Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and Toddlers
Chapter 3 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE COMPONENTS OF STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
Subpart D - Program and Service Components of a Statewide System of Early Intervention Services
Section 303.344 - Content of an IFSR
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Information about the child's status.
(b) Family information. With the concurrence of the family, the IFS must include a statement of the family's resources, priorities, and concerns related to enhancing the development of the child.
(c) Outcomes. The IFSP must include a statement of the major outcomes expected to be achieved for the child and family, and the criteria, procedures, and timeliness used to determine-
(d) Early intervention services.
(e) Other services.
(f) Dates; duration of services. The IFSP must include-
(g) Service coordinator.
(h) Transition from Part C services.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1436(d)
Note 1: With respect to the requirements in paragraph (d) of this section, the appropriate location of services for some infants and toddlers might be a hospital setting-during the period in which they require extensive medical. intervention. However, for these and other eligible children, early intervention services must be provided in natural environments (e.g., the home, child care centers, or other community settings) to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the child.
Note 2: Throughout the process of developing and implementing IFSPs for an eligible child and the child's family, it is important for agencies to recognize the variety of roles that family members play in enhancing the child's development. It also is important that the degree to which the needs of the family are addressed in the IFSP process is determined in a collaborative manner with the full agreement and participation of the parents of the child. Parents retain the ultimate decision in determining whether they, their child, or other family members will accept or decline services under this part.
Note 3: The early intervention services in paragraph (d) of this section are those services that a State is required to provide to a child in accordance with Sec. 303.12.
The ''other services" in paragraph (e) of this section are services that a child or family needs, but that are neither required nor covered under this part. While listing the non-required services in the IFSP does not mean that those services must be provided, their identification can be helpful to both the child's family and the service coordinator, for the following reasons: First, the IFSP would provide a comprehensive picture of the child's total service needs (including the need for medical and health services, as well as early intervention services). Second, it is appropriate for the service coordinator to assist the family in securing the non-required services (e.g., by
(1) determining if there is a public agency that could provide financial assistance, if needed,
(2) assisting in the preparation of eligibility claims or insurance claims, if needed, and
(3) assisting the family in seeking out and arranging for the child to receive the needed medical-health services).,
Thus, to the extent appropriate, it is important for a State's procedures under this part to provide for ensuring that other needs of the child, and of the family related to enhancing the development of the child, such as medical and health needs, are considered and addressed, including determining
(1) who will provide each service, and when, where, and how it will be provided, and
(2) how the service will be paid for (e.g., through private insurance, an existing Federal-State funding source, such as Medicaid or EPSDT, or some other funding arrangement).
Note 4: Although the IFSP must include information about each of the items in paragraphs (b) through (h) of this section, this does not mean that the IFSP must be a detailed, lengthy document. It might be a brief online, with appropriate attachments that address each of the points in the paragraphs under this section. It is important for the IFSP itself to be clear about
(a) what services are to be provided,
(b) the actions that are to be taken by the service coordinator in initiating those services, and
(c) what actions will be taken by the; parents.
Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0550