Definition) | 303.15(b). |
· Financial responsibility and methods of ensuring services | 303.511(b). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Content-Transition to preschool | 303.209(d)(3). |
· Monitoring and enforcement | 303.700(d). |
PART B (IDEA) (P-Z): | |
· Permissive use of funds | 303.501(c)(1), (d). |
· State educational agency (Definition) | 303.36(b). |
· State option-Services to children three and older | 303.211(b)(1)(i)-(b)(1)(ii), (b)(3). |
o Construction—If child receives Part C services, free appropriate public education (FAPE) not required | 303.211(e)(1). |
· States with free appropriate public education (FAPE) mandates | 303.521(c). |
PARTICIPATING AGENCY: | |
· Definition of | 303.403(c). |
· See also “Confidentiality” (A-D) and Personally “Identifiable Information” (A-C). | |
PAYMENT(S) FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES: | |
· Coordination of | 303.1(b). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) content—Payment arrangements, if any | 303.344(d)(1)(iv). |
· Interim payments—reimbursement (payor of last resort) | 303.510(b). |
· Policies Re use of insurance for payment for services | 303.520. |
· Timely resolution of disputes about payments (Methods of ensuring services) | 303.511(c). |
· To outlying areas | 303.730(a). |
· To Secretary of the Interior | 303.731(a)(1). |
PAYMENTS TO INDIANS | 303.731. |
· Allocation | 303.731(b). |
· Information | 303.731(c). |
· Prohibited use of funds | 303.731(f). |
· Reports | 303.731(e). |
· Use of funds | 303.731(d). |
PAYOR OF LAST RESORT: | |
· Assurance regarding | 303.222. |
· General requirement | 303.500. |
· Interim payments—reimbursement | 303.510(b). |
· Non-reduction of benefits | 303.510(c). |
· Nonsubstitution of funds | 303.510(a). |
PEDIATRICIANS & OTHER PHYSICIANS: | |
· Qualified personnel | 303.13(c)(6). |
PENDENCY: | |
· Enforcement action—Public attention | 303.706. |
· Status of child during pendency of a due process hearing request | 303.430(e)(1). |
PERIODIC REVIEW (Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)) | 303.342(b). |
PERMISSIVE USE OF FUNDS BY LEAD AGENCY: | |
· At risk infants or toddlers (strengthen statewide system) | 303.501(e). |
· Continue Early Intervention services in lieu of FAPE | 303.501(d). |
· Expand and improve on services | 303.501(b). |
· For direct services | 303.501(a). |
· Provide FAPE (See also “Use of Funds”) | 303.501(c). |
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (A-C): | |
· Confidentiality | 303.401(a). |
o Applicability and timeframe of procedures | 303.401(c). |
o Consent prior to disclosure or use | 303.414(a). |
o Definitions of “destruction” and “participating agency” | 303.403(a), (c). |
o Destruction of information | 303.416(a). |
o Disclosure of information | 303.401(d)(1). |
o Notice to parents | 303.404. |
o Safeguards | 303.415. |
o Secretary ensures protection of | 303.402. |
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (D-Z): | |
· Data collection—Construction (Nationwide database not authorized) | 303.701(c)(3). |
· Definition | 303.29. |
· Finality of hearing decision—Findings of fact & decisions (to public) | 303.446(c). |
· Hearing decisions—Part B (to public) | 303.445(d). |
· Parental consent—Exchange of | 303.420(a)(5). |
· Public reporting and privacy | 303.702(b)(3). |
· Transition to preschool—State policy (Parents may object to disclosure) | 303.209(b)(2). |
PERSONNEL (Shortage of): | |
· Personnel standards—Policy to address | 303.119(d). |
PERSONNEL STANDARDS: | |
· Policies and procedures relating to | 303.119(a). |
· Qualified personnel (definition) | 303.31. |
· Qualification standards | 303.119(b). |
· Policy to address shortage of personnel | 303.119(d). |
· Use of paraprofessionals and assistants | 303.119(c). |
