South Carolina Code 44-7-2540. Interagency system to be developed
(B) The comprehensive interagency system must implement:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-7-2540
- Council: means the State Interagency Coordinating Council which must be established in conformance with federal regulations. See South Carolina Code 44-7-2520
- Department: means the agency designated as lead agency by the Governor by Executive Order pursuant to Subchapter VIII, Chapter 33 of Title 20, U. See South Carolina Code 44-7-2520
- Infants and toddlers with disabilities: means children from birth through two years of age in need of early intervention services due to measurable delays in cognitive development, physical development, communication, psychosocial development, or self-help skills, or due to a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay. See South Carolina Code 44-7-2520
(1) a timely, comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment of the functioning of each infant and toddler with disabilities in the State, including the needs of their families relating to enhancing the child’s development;
(2) a written individualized family service plan for each eligible infant or toddler with a disability;
(3) a comprehensive method of identifying infants and toddlers with disabilities;
(4) a public awareness program focusing on early identification of infants and toddlers with disabilities;
(5) access to a central directory which includes early intervention services, resources, and experts available in the State;
(6) a comprehensive system of personnel development for those who serve eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities;
(7) formal interagency agreements which:
(a) define the responsibility of each agency for providing and paying for early intervention services;
(b) coordinate programs so as to permit children and their families to move easily among agencies in the system;
(c) adopt uniform program, health, and safety standards;
(d) contain procedures for resolving disputes;
(8) procedural safeguards as required by federal and state law;
(9) a method for compiling data on the number of infants and toddlers with disabilities in the State in need of early intervention services, the number served, the types of disabilities, the types of services provided, and other information required by the federal government or needed to deliver services effectively.
(C) Early intervention services must be available through the comprehensive interagency system and provided by appropriate state agencies in accordance with time requirements of Subchapter VIII, Chapter 33 of Title 20, U.S. Code Annotated, to effectuate the individual family service plan for each eligible infant or toddler.