States' Part C Rules, Regulations and Policies: On-line Resources
We are building this collection of links to state Part C policies.
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If your state has similar resources, please contact Sue Goode
(sue_goode@unc.edu) to add your materials to our list.
The links provided are current as of July 2010.
(See also our Part B State Regulations Web page)
Alabama | Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Missouri | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Vermont | Virginia | Utah | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
Alabama has a guidance handbook:
- AEIS Handbook: Services For Alabama’s Children With Disabilities,
Ages Birth through 5 (Revised 2002)
http://www.nectac.org/shortURL.asp?sURL=AL-EIhandbook - Additional guidance documents (various dates)
http://www.nectac.org/shorturl.asp?sURL=AL_partCguidance
Arizona has policies:
- AzEIP Policies and Procedures (currently in development, August 2007)
https://egov.azdes.gov/CMSInternet/main.aspx?menu=98&id=2384 - Additional guidance documents (various dates)
https://www.azdes.gov/main.aspx?menu=98&id=3036
California operates under a state statute and regulations:
- Government Code: Title 14 - California Early Intervention Services Act (n.d.)
http://www.dds.ca.gov/Statutes/GovernmentCode.cfm - CA Code of Regulations: Title 17, Chapter 2 - Early Intervention Services (2003)
(scan down to Chapter 2) http://www.dds.ca.gov/Title17/home.cfm - See also, Early Start Proposed Policy Changes:
Procedural Safeguards (April 2010) - http://www.dds.ca.gov/ProposedRegs/ESSafeguard.cfm
Early Start Eligibility and Use of Private Insurance (2009) - http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/ESBudget.cfm - A searchable database of CA Special Education Laws (2010) includes references to
Title 14: Early Intervention Services Act
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/lr/
Colorado has rules, regulations and other policy documents:
- Colorado Early Intervention Legislation (various dates)
http://www.eicolorado.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Documents.content&linkid=522 -
State Procedures and Guidelines (various dates)
http://www.eicolorado.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Documents.content&linkid=308&CFID=2391848&CFTOKEN=18589839 - Other Documents of Interest (various dates), including Eligibility Criteria for Colorado's
Early Intervention System
http://www.eicolorado.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=professionals.main
Connecticut relies upon federal and state statutes for guidance, then interprets those items and issues procedures that all Birth to Three provider programs are contractually obligated to implement. In addition, there are a series of Service Guidelines on specific topics, which outline associated issues and recommend best practices related to each:
- CT State Birth-to-three Program Regulations (2006), Procedures (2010),
Service Guidelines (various dates), and more
http://www.birth23.org/providers/providers.html
Delaware has guidance documents:
- Child Development Watch Policy Manual (2004)
http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dms/epqc/birth3/files/cdw_policymanual.pdf
(PDF: 366kb) - Definitions for Eligible Infants and Toddlers to be Served (2006); Building Blocks Guidelines (2007);
Guide to Promoting Inclusion in Early Care and Education (updated Nov. 2007);
Infant and Toddler Early Learning Foundations (2007); and more
(scan down to Policies and Guidelines) http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dms/birth3pubs.html
Florida has policy and guidance documents::
- Early Steps Policy Handbook and Operations Guide (effective July 1, 2010)
http://www.cms-kids.com/home/resources/es_policy_0710/es_policy.html
Hawaii operates under statute:
- Hawaii's Revised Statutes that Implement Part C, IDEA (1998)
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/eis/regulations.html - Hawaii's State EI Plan (2009)
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/eis/pdf/eiplan8_28_06.pdf (PDF: 274kb) -
State Definitions of Part C Eligibility
Idaho operates under a state statute, as well as federal code and regulations. Policies and procedures are included in a manual for providers.