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, including vision and hearing: | |
· Developmental delays in | 303.21(a)(1)(ii). |
· Early Intervention Services (Definition) | 303.13(a)(4)(i). |
· Evaluation of child’s level of functioning in | 303.321(b)(3). |
· In definition of “Infants and toddlers with disabilities” | 303.21(a)(1)(ii). |
· In Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) content (Information about child’s status) | 303.344(a). |
PHYSICAL THERAPY: | |
· Definition | 303.13(b)(9). |
· Physical therapists | 303.13(c)(7). |
PHYSICIANS: | |
· Early intervention services (Qualified personnel—Pediatricians and other) | 303.13(c)(6). |
· Health services (Consultation by) | 303.16(b)(2). |
· Medical services (Definition) | 303.13(b)(5). |
· Public awareness program (Dissemination to all primary referral sources) | 303.301(a)(1)(ii). |
· Referral procedures—Primary referral sources | 303.303(c)(2). |
POLICIES (AND PROCEDURES) [P&P] (A-D): | |
· Confidentiality: | |
o Enforcement (To ensure requirements are met) | 303.417. |
o Consent prior to disclosure—P&P to be used when parent refuses consent | 303.414(c). |
o Notice to parents—summary of P&P regarding disclosure | 303.404(b). |
o Option to inform parent about intended disclosure | 303.401(e). |
o Safeguards—Training regarding State P&P | 303.415(c). |
· Due process—Part B: | |
o 30 or 45 day timeline for resolution (Specify in P&P) | 303.440(c). |
o Timelines and convenience of hearings | 303.447(a). |
POLICIES (AND PROCEDURES) [P&P] (E-Q): | |
· Early Intervention services in natural environments | 303.126. |
· Financial responsibility and methods of ensuring services—Delivery of services in a timely manner | 303.511(a). |
· Personnel standards | 303.119. |
· Policies related to use of insurance for services | 303.520. |
· Public participation P&P | 303.208. |
POLICIES (AND PROCEDURES) [P&P] (R-Z): | |
· Referral policies for specific children | 303.206. |
· State application and assurances | 303.200. |
· State conformity with IDEA-Part C | 303.102. |
· Statewide system and description of services | 303.203(b). |
· System of payments and fees—State’s policies to specify functions subject to fees | 303.521(a). |
· Traditionally underserved groups | 303.227. |
· Transition to preschool, etc. | 303.209(a)(1). |
· Use of funds—Payor of last resort | 303.500. |
POLICIES RELATED TO USE OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSURANCE OR PUBLIC BENEFITS TO PAY FOR PART C SERVICES | 303.520. |
POSITIVE EFFORTS TO EMPLOY AND ADVANCE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES | 303.105. |
POST-REFERRAL PROCEDURES: | |
· Types of post-referral procedures | 303.300(c). |
· See also “screening” (§303.320), “evaluation and assessment” (§303.321), “IFSP development” (§§303.342-303.345). | |
PRELITERACY, LANGUAGE, & NUMERACY SKILLS: | |
· Infant or toddler with a disability | 303.21(c)(1). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)—Educational component | 303.344(d)(4). |
· State option—Services to children ages three and older | 303.211(b)(2). |
PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE: | |
· At-risk infant or toddler | 303.5. |
· Referral of specific at-risk children | 303.303(b)(2). |
PRE-REFERRAL PROCEDURES: | |
· Types of pre-referral procedures | 303.300(a). |
· See also “public awareness” (§303.301), “child find” (§303.302). | |
PRIMARY REFERRAL SOURCE(S): | |
· Child find—Participation by | 303.302(a)(2)(ii). |
· Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD)—Training of | 303.118. |
· Definition | 303.303(c). |
· Public awareness program | |
o Component of a statewide system | 303.116(b). |
o Dissemination of information to sources | 303.301(a)(1)(ii). |
