8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1405-1-5.105

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 18, September 25, 2024

Section 8 CCR 1405-1-5.105 - SYSTEM COORDINATION

This rule is promulgated pursuant to section 26.5-3-403, C.R.S.

A. Local Interagency Coordinating Council

1. Each Certified Early Intervention Service Broker shall have a Local Interagency Coordinating Council that meets at least quarterly to assure that federal, state, local, and private resources are well-coordinated in local communities to assist families to meet the needs of their infants or toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities.

2. Membership of a Local Interagency Coordinating Council shall include, at a minimum:

a. At least one (1) member who is a parent or guardian with a child twelve (12) years of age or younger and at least one (1) member who is a parent or guardian of a child six (6) years of age or younger, both of whom have knowledge of, or experience with, early intervention services;

b. A representative of an administrative unit;

c. A representative of a county department of public health;

d. A representative of a county department of social/human services;

e. Members who are public or private providers of early intervention services; and,

f. Other members of the community at large who are interested in early intervention services or involved in the provision of, or payment for, early intervention services.

3. The purpose of a Local Interagency Coordinating Council is to advise a Certified Early Intervention Service Broker regarding:

a. The planning, delivery, and evaluation of early intervention services, including methods to identify and correct gaps in services;

b. The coordination of services and funding resources; and,

c. The collection and use of child and family outcomes and program data to inform early intervention policies and practices within the designated service area.

B. Interagency Operating Agreements

1. Each Certified Early Intervention Service Broker, as defined in Rule 5.103, shall, at a minimum, establish and maintain the following interagency operating agreements:

a. Administrative unit agreements that include responsibilities for Child Find and transition activities, and assisting in the development and implementation of the statewide plan in accordance with section 26.5-3-404, C.R.S.;

b. County departments of social/human services agreements that include responsibilities for referrals under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, for a child who is less than three (3) years of age and involved in a substantiated case of child abuse or neglect or is identified as affected by illegal substance abuse, or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure;

c. Early Head Start Program agreements that include responsibilities for the coordination of available services and avoidance of duplication of effort for children enrolled in Early Head Start and early intervention services; and

d. Other local agency agreements, as needed, that are involved with early intervention services that specify the responsibilities of each agency.

2. A Certified Early Intervention Service Broker shall ensure that interagency operating agreements are signed by parties with the authority to carry out the responsibilities of the specific agencies or programs and are reviewed annually and updated as needed.

8 CCR 1405-1-5.105

46 CR 01, January 10, 2023, effective 1/1/2023

46 CR 06, March 25, 2023, effective 4/14/2023

47 CR 13, July 10, 2024, effective 7/30/2024