- Idaho Code: Title 16, Chapter 1: Early Intervention Services (n.d.)
http://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title16/T16CH1.htm - Idaho Infant Toddler Program eManual (updated April 2009)
www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Portals/_Rainbow/Manuals/FACS/ITP_eManual/Idaho_Infant_Toddler_Program_eManual.htm
Illinois has a procedure manual and operates under state rule:
- Child and Family Connections Procedure Manual (July 2007)
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=31212 - IL Early Intervention Laws and Rules (amended June 8, 2009)
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/089/08900500sections.html
Indiana has rules, laws and policies:
- First Steps Final Rule (2005)
http://www.in.gov/fssa/files/fs05-201proposedrulef.pdf (PDF: 135kb) - Senate Enrolled Act No. 112, Article 12.7. Child Development Services, Chapter 2. Infants
and Toddlers With Disabilities Program (2006) -
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2006/PDF/SE/SE0112.1.pdf (PDF: 316kb)
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Best Practices in Early Intervention (2006)
http://www.in.gov/fssa/files/BestPractice_July_2006.pdf (PDF: 109kb)
- Eligibility Determination Team Manual (2006)
http://www.in.gov/fssa/files/ED_Team_Manual_Final_Version_11-06.pdf (PDF: 307kb)
- Additional policy information for First Steps Program (various dates)
http://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/3399.htm
Iowa operates under state rules and policies:
- Iowa IDEA Part C System Components: Policies & Assurances State Application Requirements (2006)
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=4279 (PDF: 38kb)
- Chapter 120, Iowa Administrative Rules of Early ACCESS: Integrated System of Early Intervention Services (2003)
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/633/597/#LegalRequirementsReports (PDF: 937kb)
Kansas has regulations and a procedure manual:
- Kansas IDEA Part C Procedure Manual (July 2009)
http://www.ksits.org/part_c_manual.htm -
Kansas Administrative Regulations for Infant and Toddler Services (1997)
http://www.kdheks.gov/its/kar28-4-550to572.html
Kentucky operates under regulations and has policies and procedures:
- First Steps Program Policy and Procedures Manual/Regulations (updated 2007)
http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/pptablecontents.htm - See also, Kentucky Administrative Regulations: Title 911 (2005, last updated August 12, 2009)
http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/firststepskar.htm
Louisiana has a practice manual and other guidelines:
- EarlySteps Manual and Forms (July 2010)
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/publications.asp?ID=334&Detail=3140 - Best Practices Guidelines (2004?)
https://www.eikids.com/la/matrix/docs/pdfs/BestPracticesGUIDELINES.pdf (PDF: 78kb)
Maine has regulations and guidance documents:
- 05-071 Chapter 101 Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty
(Emergency Adoption - Effective June 22, 2009)
http://www.maine.gov/education/legis/071c101emergency.pdf (PDF: 2050kb)
- Guidance Document - Early Intervention Process for Infants, Toddlers and Their
Families: Eligibility Determination, IFSP Development, Intervention Planning (2007)
http://www.nectac.org/~pdfs/topics/families/ME_Guide_1_17_07Final.pdf (PDF: 346kb)
- Maine’s standardized forms are at http://www.maine.gov/education/forms/specservices.htm
- See also, Maine Part C Process (DRAFT 2009)
http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/cds/documents/PartCProcessChart.doc
(DOC: 65kb)
Maryland has regulations:
-
Maryland State Regulations for Early Intervention Provisions (amended October 5, 2009 )
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/SubtitleSearch.aspx?search=13A.13.01.* - Maryland's Extended IFSP Option-Policies and Procedures (final October 2009)
www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/006F42DF-A21C-40CB-B46E-04105BFB9850/22092/MDExtendedIFSPOptionPPEffectiveJuly12009updated103.pdf (PDF: 678kb)
Massachusetts has operational standards and policies:
- Massachusetts Early Intervention Operational Standards (revised 2006)
http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dph/com_health/early_childhood/operational_standards.pdf (PDF: 1085kb)
- Policy Updates (various dates)
http://www.nectac.org/shortURL.asp?sURL=MA_PartC_policy
Michigan has administrative rules and reference bulletins:
-
Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education Supplemented
with IDEA Federal Regulations (April 2009)
http://eotta.ccresa.org/Files/PDF/MARSE-April09.pdf (PDF: 843kb)