· Referral procedures | 303.303(a)(1). |
· Screening procedures (Definition of) | 303.320(b). |
PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE: | |
· See Notice (To parents; Family) (P-Z) | |
PRIVATE INSURANCE: | |
· See “Insurance”. | |
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS (A-C): | |
· Appointment of an impartial hearing officer | 303.435. |
· Child’s status during proceedings | 303.430(e). |
· Civil action—Part B | 303.448. |
· Civil action—Part C | 303.438. |
· Confidentiality and opportunity to examine records | 303.401. |
o Additional requirements (see §§303.402-303.417). | |
o See also “Confidentiality”. | |
· Consent (Definition) | 303.7. |
o See also “Consent”. | |
· Convenience of proceedings & timelines | 303.437. |
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS (D-N): | |
· Due process procedures | 303.430(d). |
o Part B procedures | 303.440-303.449. |
o Part C procedures | 303.435-303.438. |
· Implementation of (Functions not subject to fees & carried out at public expense) | 303.521(b)(4)(ii). |
· Lead agency responsibility for | 303.400. |
· Mediation | 303.431. |
· Native language (Prior written notice) | 303.421(c). |
o See “Native Language”. | |
· Nondiscriminatory evaluation and assessment procedures | 303.113. |
o No single procedure used as sole criterion | 303.321(b). |
PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS (O-Z): | |
· Opportunity to examine records (i.e., to inspect & review records) | 303.401(b)(2). |
· Parental consent and ability to decline service | 303.420. |
o See also “Consent”. | |
· Parental rights in due process hearings | 303.436. |
o See also “Due Process Rights—Part B.” | |
· Pendency (Status of child) | 303.430(e). |
· Prior written notice | 303.421. |
· Procedural safeguards notice | 303.421(b)(3). |
· State dispute resolution options | 303.430. |
· Surrogate parents | 303.422. |
· System of payments | 303.521(e). |
PROTECTION & ADVOCACY AGENCIES: | |
· State complaint procedures | 303.432(a)(2). |
PROVISION OF SERVICES BEFORE EVALUATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED | 303.345. |
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES: | |
· Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(b)(10). |
· Psychologists (Qualified personnel) | 303.13(c)(8). |
PUBLIC AGENCY: | |
· Confidentiality—Option to inform parent about intended disclosure | 303.401(e)(1). |
· Definition | 303.30. |
· IFSP Team—Service coordinator designated by public agency | 303.343(a)(1)(iv). |
· Impartial hearing officer (Public agency—List of hearing officers) | 303.443(c)(3). |
· Parent (Definition) | 303.27(b)(2). |
· Prior written notice—Native language | 303.421(c)(2). |
· State complaint procedures: | |
o Filing a complaint | 303.434(b)(1). |
· Surrogate parents | 303.422(a)(2). |
PUBLIC HEARINGS: | |
· Public participation policies and procedures | 303.208(b)(1). |
· See “Public Participation”. | |
PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM: | |
· Component of statewide system | 303.116. |
· Public awareness program—Information for parents | 303.301(b). |
PUBLIC INSURANCE: | |
· See “Insurance” | |
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION | 303.208. |
· Requirements for State applications | 303.208(a). |
· Requirements for State policies and procedures | 303.208(b). |
PURPOSE OF EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM | 303.1. |
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL: | |
· All evaluations and assessments of child and family conducted by qualified personnel | 303.321(a)(2). |
· Definition | 303.31. |
· Early Intervention Services (Definition) | 303.13(a)(7), (b)(3), (c), (d). |
· Evaluations and assessments of child and family—All conducted by qualified personnel | 303.321(a)(2). |
