HAR §11-140-7
HAR §11-140-7. not be provided
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 11-140-7
(g)
An interim individual family support plan
may be developed to allow early intervention services
for a child and the child's family to begin before the
completion of the evaluation and assessment as
described in section 11-140-5 when the following
conditions are met:
(1)
Written parental consent is obtained;
(2)
An interim individual family support plan is
developed that includes:
(A)
The name of the case manager who will
be responsible for implementing the
interim individual family support plan;
and
(B)
The early intervention services that
have been determined to be needed
immediately by the child and the
child's family; and
(3)
The evaluation and assessment consistent
with section 11-140-5(d) is complet.,~d within
the forty-five day time line.
[Eff ::itP 2 0 2013
] (Auth:
HRS §321-354) (Imp:
HRS §321-352; 34 C.F.R. §§303.342 to
303.345)
§11-140-7
Transition to preschool and other
programs.
(a)
The department shall support the
smooth transition of children under age three and
their families from receiving early intervention
services to:
(1)
Preschool or other appropriate services for
children age three with delayed development
(such as Head Start Programs);
(2)
Other appropriate services; or
(3)
Exiting the program.
(b)
A transition plan, consistent with section
11-140-6(b) (9), shall be part of the individual family
support plan and shall be updated at each individual
family support plan meeting.
(c)
The early intervention provider shall inform
the parent that personally identifiable information
140-17
§11-140-7
shall be provided to the child's home school to enable
the Part B program to identify all potentially
eligible children for services under Part B of the Act
unless the parent chooses to opt out within the time
specified.
The information to be provided shall
include:
(1)
The child's name;
(2)
The child's date of birth;
(3)
Parent contact information, including
parents' names, addresses, and telephone
numbers; and
(4)
The Part C referral date.
(d)
The department shall notify the child's home
school not fewer than ninety days but no more than
nine months before the child's third birthday that the
child will shortly reach the age of eligibility for
preschool services under Part B of the Act unless the
family chooses to opt out of this provision.
(1)
If the Part C program determines that the
child is eligible for early intervention
services more than forty-five days but less
than ninety days before the child's third
birthday, the Part C program shall, as soon
as possible after determining the child's
eligibility, notify the child's home school
that the child will reach the age of
eligibility for preschool services under Part
B of the Act; or
(2)
If the child is referred to Part C fewer than
forty-five days before the child's third
birthday and the child may be eligible for
services under Part B of the Act, the Part C
program, with parent consent, consistent with
section 11-140-S(d), shall refer the child to
the child's home school, but is not required
to conduct an evaluation, assessment, or
initial family support plan meeting under
these circumstances.
(e)
If the parent does not opt out, the
personally identifiable information consistent with
subsection (c) shall be provided to the child's home
school to enable the Part B program to identify all
140-18
§11-140-8
potentially eligible children for services under Part
B of the Act.
(f)
For a child who may be eligible for Part B
preschool services, with approval of the family, the
department shall convene a transition conference among
representatives of the department, the local
educational agency, and the family not fewer than
ninety days but no more than nine months before the
child's third birthday to discuss any services that
the child may receive under Part B of the Act.
(g)
For a child whose family may not be
interested in preschool services under Part B of the
Act, with the approval of the family, the department
shall make reasonable efforts to convene a transition
conference among a representative of the department,
the family, and other providers to discuss other
appropriate services which the child may receive from
the other providers.
(Eff
SEP 2 O 2013
(Auth:
HRS
§321-354) (Imp:
HRS §321-352; 34 C.F.R. §§303 .209,
303.342 to 303.344, 303.401)