§ 875-301. Requirements
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 11 P.S. Children
11 P.S. § 875-301
§ 875-301. Requirements
A Statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, interagency programs shall be established and maintained by the Department of Health, the Department of Public Welfare1 and the Department of Education to provide appropriate early intervention services to all handicapped infants, toddlers and their families and to eligible young children. The system shall include the following minimum components:
(1) Compatible definitions of the term “developmental delay” shall be promulgated and adopted by the Department of Public Welfare, the Department of Health and the Department of Education, with review and comment of the council under section 106(f)(1).2 The definition shall provide for the continuity of program services and shall be used in implementing programs under this act.
(12) A system for compiling data on the numbers of handicapped infants, toddlers and their families and eligible young children in need of appropriate early intervention services; the number of infants, toddlers and their families and eligible young children served; and the types of services provided.
(14) An exit criteria, which provides procedures for a child to exit from early intervention services. This exit plan must address both the needs of the child who has attained age of beginners as well as the child who, at any age between birth and age of beginners, no longer meets the eligibility criteria. If a child has been successful in obtaining age-appropriate behavior and abilities, the fact that the child participated in early intervention services may not be communicated to the school district unless the parent so chooses, nor may it be considered as a rationale for placement in public school age special education classes. If the child does not meet exit criteria and the child's IEP or IFSP demonstrates that the child will benefit from services which can be provided only through special education, nothing in this act shall prevent that placement. In either case, transition services shall be provided to the child and the child's parents.
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1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1372, No. 212, § 301.
11 P.S. § 875-301, PA ST 11 P.S. § 875-301
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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