200.662 District early intervention committee -- Membership -- Duties. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 200.662 District early intervention committee -- Membership -- Duties. The cabinet shall establish one (1) district early intervention committee in each of the
fifteen (15) area development districts. Each committee shall have from fifteen (15) to
twenty-five (25) members of whom at least five (5) shall be parents, at least five (5) shall
be early intervention service providers, and at least one (1) shall be a representative from
each of the following: the local health department, the local office of the Department for
Community Based Services, the local community mental health and mental retardation
center, and the local Commission for Handicapped Children. Each committee may
include representatives from one (1) or more of the following: a child day-care facility, a
public school, a provider of medical services, a provider of therapy services, a home
health agency if operated separately from the local health department, a university or
college, a family resource center, a local business, a local charity, or others deemed
appropriate. Each committee shall:
(1) Advise and assist the cabinet and the council in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Kentucky Early Intervention System; (2) Identify local resources available to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; (3) Assist in identifying the unmet needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; (4) Assist in establishing and maintaining a point of entry to the early intervention system; and (5) Assist in the establishment of local interagency agreements for early intervention services and provide a forum for coordinating district early intervention services. Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 31, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 313, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994.