Common use of Operation of System Clause in Contracts

Operation of System. The Child Find system will be cooperatively operated through Child Development Watch and Local Education Agencies. Public Awareness information is disseminated routinely to LEAs concerning services in Child Development Watch. Referrals are commonly made between Child Development Watch and LEAs. Potentially eligible infants and toddlers are referred to Central Intake in Child Development Watch. Upon referral, a family service coordinator is appointed to assist the family through the completion of the multi-disciplinary evaluation and assessment, and upon determination of eligibility, the development and implementation of the IFSP. Liaison staff from signatory agencies agrees to participate with the families in the interagency Child Development Watch team process through which Child Find is conducted and the service coordinator assigned. Any child believed to be potentially Part C eligible will have a multidisciplinary assessment provided as needed. Parents of these potentially eligible children will be requested to sign a Part C /CDW Consent Form. An IFSP will be developed and implemented for all eligible children. These activities are coordinated through the Child Development Watch interagency team. The makeup of the interagency teams is agreed upon by the agencies and corroborated through the shared allocation of positions and resources. The Part C Birth to Three Early Intervention System provides additional administrative and fiscal support. Existing obligations have been used as the basis for the following explanations of shared Part C responsibilities: The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services participates in all Child Development Watch activities including referrals, multidisciplinary assessments and service coordination for children particularly those with severe conditions. They also provide consultation in their area of expertise to other team members. The Department of Education participates with Child Development Watch in the hiring and supervision of liaisons between DOE, the schools and Child Development Watch to ensure that transition from CDW to Public School Programs is provided. These individuals will also serve as family service coordinators for some children in Child Development Watch. Children who are birth to three and visually impaired, deaf and hard of hearing, deafblind and/or autistic are eligible for FAPE under Part B and eligible for Part C services. The Division of Family Services, in a system of care approach to ‘think of the child first”, employs liaisons between DSCYF and Child Development Watch to ensure that all DFS children potentially eligible for Part C services are referred to the program for assessment and early intervention services, in addition to those services which they receive through DFS. These liaisons will also serve as family service coordinators for some children who are in DFS care. The Division for the Visually Impaired participates in the interagency team, and provides family service coordination for children for whom visual impairment is the primary disability. DVI also determines eligibility as part of the Multidisciplinary Team process for all visually impaired children. The Division of Public Health is responsible for the operations of the Child Development Watch (CDW) teams which includes management of monetary and personnel resources of the teams. In addition to program management, it provides family service coordination and ensures Child Find for all potentially eligible children. It provides screening activities for those children who are uninsured or underinsured through well child clinics at state service centers. Other screenings are provided by primary care physicians or by other agencies serving potentially eligible children. All screening activities under the Birth to Three Early Intervention System must meet EPSDT standards. The Integrated Service Information System (ISIS) is the data system for the Part C Birth to Three Early Intervention System. Information regarding screening, assessments, and services for all children referred to Child Development Watch will be entered into ISIS on a timely basis.

Operation of System. The Child Find system will be cooperatively operated through Child Development Watch and Local Education Agencies. Public Awareness information is disseminated routinely to LEAs concerning services in Child Development Watch. Referrals are commonly made between Child Development Watch and LEAs. Potentially eligible infants and toddlers are referred to Central Intake in Child Development Watch. Upon referral, a family service coordinator is appointed to assist the family through the completion of the multi-disciplinary evaluation and assessment, and upon determination of eligibility, the development and implementation of the IFSP. Liaison staff from signatory agencies agrees to participate with the families in the interagency Child Development Watch team process through which Child Find is conducted and the service coordinator assigned. Any child believed to be potentially Part C eligible will have a multidisciplinary assessment provided as needed. Parents of these potentially eligible children will be requested to sign a Part C /CDW Consent Form. An IFSP will be developed and implemented for all eligible children. These activities are coordinated through the Child Development Watch interagency team. The makeup of the interagency teams is agreed upon by the agencies and corroborated through the shared allocation of positions and resources. The Part C Birth to Three Early Intervention System provides additional administrative and fiscal support. Existing obligations have been used as the basis for the following explanations of shared Part C responsibilities: The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services participates in all Child Development Watch activities including referrals, multidisciplinary assessments and service coordination for children particularly those with severe conditions. They also provide consultation in their area of expertise to other team members. The Department of Education participates with Child Development Watch in the hiring and supervision of liaisons between DOE, the schools and Child Development Watch to ensure that transition from CDW to Public School Programs is provided. These individuals will also serve as family service coordinators for some children in Child Development Watch. Children who are birth to three and visually impaired, deaf and hard of hearing, deafblind and/or autistic are eligible for FAPE under Part B and eligible for Part C services. The Division of Family Prevention and Behavioral Health Services, in a system of care approach to ‘think of the child first”approach, employs liaisons between DSCYF and Child Development Watch to ensure that all DFS children potentially eligible for Part C services are referred to the program for assessment and early intervention services, in addition to those services which they receive through DFS. These liaisons will also serve as family service coordinators for some children who are in DFS care. The Division for the Visually Impaired participates in the interagency team, and provides family service coordination for children for whom visual impairment is the primary disability. DVI also determines eligibility as part of the Multidisciplinary Team process for all visually impaired children. The Division of Public Health is responsible for the operations of the Child Development Watch (CDW) teams which includes management of monetary and personnel resources of the teams. In addition to program management, it provides family service coordination and ensures Child Find for all potentially eligible children. It provides screening activities for those children who are uninsured or underinsured through well child clinics at state service centers. Other screenings are provided by primary care physicians or by other agencies serving potentially eligible children. All screening activities under the Birth to Three Early Intervention System must meet EPSDT standards. The Integrated Service Information System (ISIS) is the data system for the Part C Birth to Three Early Intervention System. Information regarding screening, assessments, and services for all children referred to Child Development Watch will be entered into ISIS on a timely basis.