- Early On Reference Bulletins - Eligibility Determination, Natural Environments, CAPTA Referrals and more (various dates) - http://eotta.ccresa.org/Resources.php?ID=11
- See also, other Early On State Resources
(scan down the page) http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6809-127141--,00.html
Minnesota operates under statutes and rules:
- Minnesota State Statutes, Early Intervention Services (Disabilities) (2006)
http://www.nectac.org/shortURL.asp?sURL=MN_ei_statute - Eligibility is under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 3525.1350: Infant and Toddler Intervention Services
(Posted October 12, 2007)
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=3525.1350
Missouri operates under state regulations and has an early intervention practice manual and a state plan:
- Missouri State Plan for Special Education, Regulations Implementing Part C
of the IDEA First Steps Program (2010) -
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/stateplan/documents/PartC_State_Plan_2010.pdf
(PDF: 1567kb)
- Early Intervention Practice Manual (June 2009)
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/FirstSteps/EISpracmanual.html - Other guidance documents for Part C of IDEA (various dates) http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/FirstSteps/RulesRegs.html
Nebraska operates under state regulations and standards:
- Nebraska Administrative Code, Title 92, Chapter 51 - Regulations and Standards for
Special Education Programs (revised August 2008)
http://www.education.ne.gov/LEGAL/cover51.html
Nevada has early intervention guidelines and policy documents:
- NV Effective Practice Guidelines and
other Policy Documents (various dates)
http://health.nv.gov/BEIS_Publications.htm
New Hampshire operates under administrative rules:
- Code of Federal Regulations: Title 34, Education, Chapter 111,
Office of Special Education & Rehabilitation Services- Department of Education,
Part 303, Early Intervention Program for Infants & Toddlers with Disabilities (revised 2001)
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_01/34cfr303_01.html
New Jersey has rules, policies, procedures and guidelines:
-
New Jersey Administrative Code, Title 8, Chapter 17, Early Intervention System (n.d.)
http://nj.gov/health/fhs/eis/documents/njac817.pdf (PDF: 231kb) - NJEIS Policies, Procedures and Guidelines (various dates)
http://nj.gov/health/fhs/eis/policies.shtml - Eligibility information can be found in Policy Document NJEIS-02 (March 2010)
http://nj.gov/health/fhs/documents/njeis-02.pdf (PDF: 41kb) - N.J. Part C State Plan (updated 2004)
http://nj.gov/health/fhs/eis/partc.shtml
New Mexico has regulations:
- NM Rules and Regulations Web page (n.d.)
http://www.nmhealth.org/ddsd/NMFIT/Documents/FIT_Rules.htm#Section1 - 7.30.8 NMAC: Requirements For Family Infant Toddler Early Intervention Services
(2001)
http://www.nmhealth.org/ddsd/NMFIT/Documents/documents/FITProgramRegulations.pdf (PDF: 99kb)
New York has regulations, laws and guidance materials:
- Early Intervention Program Regulations and Laws (various dates)
http://www.health.state.ny.us/community/infants_children/early_intervention/regulations.htm - Early Intervention Program Memoranda, Guidance and Clinical Practice Guidelines (various dates)
http://www.health.state.ny.us/community/infants_children/early_intervention/memoranda.htm
North Carolina has policies and guidance documents:
- NC Infant Toddler Program Manual (2005)
http://www.ncei.org/ei/inftodmanual.html - NC Guidance Documents and Forms (various dates)
http://www.ncei.org/ei/publications.html
North Dakota has guidelines:
- ND Early Intervention State Guidelines (2006)
http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/disabilities/earlyintervention/stateguidelines.html
Ohio has rules and policy documents:
- Ohio Administrative Code: Chapter 3701-8, Help Me Grow Program (effective July 16, 2010)
http://www.odh.ohio.gov/rules/final/fr3701-8.aspx - Ohio Help Me Grow Policies (various dates)
http://www.ohiohelpmegrow.org/professional/laws/policies.aspx
Oklahoma has an policies and procedures:
- DRAFT SoonerStart Early Intervention Policies and Procedures (October 2009)
http://sde.state.ok.us/Curriculum/SpecEd/pdf/SoonerStart/Publications/EI_Manual.pdf (PDF: 608kb)
Oregon has policies, procedures and technical assistance documents. These are combined for Part C and preschool special education:
- EI/ECSE Policies and Procedures (various dates)
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1692
Pennsylvania operates under regulations:
- The Pennsylvania Code: Chapter 4226. Early Intervention Services (2003)
