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Early Intervention is a facility-based program designed to provide one-on-one direct training to the child and the parent or caregiver. The intent of Early Intervention is to work with parents and caregivers to assist them with training the child. The parent or caregiver of the child must participate in the programming to learn how to work with the child in the home. To be eligible for early intervention services, the child must be developmentally disabled or developmentally delayed and must not be school age.
Pre-school service is a facility-based program designed to provide specialized services to children who have been diagnosed as developmentally disabled or developmentally delayed and who are not school age. School age is defined as reaching the age of 5 before the following
dates:
September 10, 2008 for the 2008-2009 school year
September 1, 2009 for the 2009-2010 school year
August 15, 2010 for the 2010-2011 school year
Developmental Day Treatment Clinic Services may be furnished only by Developmental Disabilities Services licensed comprehensive day treatment centers offering as core services both habilitation training and diagnosis and evaluation services. Developmental Day Treatment Clinic Services in qualified facilities may be covered only when they are provided to outpatients, determined medically necessary for the child, provided according to a written prescription by a physician and provided according to a written plan of care.
Habilitation Training is instruction in areas such as self help, socialization, communication, etc. Habilitation Training must be based on the goals and objectives included in the care plan for the person. Habilitation Training will enable the person to gain reasonable skills. This training must occur wholly in clinical settings licensed by Developmental Disabilities Services.
Therapy Services include physical, speech or occupational therapy, as defined by applicable State and Federal rules and regulations, which comprise an essential component of the care plan of a person accepted for developmental disabilities services.
