3701-8-04 Individualized family service plan and service coordination.

(A) Each county FCFC shall assure that an IFSP is developed in conjunction with the family and implemented for each eligible participant no later than forty-five days after initial referral to HMG of an infant or toddler eligible under paragraph (C) of rule 3701-8-03 of the Administrative Code. The IFSP shall be developed in accordance with 34 C.F.R. sections 303.340 to 34 C.F.R. sections 303.346, as in effect on July 1, 2010 and shall:

(1) Focus on intervention and prevention services and strategies;

(2) Include but not be limited to child and family outcomes, resources, priorities and concerns;

(3) Reflect coordination across agencies and services;

(4) Be completed on the form approved by the department;

(5) Contain the name of assigned service coordinator;

(6) Incorporate referral and transition strategies to assure continuity of services from one environment to another;

(7) Include the use of formal and informal community support services; and

(8) Other requirements as designated by the department.

(B) A review of the IFSP for the child and family must be conducted at least every one hundred eighty days, or sooner, upon the request of the family or an IFSP team member. A meeting must be conducted at least annually to evaluate the IFSP for the child and family, and to revise its provisions as needed.

(C) Each FCFC shall assure and document that eligible individuals are informed of their rights at least annually and upon a change in IFSP services throughout the time the individual is receiving HMG services.

(D) Families and providers shall receive written prior notice of all IFSP meetings (initial, annual, and review meetings).

(E) Upon referral of an infant or toddler suspected of being eligible for part C services under paragraph (C) of rule 3701-8-03 of the Administrative Code, a service coordinator shall be assigned. There shall be only one service coordinator assigned for the family at any given time.

(F) The assigned service coordinator shall be responsible for assisting in the determination of a referred individual’s eligibility and coordinating services for individuals who are determined eligible pursuant to paragraph (C) of rule 3701-8-03 of the Administrative Code.

(G) County HMG programs shall assign service coordinators who meet the qualifications and credentials for service coordinators as set forth in policy developed by the department.

Replaces:

3701-8-04

Effective: 07/16/2010

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/16/2012

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3701.61

Rule Amplifies: 3701.61, Section 289.20 of Am.Sub. H.B. 1 (128th

G.A.) Prior Effective Dates: 8/8/2005