Section 1432 (4)

(4) Early intervention services

  • The term “early intervention services” means developmental services that—
    • (A) are provided under public supervision;
    • (B) are provided at no cost except where Federal or State law provides for a system of payments by families, including a schedule of sliding fees;
    • (C) are designed to meet the developmental needs of an infant or toddler with a disability, as identified by the individualized family service plan team, in any 1 or more of the following areas:
      • (i) physical development;
      • (ii) cognitive development;
      • (iii) communication development;
      • (iv) social or emotional development; or
      • (v) adaptive development;

    • (D) meet the standards of the State in which the services are provided, including the requirements of this subchapter;
    • (E) include—
      • (i) family training, counseling, and home visits;
      • (ii) special instruction;
      • (iii) speech-language pathology and audiology services, and sign language and cued language services;
      • (iv) occupational therapy;
      • (v) physical therapy;
      • (vi) psychological services;
      • (vii) service coordination services;
      • (viii) medical services only for diagnostic or evaluation purposes;
      • (ix) early identification, screening, and assessment services;
      • (x) health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from the other early intervention services;
      • (xi) social work services;
      • (xii) vision services;
      • (xiii) assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; and
      • (xiv) transportation and related costs that are necessary to enable an infant or toddler and the infant’s or toddler’s family to receive another service described in this paragraph;

    • (F) are provided by qualified personnel, including—
      • (i) special educators;
      • (ii) speech-language pathologists and audiologists;
      • (iii) occupational therapists;
      • (iv) physical therapists;
      • (v) psychologists;
      • (vi) social workers;
      • (vii) nurses;
      • (viii) registered dietitians;
      • (ix) family therapists;
      • (x) vision specialists, including ophthalmologists and optometrists;
      • (xi) orientation and mobility specialists; and
      • (xii) pediatricians and other physicians;

    • (G) to the maximum extent appropriate, are provided in natural environments, including the home, and community settings in which children without disabilities participate; and
    • (H) are provided in conformity with an individualized family service plan adopted in accordance with section 1436 of this title.
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