55 Pa. Code § 4226.22 - Eligibility for early intervention services
(a) The county MH/MR program shall ensure
that early intervention services are provided to all children who meet one or
more of the following eligibility criteria:
(1) A developmental delay, as measured by
appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, of 25% of the child's
chronological age in one or more of the developmental areas of cognitive
development; physical development, including vision and hearing; communication
development; social or emotional development; and adaptive
development.
(2) A developmental
delay in one or more of the developmental areas of cognitive development;
physical development, including vision and hearing; communication development;
social or emotional development; and adaptive development, as documented by
test performance of 1.5 standard deviations below the mean on accepted or
recognized standard tests for infants and toddlers.
(3) A diagnosed physical or mental condition
which has a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay as specified
in paragraphs (1) and (2), including a physical or mental condition identified
through an MDE, conducted in accordance with §
4226.61 (relating to MDE), that is
not accompanied by delays in a developmental area at the time of
diagnosis.
(b) In
addition to the diagnostic tools and standard tests specified in subsection
(a)(1) and (2), informed clinical opinion shall be used to establish
eligibility, especially when there are no standardized measures or the
standardized measures are not appropriate for a child's chronological age or
developmental area. Informed clinical opinion makes use of qualitative and
quantitative information to assist in forming a determination regarding
difficult-to-measure aspects of current developmental status and the potential
need for early intervention.
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