DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Division of Management Services
GENERAL NOTICE
Birth to Three Early Intervention
Summary
Birth to Three Early Intervention is required to update policies in order to be in compliance with Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) Part C regulations. These policies, while already in place, have been formalized, and they are required to go out for public participation and public hearing prior to submission of the FFY 2018 Part C grant application. The policies include:
1. Birth to Three System of Payments Policy
2. Interagency Agreement, including Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) policy and procedures.
Background
Part C of the IDEA, regulations were revised in 2011, and outline requirements for State lead agencies to identify and coordinate available funding resources, put in place methods that define the financial responsibility of each agency providing Part C services, and submit a System of Payments policy with the State's IDEA Part C grant application. This includes the coordination of Medicaid, private insurance, and Part C funds. Part C of the IDEA also requires States to determine how children referenced in section 106(b)(2)B)(xxi) of The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) are to be screened, and referred to Part C (IDEA regulations 34 CFR §§303.120(b), 303.202, 303.510, 303.511(a)(2) and (b), 303.520, 303.521, 303.522, 303.523, 303.524, 303,525, 303.526, 303.527, and 303.528).
Notice of Public Comment
There will be two public hearings as required by the Public Participation policy:
January 18, 2017, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. January 19, 2017, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Herman Holloway Campus Milford Child Development Watch
Main Administration Building, Room 198 18 North Walnut Street
1901 North Dupont Highway Milford, DE 19963
New Castle, DE 19720
Copies of the proposed policies are available for review by contacting the Birth to Three office at 302-255-9134 (call collect from Kent and Sussex). Send your written comments to Birth to Three, DMS/DHSS, Main Building, Room H105, 1901 N. DuPont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720 or fax to 302-255-4407.