· Informed clinical opinion | 303.321(a)(3)(ii). |
· Procedures for assessment of child and family | 303.321(c)(1), (c)(2). |
RECORDS: | |
· Evaluation of child—Review of records | 303.321(b)(5). |
· Civil action—Part B (records of administrative proceedings) | 303.448(c)(1). |
· Confidentiality | 303.401-303.417. |
· Consent (Definition)—Lists records to be released | 303.7(b). |
· Records used to establish eligibility (without conducting an evaluation) | 303.321(a)(3)(i). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Team (Making pertinent records available at the meeting) | 303.343(a)(2)(iii). |
· Parents right to inspect and review | 303.405(a). |
· References in applicable regulations | 303.3(b)(2). |
· Reports and records (Assurance—Application requirement) | 303.224(b). |
REFERRAL PROCEDURES | 303.303. |
REFERRALS: | |
· Child find—System for making referrals to lead agencies or Early Intervention service providers | 303.302(a)(2). |
· Permissive use of funds—At risk children | 303.501(e)(2)-(3). |
REFERRAL SOURCES: | |
· See “Primary Referral Sources”. | |
REGISTERED DIETICIANS: | |
· Qualified Personnel | 303.13(c)(9). |
REHABILITATION (As part of Early Intervention services) | 303.13(b)(1)((ii)(D), (b)(2)(iii), (b)(15)(ii)-(b)(15)(iii), (b)(17)(ii)). |
REIMBURSEMENT: | |
· Financial responsibility & methods of ensuring services | 303.511(a). |
· Payor of last resort (Interim payments—Reimbursement) | 303.510(b). |
· Proceeds from public and private insurance | 303.520(d). |
· Reimbursement procedures (Component of statewide system) | 303.122. |
REPORTS (A-P): | |
· Annual report of children served: | |
o Certification | 303.723. |
o Other responsibilities of lead agency | 303.724(b), (d). |
o Report requirement | 303.721. |
· Council—Annual report to Governor and Secretary | 303.604(c). |
· Data reporting | 303.722(a). |
· Data requirements—general | 303.720. |
· Payments to Indians | 303.731(e). |
REPORTS (R-Z): | |
· Reports and records (Assurance—Application requirement) | 303.224. |
· Reports—Program information | 303.720, 303.721, 303.722, 303.723, 303.724. |
· State monitoring & enforcement: | |
o Enforcement—Secretary’s Report to Congress | 303.704(d). |
o Lead agency—Annual report on performance of State | 303.700(a)(4). |
o Public reporting and privacy | 303.702(b). |
o Secretary’s review & determination | 303.703(a)-(b). |
o State performance plans & data collection | 303.701(c)(1)-(c)(2). |
o State use of targets and reporting (Public reporting & privacy) | 303.702(b). |
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES: | |
· See “Disputes-Dispute Resolution”. | |
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS: | |
· At risk infant or toddler (Definition) | 303.5. |
ROUTINE MEDICAL SERVICES: | |
· Not covered | 303.16(c)(3). |
RURAL (AREAS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES): | |
· Assurance regarding traditionally underserved groups (Rural families, etc.) | 303.227(a). |
· Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) (Training personnel to work in) | 303.118(b)(1). |
· Purpose of Early Intervention program | 303.1(d). |
STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(K). |
SCHOOL READINESS: | |
· Infant or toddler with a disability | 303.21(c)(1). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan) IFSP | 303.344(d)(4). |
· State option—Serve age three to five | 303.211(a)(2). |
SCREENING PROCEDURES | 303.320. |
SEA: | |
· See “State educational agency” | |
SECRETARY (of Education): | |
· Definition | 303.33. |
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR: | |
· Eligible recipients of an award | 303.2. |
· Indian—Indian tribe (Definition—Construction clause) | 303.19(c). |
