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(A) Each county FCFC shall assure that an IFSP is developed in conjunction with the family and implemented for each eligible participant within forty-five days of initial referral to HMG. The IFSP 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; and
(7) Include the use of formal and informal community support services.
(B) A review of the IFSP for the child and family must be conducted at least every one hundred twenty 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 will receive written notice of all IFSP meetings (initial, annual, and review meetings).
(E) Upon referral to HMG a service coordinator shall be assigned. There shall be only one service coordinator assigned for the family at any given time.
(F) A qualified service coordinator shall have a minimum of a two year degree from an accredited college or university in nursing, social work, early childhood education or a related discipline, or be a registered nurse; and meet the following requirements by October 31, 2005, or within one year after employment, whichever is first:
(1) Demonstrate certain skills as determined by the department and assessed by the clinical supervisor;
(2) Attend required in-service trainings; and
(3) Receive clinical supervision as required by paragraph (J) of this rule.
(G) Those persons who do not meet the degree qualification as stated in paragraph (F) of this rule may qualify as a provisional service coordinator if employed as a service coordinator in a HMG program by the effective date of this rule, and meets the following requirements:
(1) At least three years of employment in a full-time paid position under supervision in the HMG system or other early childhood program;
(2) Demonstrate certain skills as determined by the department and assessed by the clinical supervisor;
(3) Attend required in-service trainings;
(4) Receive clinical supervision as required by paragraph (J) of this rule; and
(5) Provide a documented action plan that meets one of the following requirements.
(a) Those with an unrelated associate or bachelor degree will obtain twelve semester hours from an accredited college or university in one of the related fields of study within two years after receipt of the provisional qualification status.
(b) Those without at least an associate degree will obtain an associate degree from an accredited college or university in one of the related fields of study within two years after the provisional qualification is granted.
(6) Qualification as a provisional service coordinator is non-renewable.
(H) To remain qualified, a service coordinator must complete twenty hours of continuing education as determined appropriate by the department every two year period following employment.
(I) Service coordinators shall attend mandatory trainings within the specified timelines as prescribed by the department.
(J) All full time equivalent personnel such as family support specialists, newborn home visiting nurses, paraprofessionals and service coordinators providing service to families must receive clinical supervision at a minimum of eight hours per month. Personnel who are less than full time equivalent must receive a proportional amount of clinical supervision.
Effective: 08/08/2005
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 07/28/2010
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3701.61
Rule Amplifies: 3701.61