20 U.S.C. § 1436 : US Code - Section 1436: Individualized family service plan

Search 20 U.S.C. § 1436 : US Code - Section 1436: Individualized family service plan

(a) Assessment and program development
A statewide system described in section 1433 of this title shall
provide, at a minimum, for each infant or toddler with a
disability, and the infant's or toddler's family, to receive -
(1) a multidisciplinary assessment of the unique strengths and
needs of the infant or toddler and the identification of services
appropriate to meet such needs;
(2) a family-directed assessment of the resources, priorities,
and concerns of the family and the identification of the supports
and services necessary to enhance the family's capacity to meet
the developmental needs of the infant or toddler; and
(3) a written individualized family service plan developed by a
multidisciplinary team, including the parents, as required by
subsection (e), including a description of the appropriate
transition services for the infant or toddler.
(b) Periodic review
The individualized family service plan shall be evaluated once a
year and the family shall be provided a review of the plan at 6-
month intervals (or more often where appropriate based on infant
or toddler and family needs).
(c) Promptness after assessment
The individualized family service plan shall be developed within
a reasonable time after the assessment required by subsection
(a)(1) is completed. With the parents' consent, early intervention
services may commence prior to the completion of the assessment.
(d) Content of plan
The individualized family service plan shall be in writing and
contain -
(1) a statement of the infant's or toddler's present levels of
physical development, cognitive development, communication
development, social or emotional development, and adaptive
development, based on objective criteria;
(2) a statement of the family's resources, priorities, and
concerns relating to enhancing the development of the family's
infant or toddler with a disability;
(3) a statement of the measurable results or outcomes expected
to be achieved for the infant or toddler and the family,
including pre-literacy and language skills, as developmentally
appropriate for the child, and the criteria, procedures, and
timelines used to determine the degree to which progress toward
achieving the results or outcomes is being made and whether
modifications or revisions of the results or outcomes or services
are necessary;
(4) a statement of specific early intervention services based
on peer-reviewed research, to the extent practicable, necessary
to meet the unique needs of the infant or toddler and the family,
including the frequency, intensity, and method of delivering
services;
(5) a statement of the natural environments in which early
intervention services will appropriately be provided, including a
justification of the extent, if any, to which the services will
not be provided in a natural environment;
(6) the projected dates for initiation of services and the
anticipated length, duration, and frequency of the services;
(7) the identification of the service coordinator from the
profession most immediately relevant to the infant's or toddler's
or family's needs (or who is otherwise qualified to carry out all
applicable responsibilities under this subchapter) who will be
responsible for the implementation of the plan and coordination
with other agencies and persons, including transition services;
and
(8) the steps to be taken to support the transition of the
toddler with a disability to preschool or other appropriate
services.
(e) Parental consent
The contents of the individualized family service plan shall be
fully explained to the parents and informed written consent from
the parents shall be obtained prior to the provision of early
intervention services described in such plan. If the parents do not
provide consent with respect to a particular early intervention
service, then only the early intervention services to which consent
is obtained shall be provided.