· Payments to Indians | 303.731. |
· State allotments (Definitions “Aggregate amount”) | 303.732(d)(1). |
SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS: | |
· Infant or toddler with a disability (Diagnosed condition) | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
SERVICE COORDINATION (Services): | |
· Definition | 303.13(b)(11), 303.34. |
· Functions not subject to fees | 303.521(b)(3). |
· Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP) (Early Intervention system component) | 303.114. |
· Early Intervention Services | 303.13(b)(11). |
· Term “case management” not precluded | 303.34(c). |
· Service coordinator—IFSP content (“Profession” includes “service coordination”) | 303.344(g)(2). |
· Specific Service Coordination Services | 303.34(b). |
SERVICE COORDINATOR: | |
· Entitlement to | 303.34(a). |
· Named in Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) | 303.344(g)(1). |
o In interim IFSP | 303.345(b)(1). |
· On Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Team | 303.343(a)(1)(iv). |
SERVICE PROVIDER(S): | |
· General role of | 303.12(b). |
· See “Qualified personnel” | 303.13(c). |
SEVERE ATTACHMENT DISORDERS: | |
· “Diagnosed physical or mental condition” | 303.21(a)(2)(ii). |
SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL (Policy to address) | 303.119(d). |
SIGN LANGUAGE AND CUED LANGUAGE SERVICES: | |
· Definition | 303.13(b)(12). |
SLIDING FEE SCALES: | |
· Definition of “Early Intervention services” | 303.13(a)(3). |
· System of payments | 303.500(b), 303.521(a)(1). |
SOCIAL OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: | |
· Developmental delays in | 303.21(a)(1)(iv). |
· Early Intervention Services (Definition) | 303.13(a)(4)(iv). |
· Evaluation of child’s level of functioning in | 303.321(b)(3). |
· In definition of “Infants and toddlers with disabilities” | 303.21(a)(1)(iv). |
· In Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) content (Information about child’s status) | 303.344(a). |
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT: | |
· Title V—Maternal and Child Health | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(B). |
· Title XVI: | |
o Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(F). |
· Title XIX: | |
o EPSDT (Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment) | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(C). |
o Medicaid | 303.510, 303.520. |
SOCIAL WORK SERVICES (Definition) | 303.13(b)(13). |
· Social workers | 303.13(c)(10). |
SPECIAL INSTRUCTION (Definition) | 303.13(b)(14). |
· Special educators | 303.13(c)(11). |
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY: | |
· Definition | 303.13(b)(15). |
· Speech and language pathologists | 303.13(c)(12). |
SSI (Supplemental Security Income): | |
· Child find (Coordination) | 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(F). |
· See “Social Security Act”. | |
STATE (Definition) | 303.35. |
· Special definition -State allocations | 303.732(d)(3). |
STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE | |
· Comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD) (Coordination) | 303.118(b)(4). |
· Participation of State lead agency | 303.210(b). |
STATE AGENCIES: | |
· Child find (Coordination) | 303.302(c)(1)(i). |
· ICC (Composition of Council) | 303.601(a)(5)(i). |
· Interagency agreements | 303.511(b)(2). |
STATE APPLICATION: | |
· Amendments to (public participation) | 303.208(a). |
· Conditions of assistance | 303.200. |
· Components of a statewide system | 303.110-303.126. |
· Council function (Advise-assist lead agency with) | 303.604(a)(4). |
· General requirements | 303.201-303.212. |
· Public participation | 303.208. |
o Reviewing public comments received | 303.208(a). |
