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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-14-502

Definitions

Acts 1987, No. 658, § 2; 2019, No. 315, § 1934.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Council” means the State Interagency Council;

(2) “Developmental delay” means a child is delayed in any one (1) or more of the following areas: Physical development;

(3) Cognitive development;

(4) Language and speech development;

(5) Psycho-social development; or

(6) Self-help skills;

(7) “Early intervention services” means developmental services which: Are provided under public supervision through licensure or for accreditation by the appropriate state agency;

(8) Are provided at no cost except when federal or state law, rules, or regulations provide for a system of payments by families, including a schedule of sliding fees;

(9) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of an infant with disabilities or a toddler with disabilities in any one (1) or more of the following areas: Physical development;

(10) Cognitive development;

(11) Language and speech development;

(12) Psycho-social development; or

(13) Self-help skills;

(14) Meet the standards of the state, including the requirements in this section;

(15) Include: Family training, counseling, and home visits;

(16) Special habilitation and education instruction;

(17) Speech pathology and audiology;

(18) Occupational therapy such as fine motor skills;

(19) Physical therapy;

(20) Psychological services;

(21) Case management services at the service delivery level;

(22) Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes;

(23) Early identification, screening, and assessment services; and

(24) Health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from other early intervention services;

(25) Are provided by qualified personnel, including: Certified special educators or training technicians supervised by special educators;

(26) Speech and language pathologists and audiologists;

(27) Occupational therapists;

(28) Physical therapists;

(29) Psychologists;

(30) Social workers;

(31) Nurses;

(32) Nutritionists; and

(33) Physicians; and

(34) Are provided in conformity with an individualized family service plan adopted in accordance with this subchapter; and

(35) “Infants and toddlers with developmental delays” means individuals from birth through two (2) years of age, inclusive, who need early intervention services because they: Are experiencing developmental delays as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one (1) or more of the following areas: Cognitive development;

(36) Physical development;

(37) Language and speech development;

(38) Psycho-social development; or

(39) Self-help skills; or

(40) Have a diagnosed physical or mental condition which has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay or are at risk of having substantial delays if early intervention services are not provided.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.