Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM
Rule 6 - Identification and Referral
Section 6-3 - Referral procedures

Universal Citation: 470 IN Admin Code 6-3

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17-15

Sec. 3.

(a) The child find system shall include procedures to be used by primary referral sources for referring a child to the local SPOE within the early intervention system for:

(1) eligibility determination for needed services and assessment; or

(2) as appropriate, the provision of early intervention services, including development of the initial or interim IFSP as described in 470 IAC 3.1-9.

(b) The LPCC shall establish a system of communication and coordination among participating agencies and other persons and entities within the community serving young children to form a referral network. This referral network shall:

(1) identify and include local providers, especially hospitals and physicians, of services related to early intervention;

(2) enhance providers' knowledge of eligibility criteria for early intervention services; and

(3) coordinate referrals for early intervention services.

(c) The referral procedures established under this section must do the following:

(1) Provide for an effective method of making referrals by primary referral sources.

(2) Ensure that referrals are made to the local SPOE no more than two (2) working days after a child has been identified.

(3) Include procedures for determining the extent to which primary referral sources, especially hospitals and physicians, disseminate the public awareness information described in 470 IAC 3.1-2-6 on the availability of early intervention services to parents of infants and toddlers with disabilities.

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