STATE APPROVED OR RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION (Qualified Personnel) | 303.31. |
STATE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES: | |
· Adoption of | 303.432. |
o (See also §§303.432-303.434) | |
· Filing a complaint | 303.434. |
· Lead agency must adopt | 303.430(c). |
· Minimum State complaint procedures | 303.433. |
o Time extension; final decision; implementation | 303.433(b). |
o Time limit (60 days) | 303.433(a). |
· Remedies for denial of appropriate services | 303.432(b). |
· State dispute resolution options | 303.430(a), (c). |
· State complaints & due process hearing procedures | 303.433(c). |
STATE DEFINITION OF “INABILITY TO PAY”: | |
· Private insurance | 303.520(c). |
· System of payments | 303.521(a)(3), (4)(ii). |
STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY (SEA): | |
· Applicable regulations (SEA means the lead agency) | 303.3(b)(1). |
· Confidentiality procedures—Disclosure of information | 303.401(d). |
· Council—Composition | 303.601(a)(6)(i). |
· Council—Functions | 303.604(b), 303.605(a). |
· Definition | 303.36. |
· Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) (Definition)—Standards of the SEA | 303.15(b). |
· State option—Services for children 3 and older | 303.211(a)(1). |
· Transition to preschool | 303.209(a)(3)(i)(A)-(a)(3)(i)(B), (a)(3)(ii), (b)(2)(i)-(b)(2)(ii). |
STATE ELIGIBILITY: | |
· Conditions of assistance | 303.101. |
STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL (Council): | |
· Advising & assisting the lead agency | 303.604(a). |
· Advising & assisting on transition | 303.604(b). |
· Annual report to Governor & Secretary | 303.604(c). |
· Authorized activities by the Council | 303.605. |
· Composition | 303.601. |
· Conflict of interest | 303.601(d). |
· Establishment | 303.600. |
· Functions of Council—Required duties | 303.604. |
· Meetings | 303.602. |
· Use of funds by the Council | 303.603. |
STATE MONITORING and ENFORCEMENT | 303.700. |
STATE OPTION—EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGES THREE and OLDER | 303.211. |
STATE PERFORMANCE PLANS—DATA COLLECTION | 303.701. |
STATE USE OF TARGETS AND REPORTING | 303.702. |
STATEWIDE SYSTEM (of Early Intervention services): | |
· Assurances regarding Early Intervention services and a statewide system | 303.101(a). |
· Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP) (Component of) | 303.114. |
· Minimum components of a statewide system (See also §303.111-303.126) | 303.110. |
· Required pre-referral, referral, and post-referral components | 303.300. |
· Statewide system & description of services | 303.203. |
SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Illegal) | 303.5, 303.303(b)(2). |
SYSTEM OF PAYMENTS AND FEES: | |
· See “Fees.” | |
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI): | |
· Child find—Coordination (see 303.302(c)(1)(ii)(F)). | |
· See “Social Security Act.” | |
SURGERY (Non-covered health service) | 303.16(c)(1)(i). |
SURGICALLY IMPLANTED DEVICE | 303.13(b)(1)(i), 303.16(c)(1)(iii)(A), (c)(1)(iii)(B). |
SURROGATE PARENT(S): | |
· Assignment by lead agency | 303.422(b)(1). |
· 30 day timeline | 303.422(g). |
· Criteria for selecting | 303.422(d). |
· In definition of “parent” | 303.27(a)(5). |
· Non-employee requirement | 303.422(e). |
· Rights or responsibilities of | 303.422(f). |
· When a surrogate parent is needed | 303.422(a)(1)-(a)(3). |
SYSTEM OF PAYMENTS: | |
· Copy to parents | 303.520(a)(4), 303.520(b)(1)(iii). |
· Family fees | 303.521(d). |
· Funds received under a State’s system of payments | 303.520(d). |
· In definition of “Early Intervention services” | 303.13(a)(3). |
· Policies related to use of insurance | 303.520(a)(4), 303.520(b)(1)(ii)-(b)(1)(iii). |
· Procedural safeguards | 303.521(e). |
