La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § IX-311

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section IX-311 - Eligibility
A. Each infant in the Infant Intervention Program shall meet all eligibility criteria pursuant to LSDE Bulletin 1508. These criteria are:
1. from birth to three years of age; (Three years of age is specified in Section 321A.4 of these standards.)
2. a serious handicapping condition as indicated by:
a. severe physical handicap in areas such as sensory and/or motor functioning; or
b. functioning in the lower one-third (33rd percentile or less) of the normal developmental distribution in one or more of the areas of development assessed; or
c. a diagnosable condition which could result in a serious handicapping condition if untreated; or
d. severe inability to interact with the environment whether physical or social.
3. Evidence that educational or developmental intervention is necessary to the future ability of the infant to benefit from education.
B. An infant who is determined by a physician to be at-risk for the development of a serious handicapping condition as specified in §311. A.2 of these standards may be eligible up to the age of 12 months.
C. The Infant Intervention Program shall request a determination of eligibility under Title XIX by the Office of Family Security for each applicant to the Infant Intervention Program.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § IX-311

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities, LR 13:246 (April 1987).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 28:380 et seq.