Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part IX - Developmental Disabilities Services
Chapter 3 - Infant Intervention Services
Section IX-311 - Eligibility
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IX-311
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Each infant in the Infant Intervention Program shall meet all eligibility criteria pursuant to LSDE Bulletin 1508. These criteria are:
1.
from birth to three years of age; (Three years of age is specified in Section
321A.4 of these standards.)
2. a
serious handicapping condition as indicated by:
a. severe physical handicap in areas such as
sensory and/or motor functioning; or
b. functioning in the lower one-third (33rd
percentile or less) of the normal developmental distribution in one or more of
the areas of development assessed; or
c. a diagnosable condition which could result
in a serious handicapping condition if untreated; or
d. severe inability to interact with the
environment whether physical or social.
3. Evidence that educational or developmental
intervention is necessary to the future ability of the infant to benefit from
education.
B. An infant who is determined by a physician to be at-risk for the development of a serious handicapping condition as specified in §311. A.2 of these standards may be eligible up to the age of 12 months.
C. The Infant Intervention Program shall request a determination of eligibility under Title XIX by the Office of Family Security for each applicant to the Infant Intervention Program.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 28:380 et seq.
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