· Statewide system and description of services | 303.203(b). |
· System of payments and fees | 303.521(a), (d). |
· See also “Fees;” “Co-payments; Co-pays.” | |
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA): | |
· Assistive technology service | 303.13(b)(1)(ii)(E)-(b)(1)(ii)(F). |
· Lead agency role in monitoring, etc. | 303.120(a)(2)(iii). |
· Minimum State Complaint procedures (Lead agency use of TA) | 303.433(b)(2)(i). |
· Payments to Indians (Not to be used for TA) | 303.731(f). |
· State monitoring and enforcement | 303.700(a)(3). |
o Enforcement—Needs assistance | 303.704(a)(1)(iii)-(a)(1)(iv)). |
TIMELINES (A-O): | |
· Child find—General | 303.302(a)(2)(i). |
· Confidentiality—Access rights | 303.405(a). |
· Department hearing procedures on State eligibility | 303.231(b)(3), 303.233(b), 303.234(d), (e), (g), (k), 303.236. |
· Due process procedures—Part B (see “Timelines—Due Process (Part B)”) | |
· Enforcement—Secretary report to Congress w/in 30 days of taking enforcement action | 303.704(d). |
· Evaluation and Assessment & initial Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) meeting | 303.310. |
o Exceptional circumstances | 303.310(b)(1). |
TIMELINES (PA-PU): | |
· Part C due process hearings; parental rights: | |
o Decision not later than 30 days after receipt of complaint | 303.437(b). |
o Prohibit information not disclosed (at least five days before hearing) | 303.436(b)(3). |
· Payments to Indians—reports | 303.731(e)(1)(3). |
· Primary referral sources | 303.303(a)(2)(i). |
· Public reporting and privacy (State performance reports on targets) | 303.702(b)(1)(i)(A). |
· Public participation (Application, etc.) | 303.208. |
o See also “Public Participation”. | |
TIMELINES (R-Z): | |
· Report to Secretary on State performance | 303.702(b)(2). |
· State complaint procedures (Time limit of 60 days) | 303.433(a). |
· Transition—Conference to discuss services | 303.209(c). |
· Transition—LEA notification | 303.209(b). |
· Transition plan | 303.209(d). |
o Transition timelines for child receiving services under section 303.211 | 303.211(b)(6). |
TIMELINES-DUE PROCESS (PART B) (A-Q): | |
· Adjustments to 30-day resolution period | 303.442(c). |
· Agreement review period (w/in three business days of executing a settlement agreement) | 303.442(e). |
· Civil action (90 days from date of decision) | 303.448(b). |
· Hearing decision (30 or 45 days after expiration of 30-day period or adjustments to that period in §303.442(b) or (c)) | 303.447(a). |
· Hearing rights: | |
o Additional disclosure (At least five business days before hearing) | 303.444(b). |
o Prohibit new evidence (Not disclosed at least five business days before hearing) | 303.444(a)(3). |
· Lead agency response to complaint (within ten days of receiving complaint) | 303.441(e). |
· Other party response (within ten days of receiving complaint) | 303.441(f). |
TIMELINES-DUE PROCESS (PART B) (RE): | |
· Resolution meeting (w/in 15 days) | 303.442(a). |
o If no meeting in 15 days, parent may seek intervention—hearing officer | 303.442(b)(5). |
· Resolution period: | |
o If lead agency not resolved complaint w/in 30 days, hearing may occur | 303.442(b)(1). |
o If no parent participation in 30 days, complaint may be dismissed | 303.442(b)(4). |
· Review decision (30 days after request for review) | 303.447(b). |
TIMELINES—DUE PROCESS (PART B) (S-Z): | |
· Sufficiency of complaint: | |
o Amended complaint (Hearing officer permits—Not later than five days before hearing) | 303.441(d)(3)(ii). |
o Complaint sufficient—unless party notifies hearing officer w/in 15 days | 303.441(d)(1). |
o Hearing officer determination (within five days of notice) | 303.441(d)(2). |
· Timelines—convenience of hearings and reviews and exceptions to timelines | 303.447(a)-(c). |
