Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 350. EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERVICES |
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL RULES |
§ 350.101. Purpose |
§ 350.103. Definitions |
§ 350.105. Safety Regulations |
§ 350.107. Health Standards for Early Childhood Intervention Services |
SUBCHAPTER B. PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS AND DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES |
§ 350.201. Purpose |
§ 350.202. Procedural Safeguards |
§ 350.203. Responsibilities |
§ 350.204. Prior Written Notice |
§ 350.207. Parental Consent |
§ 350.209. Parent Rights in the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Process |
§ 350.211. Parent |
§ 350.213. Surrogate Parents |
§ 350.215. Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Procedures for Filing Complaints |
§ 350.217. Procedures for Investigation and Resolution of Complaints |
§ 350.218. Mediation |
§ 350.219. Confidentiality Notice to Parents |
§ 350.221. Access Rights |
§ 350.223. Fees for Records |
§ 350.225. Amendment of Records at Parent's Request |
§ 350.227. Opportunity for a Hearing |
§ 350.229. Minimum Requirements for Conducting a Hearing |
§ 350.231. Results of Hearing |
§ 350.233. Release of Personally Identifiable Information |
§ 350.235. Safeguards |
§ 350.237. Record Retention Period |
§ 350.239. Destruction of Information |
§ 350.241. Release of Records |
SUBCHAPTER C. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS |
§ 350.301. Purpose |
§ 350.303. Definitions |
§ 350.305. Employment Records |
§ 350.307. Personnel Grievances |
§ 350.309. Minimum Requirements for All Direct Service Staff |
§ 350.310. Criminal Background Checks |
§ 350.311. Licensed Professionals |
§ 350.312. Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA) |
§ 350.313. Early Intervention Specialist (EIS) |
§ 350.314. EIS Code of Ethics |
§ 350.315. Service Coordinator |
SUBCHAPTER D. CASE MANAGEMENT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES |
§ 350.403. Definitions |
§ 350.404. Recipient Eligibility for Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Case Management Services |
§ 350.405. Case Management Services |
§ 350.406. Parent Refusal |
§ 350.407. Medicaid Service Limitations |
§ 350.409. Conditions for Case Management Provider Agency Participation |
§ 350.411. Assignment of Service Coordinator |
§ 350.415. Documentation |
§ 350.417. Due Process |
SUBCHAPTER E. SPECIALIZED REHABILITATIVE SERVICES |
§ 350.501. Specialized Rehabilitative Services |
§ 350.503. Recipient Eligibility |
§ 350.505. Conditions for Provider Agency Participation |
§ 350.507. Due Process |
SUBCHAPTER F. PUBLIC OUTREACH |
§ 350.601. Purpose |
§ 350.605. Definitions |
§ 350.607. Public Outreach |
§ 350.609. Child Find |
§ 350.611. Public Awareness |
§ 350.613. Publications |
§ 350.615. Interagency Coordination |
§ 350.617. Public Outreach Contact, Planning, and Evaluation |
SUBCHAPTER G. REFERRAL, PRE-ENROLLMENT, AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING |
§ 350.701. Purpose |
§ 350.704. Referral Requirements |
§ 350.705. Child Referred before Birth |
§ 350.706. Referrals Received While the Child is in the Hospital |
§ 350.707. Child Referred with an Out-of-State IFSP |
§ 350.708. Pre-Enrollment Activities |
§ 350.709. Optional Developmental Screenings |
SUBCHAPTER H. ELIGIBILITY, EVALUATION, AND ASSESSMENT |
§ 350.801. Purpose |
§ 350.805. Definitions |
§ 350.807. Eligibility |
§ 350.809. Initial Eligibility Criteria |
§ 350.811. Eligibility Determination Based on Medically Diagnosed Condition That Has a High Probability of Resulting in Developmental Delay |
§ 350.813. Determination of Hearing and Auditory Status |
§ 350.815. Determination of Vision Status |
§ 350.817. Eligibility Determination Based on Developmental Delay |
§ 350.819. Age Adjustment for Children Born Prematurely |
§ 350.821. Qualitative Determination of Developmental Delay |
§ 350.823. Continuing Eligibility Criteria |
§ 350.825. Eligibility Statement |
§ 350.828. Medical Review for ECI Services |
§ 350.829. Review of Nutrition Status |
§ 350.831. Assistive Technology |
§ 350.833. Autism Screening |
§ 350.835. Contractor Oversight |
§ 350.837. Needs Assessment |
SUBCHAPTER J. INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (IFSP) |
§ 350.1001. Purpose |
§ 350.1003. Definitions |
§ 350.1004. Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Development |
§ 350.1007. Interim Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) |
§ 350.1009. Participants in Initial and Annual Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Meetings |
§ 350.1015. Content of the IFSP |
§ 350.1016. Planning for Services to be Delivered with the Routine Caregiver |
§ 350.1017. Periodic Reviews |
§ 350.1019. Annual Meeting to Evaluate the IFSP |
SUBCHAPTER K. SERVICE DELIVERY |
§ 350.1101. Purpose |
§ 350.1104. Early Childhood Intervention Services Delivery |
§ 350.1105. Capacity to Provide Early Childhood Intervention Services |
§ 350.1107. Group Services for Children |
§ 350.1108. State Funded Respite Services |
§ 350.1111. Service Delivery Documentation Requirements |
SUBCHAPTER L. TRANSITION |
§ 350.1201. Purpose |
§ 350.1203. Definitions |
§ 350.1205. Transition Education and Information for the Family |
§ 350.1207. Transition Planning |
§ 350.1209. SEA Notification |
§ 350.1211. Local Education Agency (LEA) Notification of Potential Eligibility for Special Education Services |
§ 350.1213. LEA Notification Opt Out |
§ 350.1215. Reporting Late LEA Notifications |
§ 350.1217. LEA Transition Conference |
§ 350.1219. Transition to LEA Services |
§ 350.1221. Transition Into the Community |
SUBCHAPTER M. CHILD AND FAMILY OUTCOMES |
§ 350.1301. Purpose |
§ 350.1307. Child Outcomes |
§ 350.1309. Family Outcomes |
SUBCHAPTER N. FAMILY COST SHARE SYSTEM |
§ 350.1401. Purpose |
§ 350.1405. Definitions |
§ 350.1407. Family Cost Share System Administration |
§ 350.1409. Parent Rights Related to the Family Cost Share System |
§ 350.1411. Early Childhood Intervention Services Provided with No Out-of-Pocket Payment from the Parent |
§ 350.1413. Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Services Subject to Out-of-Pocket Payment from the Family |
§ 350.1417. Family Cost Share Agreement |
§ 350.1419. Private Insurance |
§ 350.1421. Insurance Premiums |
§ 350.1423. Co-pays, Co-Insurance, and Deductibles |
§ 350.1425. Public Benefits and Insurance |
§ 350.1427. Maximum Charge |
§ 350.1429. Family Size and Adjusted Income |
§ 350.1431. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Sliding Fee Scale |
§ 350.1433. Billing Families for IFSP Services |
§ 350.1435. Suspension of Services for Nonpayment |
§ 350.1437. Extraordinary Circumstances |
§ 350.1439. Program Fiscal and Recordkeeping Policies |