Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 350 - EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERVICES
Subchapter G - REFERRAL, PRE-ENROLLMENT, AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING
Section 350.708 - Pre-Enrollment Activities
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 350.708
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Pre-enrollment begins at the point of referral, includes the following activities, and ends when the parent signs the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or a final disposition is reached.
(1) The contractor
must assign an initial service coordinator for the family and document the name
of the service coordinator in the child's record.
(2) The contractor must provide the family
the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Early Childhood Intervention
Parent Handbook and document in the child's record that the following were
explained to the parent:
(A) the family's
rights regarding eligibility determination and enrollment;
(B) the early childhood intervention process
for determining eligibility and enrollment; and
(C) the types of early childhood intervention
services that may be delivered to the child and the manner in which they may be
provided.
(3) The
contractor must provide pre-IFSP service coordination as defined in
34 CFR §
303.13(b)(11) and §
303.34.
(4) The contractor must collect information
on the child throughout the pre-enrollment process.
(5) The contractor must assist the child and
family in gaining access to the evaluation and assessment process, including:
(A) scheduling the interdisciplinary initial
evaluation and assessment; and
(B)
preparing the family for the evaluation and assessment process.
(6) The contractor must comply
with all requirements in Subchapter B of this chapter (relating to Procedural
Safeguards and Due Process Procedures).
(b) The contractor must explain to the family, before eligibility determination, the requirement to provide early childhood intervention services in the natural environment.
(c) The contractor must determine the need for and appoint a surrogate parent in accordance with 34 CFR § 303.422 and § 350.213 of this chapter (relating to Surrogate Parents).
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