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 1 2/8/12 N EW PART C R EGULATIONS 2 Until September 2011, the IDEA 2004 federal statute had regulations for Part B Part C regulations were from IDEA 1997; released in 1999 New Part C regulations released September 28, 2011 Became effective October 28, 2011; implementation by July 1, 2012 States must revise their policies and procedures to align with the new Regs Many states currently are undergoing a period of public comment on their revised P & P 2/8/12 P ROCESS FOR N EW PART C R EGULATIONS 3 Potential revisions to Part C regulations proposed in May 2007 The public had an opportunity to comment on the potential revisions Public comments compiled OSEP accepted or rejected comments; amended some potential regulations 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 2/8/12 R ESOURCES ON THE N EW R EGULATIONS 4 OSEP webinar: Information, Implementation, and Implications: http://osep-part-c.tadnet.org/materials 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 CEC and ITCA’s side-by-side comparison of old and new regulations: http://decsped.org/PolicyAdvocacy/IDEA_Part_C_Changes ASHA’s analysis: http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/Analysis-2011-IDEAPart-C-Final-Regulations.pdf#search=%22Part%22 2/8/12 5 P RE - REFERRAL , R EFERRAL , AND P OST - REFERRAL A CTIVITIES Pre-referral Activities Public Awareness Program (preparation & dissemination of materials) Comprehensive Child Find System (components, and coordination efforts) Referral Activities Referral Procedures At-risk Infants and Toddlers Primary Referral Sources 2/8/12 6 P RE - REFERRAL , R EFERRAL , AND P OST - REFERRAL A CTIVITIES 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 2/8/12 E ARLY C HILDHOOD T RANSITION 7 Transition Notification to the SEA and LEA Transition Conference and Transition Plan Transition Plan & Model IFSP OSEP Checklist – Transition Agreements 2/8/12 8 P ROCEDURAL S AFEGUARDS , PARENT ’ S AND C HILDREN ’ S C ONFIDENTIALITY R IGHTS & D ISPUTE R ESOLUTION Procedural Safeguards Overview Parent’s right to consent & prior written notice, Surrogate parents Confidentiality Rights: Right to consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information, Right to inspect and review records & general rules about transmission of records Dispute Resolution Options: State Complaint Procedures, Mediation, & Due Process 2/8/12 9 W HAT DO THESE MEAN FOR US? EHDI Coordinators Audiologists Speech-Language Pathologists Other EI Providers Children and Their Families 2/8/12 10 P RE - REFERRAL P ROCEDURES Seven-day requirement Comprehensive child-find system Child Find Coordination with EHDI 2/8/12 11 P OST -R EFERRAL P ROCEDURES Screening, Evaluation, & Assessment: Screening Procedures Screening, Evaluation, & Assessment: Evaluation & Assessment of the Child and Family Clarification of definitions: Evaluation & Assessment Eligibility At-risk infant or toddler 2/8/12 12 I NDIVIDUAL FAMILY S ERVICE P LAN Services in Natural Environment EIS Providers Transition Notification Conference Plan 2/8/12S 13 I NDIVIDUAL FAMILY S ERVICE P LAN Assistive Technology Native Language Transportation and related costs 2/8/12S Q UESTIONS ? C OMMENTS ? 14 2/8/12 15 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 2/8/12 16 2/8/12