Services of Other Agencies

(1) When appropriate or necessary, the Department may make referrals to, or provide services in conjunction with, local education agencies (LEAs), the Department of Elementary and SecondaryEducation, the Department of Early Education and Care, and/or other agencies within the Executive Office of Human Services such as: the Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Welfare, Department of Youth Services, Department of Public Health, Commission for the Blind, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. (2) Referrals to other agencies will be made if a service requested or needed by an individual or family is not provided by the Department, or if the service requested or needed is within the mandate of another agency or Department of the Commonwealth.