The Legislature hereby finds and declares that early intervention services for children who are developmentally delayed is essential in helping to maximize each child's potential and is in the best interest of the state. These early intervention services will reduce future educational costs, minimize the likelihood of having to provide institutional care and enhance the […]
Unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, as used in this article: (a) "Bureau" means the Bureau for Children and Families Public Health within the Department of Health and Human Resources. (b) "Council" means the Governor's Early Intervention Interagency Coordinating Council. (c) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Resources. (d) "Early intervention services" means […]
(a) The Department of Health and Human Resources is the administering agency for the development of a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, interagency system of early intervention services. (b) Consistent with the provisions of Public Law 99-457, as enacted by the Congress of the United States, the department has the following responsibilities: (1) To carry out the […]
(a) The Governor's Early Intervention Interagency Coordinating Council is continued. The council is composed of at least fifteen members appointed by the Governor with additional ex officio members representing specific agencies serving infants and toddlers with developmental delays. (b) The membership of the council shall consist of the following: (1) At least three parents of […]
(a) The department may enter into contracts with public or private providers of early intervention services who meet state early intervention standards. (b) Within available resources, as determined by the department, appropriate early intervention services shall be made available to eligible children and their families.
(a) There is hereby created in the state Treasury a fund to be known as the "West Virginia Birth-to-Three Fund" that shall be an interest-bearing account established and maintained to pay costs, fees and expenses incurred, or to be incurred, for early intervention services for children who are developmentally delayed. (b) Funds deposited into this […]
