Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3.1 - FIRST STEPS EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM
Rule 9 - Individual Family Service Plan
Section 9-1 - Individual family service plan development, review, and evaluation

Universal Citation: 470 IN Admin Code 9-1

Current through September 18, 2024

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

Affected: IC 12-17-15

Sec. 1.

(a) For a child who has been evaluated for the first time and determined to be eligible, a meeting to develop the initial IFSP must be conducted within the forty-five (45) day time period specified in 470 IAC 3.1-6-4 required to complete evaluation and assessment activities and hold the IFSP meeting.

(b) A review of the IFSP for a child and the child's family must be conducted every six (6) months, or more frequently if conditions warrant, or if the family requests such a review. The review may be carried out through a meeting or by any other means that are acceptable to the parent and other participants. The purpose of the periodic review is to determine the following:

(1) The degree to which progress toward achieving the outcomes is being made.

(2) Whether modification or revision of the outcomes or services is necessary.

(c) A meeting must be conducted on at least an annual basis to redetermine eligibility and to evaluate the IFSP for a child and the child's family and, as appropriate, to revise its provisions. The results of any current assessments, conducted under 470 IAC 3.1-8-1, and other information available from the ongoing assessment of the child and family, must be used in determining what services are needed and will be provided.

(d) IFSP meetings shall be conducted:

(1) in settings and at times that are convenient to families; and

(2) in the native language of the family or other mode of communication used by the family unless it is clearly not feasible to do so.

(e) Meeting arrangements must be made with, and written notice provided to, the family and other participants at least ten (10) days before the meeting date to ensure that they will be able to attend.

(f) The contents of the IFSP must be fully explained to the parent and informed, written consent from the parent must be obtained prior to the provision of early intervention services described in the plan. If the parent does not provide consent with respect to a particular early intervention service or withdraws consent after first providing it, that service may not be provided. The early intervention services to which parental consent is obtained must be provided.

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