Iowa Code r. 281-120.342 - Procedures for IFSP development, review, and evaluation
(1)
Meeting to develop initial
IFSP-timelines. For a child referred to the Early ACCESS system and
determined to be eligible under this chapter as an infant or toddler with a
disability, a meeting to develop the initial IFSP must be conducted within the
45-day time period described in rule
281-120.310 ( 34CFR303
).
(2)
Periodic
review.
a. A review of the IFSP for
a child and the child's family must be conducted every six months, or more
frequently if conditions warrant, or if the family requests such a review. The
purpose of the periodic review is to determine:
(1) The degree to which progress toward
achieving the results or outcomes identified in the IFSP is being made;
and
(2) Whether modification or
revision of the results, outcomes, or early intervention services identified in
the IFSP is necessary.
b.
The review may be carried out by a meeting or by another means that is
acceptable to the parents and other participants.
(3)
Annual meeting to evaluate the
IFSP. A meeting must be conducted on at least an annual basis to
evaluate and revise, as appropriate, the IFSP for a child and the child's
family. The results of any current evaluations and other information available
from the assessments of the child and family conducted under rule
281-120.321 ( 34CFR303 ) must be
used in determining the early intervention services that are needed and will be
provided.
(4)
Accessibility
and convenience of meetings.
a. IFSP
meetings must be conducted:
(1) In settings
and at times that are convenient for the family; and
(2) In the native language of the family or
other mode of communication used by the family, unless it is clearly not
feasible to do so.
b.
Meeting arrangements must be made with, and written notice provided to, the
family and other participants early enough before the meeting date to ensure
that they will be able to attend.
(5)
Parental consent. The
contents of the IFSP must be fully explained to the parents and informed
written consent, as described in rule
281-120.7 ( 34CFR303 ), must be
obtained, as required in subrule 120.420(1), prior to the provision of early
intervention services described in the IFSP. Each early intervention service
must be provided as soon as possible after the parent provides consent for that
service, as required in subrule 120.344(6).
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