http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/055/chapter4226/chap4226toc.html - See also, Announcments, which include guidance documents (various dates)
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/early_intervention/8710/announcements/522283
Rhode Island operates under rules and regulations:
- Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Provision of Early Intervention Services
for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families (2005)
(see section 0322 - Early Intervention Program) https://www.policy.dhs.ri.gov/0300.htm#_Toc266697119
South Carolina has a policy manual:
- South Carolina Policy Manual and Forms (revised July 1, 2008)
http://www.scfirststeps.org/BNpolicyandprocedures.html
South Dakota operates under administrative rules:
- Administrative Rules: Article 24:14 - Early Intervention Program (updated 2008)
http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/DisplayRule.aspx?Rule=24:14
Tennessee operates under rules and regulations:
-
Rules of State Board Of Education, Chapter 0520-1-10, Tennessee's Early Intervention System
(October 2003)
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0520/0520-01/0520-01-10.pdf (PDF: 193kb) - Eligibility information is also available
http://www.state.tn.us/education/teis/eligibility.shtml
Texas operates under federal code and regulations, state statute and administrative rules, and Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Division of Early Childhood Intervention policy and procedures:
- Early Childhood Intervention Policy Manual (revised September 2009)
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ECIS/policymanual.shtml - Request for Public Comment on Draft Proposed Revisions to the
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Standards Manual for Contracted Programs (July 2010)
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/policymanualchanges.shtml - Texas Administrative Code, Title 40, Chapter 108, Early Childhood Intervention
Services (effective September 1, 2009)
http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=4&ti=40&pt=2&ch=108 - Human Resources Code, Chapter 73, Interagency Council on Early
Childhood Intervention Services (updated 2003)
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/HR/pdf/HR.73.pdf (PDF: 66kb)
- See Utahs' Agency Information: Forms, Reports, Miscellaneous (various dates)
http://www.utahbabywatch.org/agencyinfo/index.htm
Vermont operates under rules:
- Vermont Special Education Guide: State Board of Education Special Education Rules
and Other Pertinent Rules (effective June 2010) - See sections 2360.5 - 2360.5.8 for the overall
early intervention program
http://www.education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/pgm_sped/laws/educ_sped_guide.pdf (PDF: 1628kb)
Virginia has a practice manual, policies and procedures:
- Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia: Practice Manual (June 2010)
http://www.infantva.org/Pr-PracticeManual-Forms.htm - Virginia's Part C Policies and Procedures (2000)
http://www.infantva.org/ovw-PoliciesProcedures.htm - See also Code of Virginia Related to Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (various dates) - http://www.infantva.org/ovw-CodeOfVirginia.htm
- Reference Documents for Providers (various dates)
http://www.infantva.org/Providers.htm#pr2
Washington includes policies and procedures within their federal application and then uses the federal regulations:
- Washington State's Most Recent Federal Application (2010)
http://del.wa.gov/publications/esit/Default.aspx#reports
West Virginia has guidance documents:
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WV Birth to Three State Guidance Related to IDEA 2004 (various dates)
http://www.wvdhhr.org/birth23/lawandregs.asp - New Eligibility Criteria (2009)
http://www.wvdhhr.org/birth23/eligibility/reveligibilitypolicyformat0509.pdf (PDF: 113kb)
- See also - Technical Assistance Bulletins (various dates)
http://www.wvdhhr.org/birth23/techasstbulletins.asp
Wisconsin operates under administrative code:
- Chapter HFS 90: Early Intervention Services for Children From Birth to Age 3
with Developmental Needs (2004)
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/birthto3/WPDP/txt/hfs090.html - See also, Polices and Guidance (various dates)
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/birthto3/guidance.php
Wyoming has policies, procedures and FAQs:
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Part C Policies, Procedures, FAQs (various dates)
http://wdh.state.wy.us/ddd/earlychildhood/partcinfo.html