Ohio Admin. Code 5123-10-04 - Early intervention program - credentials for early intervention service coordinators and early intervention service coordination supervisors
This rule establishes minimum qualifications through
credentialing standards for early intervention service coordinators and early
intervention service coordination supervisors. All persons working in the early
intervention program as early intervention service coordinators or early
intervention service coordination supervisors shall
For the purposes of this rule, the following definitions
shall apply:
(3) "Case management" means
advocacy, communication, resource management, and promotion of high-quality
services that assist eligible individuals to gain access to needed medical,
social, educational, and other services.
(ii) Either:
(a) Holds an associate's degree,
bachelor's degree, or graduate- level degree from an accredited college or
university in audiology, child and family studies, child development, child
life, counseling, education, hearing and speech sciences, human development,
human ecology, human social services, medicine, nursing, nutrition science,
occupational therapy, ophthalmology, optometry, physician's assistant, physical
therapy, psychology, rehabilitation, social work, or speech/ language
pathology; or
(b) Holds an associate's degree,
bachelor's degree, or graduate-level degree from an accredited college or
university in any field and has at least two years of verified full-time (or
equivalent part-time) supervised, paid experience in case management and/or
working with children birth through age five with disabilities, developmental
delays, or diagnosed physical or mental conditions that have a high probability
of resulting in a developmental delay and their families; and
(i) Either:
(a) Holds an associate's degree,
bachelor's degree, or graduate- level degree from an accredited college or
university in audiology, child and family studies, child development, child
life, counseling, education, hearing and speech sciences, human development,
human ecology, human social services, medicine, nursing, nutrition science,
occupational therapy, ophthalmology, optometry, physician's assistant, physical
therapy, psychology, rehabilitation, social work, or speech/ language
pathology; or
(b) Holds an associate's degree,
bachelor's degree, or graduate-level degree from an accredited college or
university in any field and has at least two years of verified full-time (or
equivalent part-time) supervised, paid experience in case management and/or
working with children birth through age five with disabilities, developmental
delays, or diagnosed physical or mental conditions that have a high probability
of resulting in a developmental delay and their families; and
(ii) Either:
(a) Holds a bachelor's degree or
graduate-level degree from an accredited college or university in audiology,
child and family studies, child development, child life, counseling, education,
hearing and speech sciences, human development, human ecology, human social
services, medicine, nursing, nutrition science, occupational therapy,
ophthalmology, optometry, physician's assistant, physical therapy, psychology,
rehabilitation, social work, or speech/ language pathology; or
(b) Holds a bachelor's degree or
graduate-level degree from an accredited college or university in any field and
has at least three years of verified full-time (or equivalent part-time)
supervised, paid experience in supervision, case management, early intervention
service coordination, and/or working with children birth through age five with
disabilities, developmental delays, or diagnosed physical or mental conditions
that have a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay and their
families; and
(i) Either:
(a) Holds a bachelor's degree or
graduate-level degree from an accredited college or university in audiology,
child and family studies, child development, child life, counseling, education,
hearing and speech sciences, human development, human ecology, human social
services, medicine, nursing, nutrition science, occupational therapy,
ophthalmology, optometry, physician's assistant, physical therapy, psychology,
rehabilitation, social work, or speech/ language pathology; or
(b) Holds a bachelor's degree or
graduate-level degree from an accredited college or university in any field and
has at least three years of verified full-time (or equivalent part-time)
supervised, paid experience in supervision, case management, early intervention
service coordination, and/or working with children birth through age five with
disabilities, developmental delays, or diagnosed physical or mental conditions
that have a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay and their
families; and
(E) Early intervention service
coordinator credentials issued prior to the effective date of this
rule
(1) Early intervention service
coordinator credentials issued prior to the effective date of this rule shall
remain in effect until they are scheduled to expire.
(2) The department shall deem a
person holding an early intervention service coordinator credential issued
prior to the effective date of this rule that is in effect on the effective
date of this rule eligible for a five-year early intervention service
coordinator credential provided he or she meets the requirements set forth in
paragraph (C)(1)(a)(iii) of this rule and has successfully completed twenty
hours of professional development during the previous two years.
(3) The department may renew the
credential of a person issued a five-year early intervention service
coordinator credential in accordance with paragraph (E)(2) of this rule for a
subsequent period of five years provided the person:
(a) Meets the requirements set forth
in paragraph (C)(2)(b) of this rule; and
(b) Has either:
(i) Successfully completed all
components of professional development in principles of early intervention
service coordination, which may be counted toward the fifty hours of
professional development required by paragraph (C)(2)(b)(ii) of this rule;
or
(ii) Demonstrated competency by
passing the department-administered principles of early intervention service
coordination knowledge assessment.
(4) The department may renew the
credential of a person issued a five-year early intervention service
coordinator credential in accordance with paragraph (E)(3) of this rule for
subsequent periods of five years provided the person meets the requirements set
forth in paragraph (C)(2)(b) of this rule.
(F) Early intervention service
coordination supervisor credentials issued prior to the effective date of this
rule
(1) Early intervention service
coordination supervisor credentials issued prior to the effective date of this
rule shall remain in effect until they are scheduled to expire.
(2) The department shall deem a
person holding an early intervention service coordination supervisor credential
issued prior to the effective date of this rule that is in effect on the
effective date of this rule eligible for a five-year early intervention service
coordination supervisor credential provided he or she meets the requirements
set forth in paragraph (D)(1)(a)(iii) of this rule and has successfully
completed twenty hours of professional development during the previous two
years.
(3) The department may renew the
credential of a person issued a five-year early intervention service
coordination supervisor credential in accordance with paragraph (F)(2) of this
rule for a subsequent period of five years provided the person:
(a) Meets the requirements set forth
in paragraph (D)(2)(b) of this rule; and
(b) Has either:
(i) Successfully completed all
components of professional development in principles of early intervention
service coordination, which may be counted toward the fifty hours of
professional development required by paragraph (D)(2)(b) of this rule;
or
(ii) Demonstrated competency by
passing the department-administered principles of early intervention service
coordination knowledge assessment.
(4) The department may renew the
credential of a person issued a five-year early intervention service
coordination supervisor credential in accordance with paragraph (F)(3) of this
rule for subsequent periods of five years provided the person meets the
requirements set forth in paragraph (D)(2)(b) of this rule.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5123.04, 5123.0421
Rule Amplifies: 5123.04, 5123.0421
Prior Effective Dates: 07/01/2019
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