Section 470 IAC 3.1-6-3 - Referral proceduresAuthority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17-15
Sec. 3.
(a) The child find system shall include procedures to be used by primary referral sources for referring a child to the local SPOE within the early intervention system for: (1) eligibility determination for needed services and assessment; or(2) as appropriate, the provision of early intervention services, including development of the initial or interim IFSP as described in 470 IAC 3.1-9.(b) The LPCC shall establish a system of communication and coordination among participating agencies and other persons and entities within the community serving young children to form a referral network. This referral network shall: (1) identify and include local providers, especially hospitals and physicians, of services related to early intervention;(2) enhance providers' knowledge of eligibility criteria for early intervention services; and(3) coordinate referrals for early intervention services.(c) The referral procedures established under this section must do the following:(1) Provide for an effective method of making referrals by primary referral sources.(2) Ensure that referrals are made to the local SPOE no more than two (2) working days after a child has been identified.(3) Include procedures for determining the extent to which primary referral sources, especially hospitals and physicians, disseminate the public awareness information described in 470 IAC 3.1-2-6 on the availability of early intervention services to parents of infants and toddlers with disabilities.Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3.1-6-3; filed Jan 29, 1996, 5:15 p.m.: 19 IR 1338; filed Mar 9, 1999, 2:05 p.m.: 22 IR 2258; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFAReadopted filed 11/13/2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA