Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 2
Subtitle 09 - MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS
Chapter 10.09.40 - Early Intervention Service Coordination
Section 10.09.40.01 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.09.40.01
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Department" means the Department as
defined in COMAR
10.09.36.01A.
(2) "Developmental areas" means
cognitive development, physical development (including fine and gross motor and
sensory development), speech and language development, psychological
development, and self-help skills.
(3) "Developmental delay" has the meaning stated in
COMAR 13A.13.01.03B.
(4) "Early
intervention services" means services defined in COMAR 13A.13.01.03B(15) that:
(a) Are designed to meet the developmental
needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities;
(b) Are provided under public supervision and
in conformity with an IFSP; and
(c)
Meet applicable State and federal standards.
(5) "Early intervention service coordination" means
the coordination of services covered under this chapter.
(6) "Family" means those individuals with
whom a participant resides, who are responsible for the participant, are the
primary nurturing caregivers, and have assumed major, long-term roles in the
infant or toddler's daily life.
(7)
"Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)" means a participant's written plan
for early intervention services which is developed or revised by a
multidisciplinary team based on the results of a multidisciplinary assessment
or reassessment and is documented in accordance with guidelines issued by the
Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program.
(8) "Local health department" means the
public health services agency in each county and Baltimore City, which receives
State and local government funding to ensure that basic public health services
in the areas of personal and environmental health are available in each
jurisdiction.
(9) "Maryland
Infants and Toddlers Program" means the program designated by the Governor
under Executive Order
01.01.1988.15 to plan, develop,
and implement a Statewide, coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary,
interagency plan for early intervention services in Maryland.
(10) "Medical Assistance Program" means the
Medical Assistance Program as defined in COMAR
10.09.36.01A.
(11) "Medically necessary" has the
meaning stated in COMAR
10.09.36.01A.
(12) "Multidisciplinary assessment
or reassessment" means the process used by a participant's multidisciplinary
team to review the child's unique needs, the family's ability to assist in
meeting needs related to the child's development, and the nature and extent of
early intervention and other services needed by the child.
(13) "Multidisciplinary team" means the involvement of
two or more disciplines or professions in the provision of integrated and
coordinated services, including evaluation and assessment activities and the
development of the IFSP.
(14)
"Parent"
(15) "Participant" means
a federally qualified recipient:
(a) Who is
aged birth to the beginning of the school year following the child's fourth
birthday;
(b) Whose parents have
provided written consent for the use of public benefits consistent with COMAR
13A.13.01.12;
(c) Who is not
receiving the same service coordination services under another Program
authority; and
(d) Who is defined
as a child with a developmental delay as defined in COMAR 13A.13.01.03.
(16) "Program" means
the Program as defined in COMAR
10.09.36.01A.
(17) "Provider" means an early
intervention service coordination provider.
(18) "Service coordination" means the
services provided, as part of the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program, which
assists participants in gaining access to the full range of Medical Assistance
services, as well as to any additional needed medical, social, mental health,
financial assistance, counseling, educational, and other support
services.
(19) "Service
coordinator" means an individual who:
(a) Is
utilized by the provider and chosen by the participant's parent;
(b) Is designated to carry out the IFSP
service coordination activities;
(c) Meets the requirements in Regulation .03C
of this chapter; and
(d) Provides
the services specified in Regulation .04 of this chapter.
(20) "Telehealth" has the meaning as stated
in COMAR 10.09.49.02.
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