New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 17 - EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM
Subchapter 7 - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES
Section 8:17-7.1 - Eligibility criteria and procedures
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) A child is eligible to receive early intervention services from the Department if the child has a diagnosed condition described in (c) below or if:
(b) In using standardized evaluations or criterion-referenced measures to determine eligibility, a developmental delay is, at a minimum, a delay of either 33 percent in one developmental area or 25 percent in two or more developmental areas, or, if appropriate standardized instruments are individually administered in the evaluation process, a score of at least 2.0 standard deviations below the mean in one functional area or a score of at least 1.5 standard deviations below the mean in each of two functional areas.
(c) A child is eligible for early intervention services if he or she has a diagnosed physical or mental condition in one or more of the categories that have a high probability of resulting in developmental delay, listed in (d) below.
(d) The categories of physical and mental conditions that have a high probability of resulting in developmental delay are:
(e) A multidisciplinary team of practitioners shall determine eligibility within a diagnosed physical or mental condition category based on a statement or report signed by a physician, advanced practice nurse or licensed clinical psychologist, as appropriate to the suspected disability, indicating the condition that is likely to result in developmental delay.
(f) If a multidisciplinary evaluation team has identified one or more physical and/or mental conditions that are associated with developmental concerns, and has concluded that early intervention services would be appropriate to meet the needs of the child and that the child is eligible to receive early intervention services, then the evaluation team shall place documentation in the child's record that includes the informed clinical opinion pursuant to 8:17-6.1 upon which the team based its determination of eligibility.