As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Council” means the Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council created pursuant to § 2.2-2664. “Early intervention services” means services provided through Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.), as amended, designed to meet the developmental needs of […]
The Secretaries of Health and Human Resources and Education shall work together in: 1. Promoting interagency consensus and facilitating complementary agency positions on issues relating to early intervention services; 2. Examining and evaluating the effectiveness of state agency programs, services, and plans for early intervention services and identifying duplications, inefficiencies, and unmet needs; 3. Analyzing […]
Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 38.
The duties of the participating agencies shall include: 1. Establishing a statewide system of early intervention services in accordance with state and federal statutes and regulations; 2. Identifying and maximizing coordination of all available public and private resources for early intervention services; 3. Developing and implementing formal state interagency agreements that define the financial responsibility […]
To facilitate the implementation of an early intervention services system and to ensure compliance with federal requirements, the Governor shall appoint a lead agency. The duties of the lead agency shall include: 1. Promulgating regulations and adopting the policies and procedures as necessary to implement an early intervention services system and assure consistent and equitable […]
A. To facilitate implementation of local early intervention systems statewide, the state lead agency shall contract with local lead agencies selected by the local interagency coordinating council. If the local interagency coordinating council is unable to select a local lead agency, the state lead agency shall assist in making the determination. B. The local lead […]
A. The lead agency, in consultation with the Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council, shall establish local interagency coordinating councils on a statewide basis to advise and assist the local lead agencies and to enable early intervention service providers to establish working relationships that will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of early intervention services. The membership of […]
Local public agencies represented on local interagency coordinating councils are responsible for: 1. Providing services as appropriate and agreed upon by members of the local interagency coordinating council; 2. Maintaining data and providing information as requested to their respective state agencies; 3. Developing and implementing interagency agreements; 4. Complying with applicable state and federal regulations […]
Any federal funds made available through Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.) and any state funds appropriated specifically for Part H services shall supplement overall funding for services currently provided under Part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.). 1992, […]
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 32.1-162.9, no person who provides early intervention services in accordance with this chapter shall be required to be licensed as a home care organization in order to provide these services in a child’s home. 1999, cc. 640, 684, § 2.1-768.1; 2001, c. 844.
