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 § 350.708
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Pre-enrollment begins at the point of referral, includes the following activities, and ends when the parent signs the IFSP or a final disposition is reached.
(1) The subrecipient must assign an initial
service coordinator for the family and document the name of the service
coordinator in the child's record.
(2) The subrecipient must provide the family
the HHSC ECI 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 ECI services that may be
delivered to the child and the manner in which they may be provided.
(3) The subrecipient must provide
pre-IFSP service coordination as defined in
34 CFR §
303.13(b)(11) and §
303.34.
(4) The subrecipient must collect information
on the child throughout the pre-enrollment process.
(5) The subrecipient 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 subrecipient must comply with all
requirements in Subchapter B of this chapter (relating to Procedural Safeguards
and Due Process Procedures).
(b) The subrecipient must explain to the family, before eligibility determination, the requirement to provide ECI services in the natural environment.
(c) The subrecipient 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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