Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) All personnel
shall have specific training and experience in child development and knowledge
of family support.
(b) Personnel
shall be drawn from the following categories:
(1) New Hampshire licensed, department of
education certified, or bureau of developmental services certified
professionals, including, at a minimum:
a.
Advanced practice registered nurse;
b. Audiologist;
c. Clinical mental health
counselor;
d. Clinical social
worker;
e. Dietitian
registered;
f. Early childhood
educator;
g. Early childhood
special educator;
h. Early
intervention specialist;
i.
Marriage and family therapist;
j.
Occupational therapist;
k.
Orientation and mobility specialist;
l. Pastoral psychotherapist;
m. Physician;
n. Physician assistant;
o. Psychologist;
p. Physical therapist;
q. Registered nurse;
r. Speech language pathologist;
s. Speech-language specialist;
t. Special education teacher;
u. Special education teacher in the area of
blind and vision disabilities;
v.
Special education teacher in the area of deaf and hearing disabilities;
w. Special education teacher in the
area of emotional and behavioral disabilities;
x. Special education teacher in the area of
intellectual and developmental disabilities;
y. Special education teacher in the area of
physical and health disabilities;
z. Special education teacher in area of
specific learning disabilities; and
aa. Vision specialist including
ophthalmologists and optometrists;
(2) New Hampshire licensed or certified
professional assistants, including:
a.
Licensed physical therapy assistant;
b. Licensed occupational therapy assistant;
and
c. Certified speech and
language assistant; and
(3) Unlicensed or uncertified personnel,
including personnel who have education, training, or experience relevant to the
provision of FCESS.
(c)
All personnel shall utilize support strategies, assessment procedures, and
treatment techniques considered to be best practice in working with a child and
family applying for or receiving FCESS.
(d) All personnel shall ensure the effective
provision of FCESS, via a minimum of the following:
(1) Consulting with parents, other providers,
and representatives of appropriate community agencies;
(2) Participating in the child's
multidisciplinary evaluation and the development of service outcomes for the
IFSP; and
(3) Coaching parents and
other persons chosen by the family regarding the provision of the
services.
(e) Personnel
identified in (b)(1) above shall:
(1) Conduct
multidisciplinary evaluations;
(2)
Conduct assessments;
(3) Develop or
amend IFSPs;
(4) Supervise, when
appropriate, licensed assistants and unlicensed personnel; and
(5) Provide service coordination.
(f) Personnel identified in (b)(2)
above shall:
(1) Contribute to the
multidisciplinary evaluation;
(2)
Contribute to assessments;
(3)
Contribute to the development or amendment of IFSPs;
(4) Be supervised, as required by their
license or certification; and
(5)
Provide service coordination.
(g) Personnel identified in (b)(3) above
shall:
(1) Contribute to the multidisciplinary
evaluation;
(2) Contribute to the
assessment;
(3) Contribute to the
development or amendment of IFSPs;
(4) Be supervised by one of the providers
described in (b)(1) above at least once a month in the setting where FCESS is
provided, with additional supervision as needed; and
(5) Provide service coordination.
(h) All FCESS personnel, including
program directors and consultants, shall meet New Hampshire requirements for
certification, licensing, continuing competence, or other comparable
requirements.
(i) An FCESS program
director shall:
(1) Be a licensed or certified
professional pursuant to (b)(1) above;
(2) Have 3 years of professional experience
providing FCESS; and
(3) Have one
year of professional experience in a management or administrative
role.
(j) A service
coordinator shall:
(1) Have completed the
orientation program outlined in
He-M
510.12 (b); and
(2) Together with the family and other IFSP
team member(s), be responsible for accessing, coordinating, and monitoring the
delivery of services identified in the child's IFSP, including transition
services and coordination with other agencies and persons.
(k) An individual who wishes to obtain
certification as an early intervention specialist shall submit information to
the bureau documenting:
(1) Possession of a
minimum, in addition to the requirements in (2) below, of a bachelor's degree
in:
a. Human services;
b. Family studies;
c. Psychology;
d. Child development;
e. Communication;
f. Child life;
g. Education;
h. Behavior analysis; or
i. Early intervention;
(2) A minimum of one year experience in an
FCESS program for degrees listed in (1) a. - h. above;
(3) A minimum of 6 months' experience in an
FCESS program for the degree listed in (1) i. above;
(4) Possession of a minimum, in addition to
the requirements in (5) below, of an associate's degree or minor of studies in:
a. Physical therapy assistant;
b. Occupational therapy assistant;
c. Speech and language assistant;
d. Child development;
e. Child life;
f. Education; or
g. Early intervention;
(5) A minimum of 2 years' experience in an
FCESS program for degrees listed in (4) a. - g. above;
(6) Completion of the orientation program
outlined in He-M 510.12
(b); and
(7) Training and experience in the subject
matter in (e)(1)-(3) and (5) above.
(l) Upon completion of (k) above, the bureau
shall certify the individual as an early intervention specialist.
(m) To continue to be certified as an early
intervention specialist, individuals identified in (k) above shall demonstrate
ongoing professional development as described in
He-M
510.12 (e).
(See Revision Note at part heading for He-M 510) #5745,
eff 12-1-93, EXPIRED: 12-1-99
New. #7234, eff 4-22-00; ss by
#9135, INTERIM, eff4-22-08, EXPIRED 10-19-08
New. #9594, eff 11-11-09 (from
He-M
510.08); ss by #10325,e ff 4-26-13; ss by #10325, eff
4-26-13 (from He-M 510.12
)