· Timeline for requesting a hearing (two years) | 303.443(e). |
o Exception to timeline | 303.443(f). |
TRACHEOSTOMY CARE (see Health services) | 303.16(b)(1). |
TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED GROUPS | 303.227. |
· Purpose of Early Intervention program (“Historically underrepresented populations”) | 303.1(d). |
o See also “Homeless,” “Low Income,” “Minority,” & “Rural” (children &/or families), and “Ward of the State”. | |
· Scope of child find regarding selected groups | 303.302(b)(1)(ii). |
· State policies and practices | 303.227. |
TRAINING: | |
· Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) | 303.118. |
· In definition of “Early Intervention services” (see §303.13(b)(1)(ii)(E) (specific to AT services), (2)(iv) (specific to audiology services), (10) (specific to psychological services). | |
· Personnel standards | 300.119. |
TRANSITION TO PRESCHOOL & OTHER PROGRAMS: | |
· Application requirements | 303.209(a). |
· Conference to discuss services | 303.209(c). |
· Council functions—Advising & assisting on transition | 303.604(b). |
· Family involvement; notification of local educational agency (LEA) | 303.209(b). |
· Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) content—Transition from Part C | 303.344(h). |
· Interagency agreement | 303.209(a)(3)(i)-(ii). |
· Policies and procedures regarding | 303.209(a)(1). |
· Program options & transition plan | 303.209(d). |
· Service coordination services (Facilitating development of transition plan) | 303.34(b)(10). |
· Transition plan (Establish not fewer than 90 days, not more than nine months) | 303.209(d)(2). |
TRANSPORTATION & RELATED COSTS | 303.13(b)(16). |
TRAUMA DUE TO EXPOSURE TO FAMILY VIOLENCE | 303.211(b)(7). |
TRIBE (TRIBAL ORGANIZATION): | |
· Child find—Coordination (tribes) | 303.302(c)(1)(i). |
· Council—Composition | 303.601(c). |
· Indian; Indian tribe (Definition) | 303.19. |
· Payments to Indians) | 303.731(a)(1), (2), (b), (c), (d), (e). |
TUBE FEEDING (Health service) | 303.16(b)(1). |
UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS | 303.1(d). |
· See also “Traditionally underserved groups.” | |
USE OF FUNDS: | |
· Council (Use of funds by) | 303.603. |
· Description of use of funds (Application requirement) | 303.205. |
· Payments to Indians (Use of funds) | 303.731(d). |
· Payor of last resort | 303.510. |
· Permissive use of funds by lead agency | 303.501. |
· See “Permissive use of funds by lead agency.” | |
· States with FAPE mandates or that use Part B funds | 303.521(c). |
· See also “Funds” “Funds—Part B,” “Funds Part C,” and “Permissive use of funds by lead agency.” | |
USE OF FUNDS AND PAYOR OF LAST RESORT | 300.500. |
VISION SERVICES: | |
· Early Intervention services (Definition) | 303.13(b)(17). |
VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS (or BLINDNESS): | |
· Special educators including teachers of children with visual impairments | 303.13(c)(11). |
VISION SPECIALISTS | 303.13(c)(13). |
WARD OF THE STATE: | |
· Assurances regarding Early Intervention services | 303.101(a)(1)(iii). |
· Child find—Scope | 303.302(b)(1)(ii). |
· Definition | 303.37. |
o Exception (If child has a foster parent under “Parent” §303.27) | 303.37(b). |
· Parent (Definition) “Guardian” (but not State, if child is a ward of State) | 303.27(a)(3). |
· Surrogate parents | 303.422(a)(3), (b)(2). |
· Traditionally underserved groups | 303.227(a). |
“WELL-BABY” CARE and IMMUNIZATIONS: | |
· Non-covered medical services | 303.16(c)(3). |
WITHHOLDING: | |
· State monitoring and enforcement | 303.700(a)(3). |
· Withholding funds | 303.705. |
o Nature of withholding | 303.705(c). |
o Withholding until rectified | 303.705(c)(2) |
Discipline, Severe Discrepancy
Last modified on August 22, 2018