Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 350 - EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERVICES
Subchapter H - ELIGIBILITY, EVALUATION, AND ASSESSMENT
Section 350.821 - Qualitative Determination of Developmental Delay

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 350.821

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

Qualitative Determination of Developmental Delay is applied as described in this section:

(1) When a child's adjusted age is 0 months, administration of the standardized tool or another protocol is not required. The interdisciplinary team, which must include an LPHA knowledgeable in the area of concern, must describe clinical findings and how those findings significantly interfere with the child's functional abilities.

(2) When the evaluation results, which are measured using the standardized tool designated by HHSC ECI, do not accurately reflect the child's development or ability to function in the natural environment, the interdisciplinary team, documents this information in the child's record and proceeds to a qualitative determination of developmental delay.

(A) For a child with an adjusted or chronological age of greater than 0 months but less than 3 months, the interdisciplinary team, which must include an LPHA knowledgeable in the area of concern, qualitatively determines developmental delay by describing clinical findings and how those findings significantly interfere with the child's functional abilities.

(B) For a child with an adjusted or chronological age of at least 3 months, the interdisciplinary team, which must include an LPHA knowledgeable in the area of concern, must use the supplemental protocol designated by HHSC ECI to qualitatively determine developmental delay. The developmental domains and sub-domains that can be used for qualitative determination of delay are established by HHSC ECI.

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