W HAT D IFFERENCE D O
T HEY M AKE ?
T HE N EW P ART C R EGS
AND EHDI
2012 EHDI Conference
Sharon S. Ringwalt, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC),
Mid-South Regional Resource Center (MSRRC), and
Temporary Assignment to CDC EHDI Team
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N EW PART C R EGULATIONS
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Until September 2011, the IDEA 2004 federal statute had
regulations for Part B
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Part C regulations were from IDEA 1997; released in 1999
New Part C regulations released September 28, 2011
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Became effective October 28, 2011; implementation by
July 1, 2012
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States must revise their policies and procedures to align
with the new Regs
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Many states currently are undergoing a period of public
comment on their revised P & P
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P ROCESS FOR N EW PART C
R EGULATIONS
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Potential revisions to Part C regulations proposed in
May 2007
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The public had an opportunity to comment on the
potential revisions
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Public comments compiled
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OSEP accepted or rejected comments; amended some
potential regulations
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OSEP released the new Part C regulations, with their
comments on the comments, 9/28/11 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-0928/pdf/2011-22783.pdf
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R ESOURCES ON THE N EW
R EGULATIONS
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OSEP webinar: Information, Implementation, and
Implications: http://osep-part-c.tadnet.org/materials
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YouTube video of Alexa Posny, Assistant Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)on the major changes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4dwwRIumSA
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CEC and ITCA’s side-by-side comparison of old and new
regulations: http://decsped.org/PolicyAdvocacy/IDEA_Part_C_Changes
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ASHA’s analysis:
http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/Analysis-2011-IDEAPart-C-Final-Regulations.pdf#search=%22Part%22
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P RE - REFERRAL , R EFERRAL , AND
P OST - REFERRAL A CTIVITIES
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Pre-referral Activities
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Public Awareness Program (preparation & dissemination
of materials)
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Comprehensive Child Find System (components, and
coordination efforts)
Referral Activities
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Referral Procedures
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At-risk Infants and Toddlers
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Primary Referral Sources
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P RE - REFERRAL , R EFERRAL , AND
P OST - REFERRAL A CTIVITIES
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Post-referral Activities
 Post Referral 45-day
Timeline & Exceptions
 Screening

Evaluation of the
Child
 Assessment
of the
Child and Family
 Determination of not
eligible
 Service Coordination
Services
 Development, Review,
and Implementation
of the IFSP
 Model IFSP
 Early Intervention
Services
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E ARLY C HILDHOOD
T RANSITION
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Transition Notification to the SEA and
LEA
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Transition Conference and Transition
Plan
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Transition Plan & Model IFSP
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OSEP Checklist – Transition
Agreements
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P ROCEDURAL S AFEGUARDS , PARENT ’ S
AND C HILDREN ’ S C ONFIDENTIALITY
R IGHTS & D ISPUTE R ESOLUTION
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Procedural Safeguards Overview
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Parent’s right to consent & prior written notice,
Surrogate parents
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Confidentiality Rights: Right to consent to
disclosure of personally identifiable information,
Right to inspect and review records & general
rules about transmission of records
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Dispute Resolution Options: State Complaint
Procedures, Mediation, & Due Process
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W HAT DO THESE MEAN FOR
US?
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EHDI Coordinators
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Audiologists
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Speech-Language Pathologists
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Other EI Providers
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Children and Their Families
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P RE - REFERRAL P ROCEDURES
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Seven-day requirement
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Comprehensive child-find system
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Child Find Coordination with EHDI
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P OST -R EFERRAL P ROCEDURES
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Screening, Evaluation, & Assessment: Screening
Procedures
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Screening, Evaluation, & Assessment: Evaluation
& Assessment of the Child and Family
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Clarification of definitions: Evaluation &
Assessment
Eligibility
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At-risk infant or toddler
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I NDIVIDUAL FAMILY S ERVICE
P LAN
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Services in Natural Environment
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EIS Providers
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Transition
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Notification
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Conference
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Plan
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I NDIVIDUAL FAMILY S ERVICE
P LAN
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Assistive Technology
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Native Language
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Transportation and related costs
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Q UESTIONS ? C OMMENTS ?
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F OR
MORE INFORMATION , PLEASE E - MAIL
SHARON . RINGWALT @ UNC . EDU .
T HESE
OR
VISIT
WEBSITES : WWW. NECTAC . ORG OR
HTTP :// WWW. CDC . GOV / NCBDDD / HEARINGLO
SS / INDEX . HTML OR
HTTP :// IDEA . ED . GOV / PART - C / SEARCH / NEW
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