Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part IX - Developmental Disabilities Services
Chapter 3 - Infant Intervention Services
Section IX-321 - Termination of Services
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IX-321
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. An infant shall be terminated from the Infant Intervention Program under the following conditions:
1. if the infant makes
substantial progress and no longer meets the eligibility criteria in
Section
311 of these standards;
or
2. if the infant develops
significant life-threatening medical problems which make effective services
delivery impossible; or
3. if the
infant's parent(s) chooses not to participate in the program; or
4. when the child reaches three years of age.
Pursuant to LSDE Act 754, each handicapped infant shall be regarded as eligible
for the LEA program at the beginning of the school year if his or her third
birthday occurs after the beginning of the school year but before January 1. If
the third birthday occurs after January 1, then the infant may remain in the
Infant Intervention Program until the beginning of the following school
year.
B. The decision to terminate an infant shall be made jointly by the parent(s) or guardian(s), case manager, and Infant Intervention Program at an IHP meeting.
C. The Infant Intervention Program shall work with the parents, case manager, and the receiving program or LEA to facilitate the transition in accordance with the interagency agreements specified in Section 323. A.4 of these standards.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R. S. 28:380 et seq.
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