Sec. 6.
(a)
Developmental delay is a disability category solely for students who are at
least three (3) years of age and less than nine (9) years of age. Developmental
delay means a delay of either two (2) standard deviations below the mean in one
(1) of the following developmental areas or one and one-half (1.5) standard
deviations below the mean in any two (2) of the following developmental areas:
(1) Gross or fine motor
development.
(2) Cognitive
development.
(3) Receptive or
expressive language development.
(4) Social or emotional
development.
(5) Self-help or other
adaptive development.
(b) Eligibility for special education as a
student with a developmental delay shall be determined by the student's CCC.
This determination shall be based on the multidisciplinary team's educational
evaluation report described in
511 IAC
7-40-5(e), which includes the
following:
(1) An assessment of the
developmental areas listed in subsection (a) that must include at least one (1)
of the following:
(A) An individually
administered norm-referenced assessment.
(B) If adequate information cannot be
obtained via an individually administered norm-referenced assessment, a
criterion-referenced assessment that:
(i) has
been designed or may be adapted or modified for use with students who have a
developmental delay or delays; and
(ii) is administered by a professional or
team of professionals with knowledge of assessment strategies appropriate for
the student.
(2) A social and developmental history that
may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(A) Communication skills.
(B) Social interaction skills.
(C) Play skills.
(D) Motor skills.
(E) Responses to sensory
experiences.
(F) Relevant family
and environmental information.
(G)
Patterns of emotional adjustment.
(H) Unusual or atypical behaviors.
(3) Available medical information
that is developmentally relevant.
(4) A vision and hearing screening.
(5) A systematic observation of the student
across various environments.
(6)
Any other assessments and information, collected prior to referral or during
the educational evaluation, necessary to:
(A)
determine eligibility for special education and related services; and
(B) inform the student's CCC of the student's
special education and related services needs.
