460 IAC 20-5-3 Referral procedures

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 20-8. (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 on the availability of early intervention services to parents of infants and toddlers with disabilities.