§ 41-87-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers.
§ 41-87-11. Responsibilities of lead agency; participating agencies to cooperate with lead agency and council
The lead agency shall have the following responsibilities in the implementation of this chapter: General administering and supervising programs and activities receiving Part C funds and the monitoring of programs and activities used by the state to carry out this chapter, whether or not such programs or activities are receiving Part C funds, to ensure […]
§ 41-87-12. Local interagency coordinating councils; duties; membership
For the purposes of this chapter, the state council will recognize or facilitate the formation of district and local interagency councils to plan and coordinate services, in conjunction with the district office of the lead agency, for eligible infants and toddlers and their families who reside within the county or counties served by the councils. […]
§ 41-87-13. Services provided to infants and toddlers and their families upon implementation of early intervention plan; individualized family service plan to serve as comprehensive service plan for all agencies
Upon full implementation of the early intervention system, eligible infants and toddlers and their families shall receive the following, at no cost to the parents: A comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation and assessment of the needs of the infant and toddler and the concerns, priorities and resources of the family, and the identification of services to meet […]
§ 41-87-15. Additional federal and state funding to be used to supplement and increase existing funding
Any federal funds made available to the state through Part C and any additional state funds appropriated for early intervention services after July 1, 1990, shall be used to supplement and increase the level of state, local and other federal funds that were expended for eligible children and their families before July 1, 1990. Funds […]
§ 41-87-17. Implementation of early intervention program
Full implementation of the early intervention system according to the timelines and objectives established by collaborative participating agencies is contingent upon adequate and continuing state and/or federal funding.
§ 41-87-19. Review of budgets and policies of participating agencies; financial responsibility
The lead agency shall review the proposed budgets and policies of the participating agencies as they effect implementation of the coordinated interagency early intervention system in the state. The State Legislature through its budgetary and appropriations process shall have final responsibility for assignment of financial responsibility in the state.
§ 41-87-3. Legislative findings
The Legislature finds that there is an urgent and substantial need to develop and implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system of early intervention services, which is family centered and community based, for all eligible infants and toddlers and their families.
§ 41-87-5. Definitions
Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: “Eligible infants and toddlers” or “eligible children” means children from birth through thirty-six (36) months of age who need early intervention services because they: Are experiencing developmental delays as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one or more […]
§ 41-87-7. State Interagency Coordinating Council; membership; meetings; duties of council; conflict of interests
For the purposes of implementing this chapter, the Governor shall appoint a State Interagency Coordinating Council. The council shall be appointed by the Governor. In making the appointments to the council, the Governor shall ensure that the membership of the council reasonably represents the population of the state. The Governor shall designate a member of […]
§ 41-87-9. Minimum components of statewide system of programs providing early intervention services; council to establish plan
A statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, interagency programs providing appropriate early intervention services to all eligible infants and toddlers and their families, including eligible Indian infants and toddlers and their families on reservations, shall include the following minimum components: Eligibility criteria and procedures including a definition of the term “developmentally delayed” that will be […]