Current through Register Vol.. 38, No. 17, April 11, 2022
A. Mission. The
Child Development Services Program promotes the optimal physical, language,
cognitive, social, learning, self-help, behavioral, and emotional development
and well-being of children.
B.
Scope of services. The child development clinics provide pediatric services in
the specialty area of developmental and behavioral pediatrics. This health care
field specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental and
psychosocial aspects of pediatric health care including developmental disorders
and emotional, behavioral, and psychosomatic problems.
Services offered at each clinic location may vary according
to the needs of the community, expertise of the professional staff, and the
overall goals and objectives for the current program.
The Child Development Services network provides the following
direct health care services and enabling services:
1. Interdisciplinary evaluations that may
include a pediatric medical examination, nurse evaluation, psychosocial
history, psychological assessment, and educational evaluation.
2. Treatment planning that may include the
evaluation team developing a written report that integrates their findings,
establishes diagnoses, and formulates recommendations for each
client.
3. Care
coordination.
4.
Consultation.
5. Screenings for
early identification of persons with developmental disorders.
6. Screening services to assist other
agencies in their program implementation as may be described in a contract or
memorandum of agreement.
7.
Information and referral.
8.
Intervention services that may include medical, psychosocial, educational, or
interdisciplinary treatment services.
9. Training and technical assistance for
community providers.
C.
Criteria to receive services from Child Development Services. Children and
youth are eligible to receive services from Child Development Services if they
are:
1. Residents of the
Commonwealth.
2. Between the ages
of birth and their twenty-first birthday.
3. Suspected to have or diagnosed with
developmental, emotional or behavioral disorder or presence of severe or
multiple risk factors for these conditions.
No financial eligibility criteria are required for clients to
receive the enabling services. However, clients who meet the above criteria
must also meet the financial requirements to receive direct health care
services based on a sliding scale charge schedule. The amount of the required
charge shall be in accordance with the State Board of Health Regulations
Governing Eligibility Standards and Charges for Medical Care Services to
Individuals, 12VAC5-200.
D. Goals. The Title V national performance
measures, as required by the federal Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA-
Pub. L.
103-62 ), are used to establish the program goals.
The following goals shall change as needed to be consistent with the Title V
national performance measures:
1. Children
who are at greatest risk for developmental, emotional and behavioral disorders
and in need of related services will receive early screening, diagnosis, and
assistance in finding and accessing needed services.
2. Other state and local agencies will
receive assistance in providing effective coordinated services for persons with
special health care needs.