Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 14 > Article 5 - Early Intervention Programs and Services for Infants and Toddlers

• Agency: includes one or more of the state agencies consolidated into the department of economic security by this chapter. See Arizona Laws 41-1951
• Council: means the economic security council. See Arizona Laws 41-1951
• Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 41-1951
• Early intervention programs and services: means developmental services that are provided under public supervision at no cost, except if federal or state law provides for a system of payments by families, and that are designed to meet one or more of an infant's or toddler's developmental needs. See Arizona Laws 41-2021
• Infants and toddlers: means children from birth to thirty-six months of age who need early intervention programs and services because they have either of the following:

  (a) A developmental need as evidenced by experiencing developmental delays, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more of the following areas:

  (i) Cognitive development. See Arizona Laws 41-2021

• Interagency coordinating council for infants and toddlers: means the council established by order of the governor in accordance with federal law. See Arizona Laws 41-2021
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215