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92_SB0123 LRB9204496DJmg 1 AN ACT in relation to children. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Early Intervention Services System Act is 5 amended by changing Section 3 as follows: 6 (325 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 4153) 7 Sec. 3. Definitions.As usedIn this Act: 8 (a) "Eligible infants and toddlers" means infants and 9 toddlers under 36 months of age with any of the following 10 conditions: 11 (1) Developmental delays as defined by the 12 Department by rule. 13 (2) A physical or mental condition thatwhich14 typically results in developmental delay. 15 (3) Being at risk of having substantial 16 developmental delays based on informed clinical judgment. 17 (b) "Developmental delay" means a delay in one or more 18 of the following areas of childhood development as measured 19 by appropriate diagnostic instruments and standard 20 procedures: cognitive; physical, including vision and 21 hearing; language, speech and communication; psycho-social; 22 or self-help skills. 23 (c) "Physical or mental condition thatwhichtypically 24 results in developmental delay" means: 25 (1) a diagnosed medical disorder bearing a 26 relatively well known expectancy for developmental 27 outcomes within varying ranges of developmental 28 disabilities; or 29 (2) a history of prenatal, perinatal, neonatal or 30 early developmental events suggestive of biological 31 insults to the developing central nervous system and -2- LRB9204496DJmg 1 which either singly or collectively increase the 2 probability of developing a disability or delay based on 3 a medical history. 4 (d) "Informed clinical judgment" means both clinical 5 observations and parental participation to determine 6 eligibility by a consensus of a multidisciplinary team of 2 7 or more members based on their professional experience and 8 expertise. 9 (e) "Early intervention services" means services which: 10 (1) are designed to meet the developmental needs of 11 each child eligible under this Act and the needs of his 12 or her family; 13 (2) are selected in collaboration with the child's 14 family; 15 (3) are provided under public supervision; 16 (4) are provided at no cost except where a schedule 17 of sliding scale fees or other system of payments by 18 families has been adopted in accordance with State and 19 federal law; 20 (5) are designed to meet an infant's or toddler's 21 developmental needs in any of the following areas: 22 (A) physical development, including vision and 23 hearing, 24 (B) cognitive development, 25 (C) communication development, 26 (D) social or emotional development, or 27 (E) adaptive development; 28 (6) meet the standards of the State, including the 29 requirements of this Act; 30 (7) include one or more of the following: 31 (A) family training, 32 (B) social work services, including 33 counseling, and home visits, 34 (C) special instruction, -3- LRB9204496DJmg 1 (D) speech, language pathology and audiology, 2 (E) occupational therapy, 3 (F) physical therapy, 4 (G) psychological services, 5 (H) service coordination services, 6 (I) medical services only for diagnostic or 7 evaluation purposes, 8 (J) early identification, screening, and 9 assessment services, 10 (K) health services specified by the lead 11 agency as necessary to enable the infant or toddler 12 to benefit from the other early intervention 13 services, 14 (L) vision services, 15 (M) transportation, and 16 (N) assistive technology devices and services; 17 (8) are provided by qualified personnel, including 18 but not limited to: 19 (A) child development specialists or special 20 educators, 21 (B) speech and language pathologists and 22 audiologists, 23 (C) occupational therapists, 24 (D) physical therapists, 25 (E) social workers, 26 (F) nurses, 27 (G) nutritionists, 28 (H) optometrists, 29 (I) psychologists, and 30 (J) physicians; 31 (9) are provided in conformity with an 32 Individualized Family Service Plan; 33 (10) are provided throughout the year; and 34 (11) are provided in natural environments, -4- LRB9204496DJmg 1 including the home and community settings in which 2 infants and toddlers without disabilities would 3 participate to the extent determined by the 4 multidisciplinary Individualized Family Service Plan. 5 (f) "Individualized Family Service Plan" or "Plan" means 6 a written plan for providing early intervention services to a 7 child eligible under this Act and the child's family, as set 8 forth in Section 11. 9 (g) "Local interagency agreement" means an agreement 10 entered into by local community and State and regional 11 agencies receiving early intervention funds directly from the 12 State and made in accordance with State interagency 13 agreements providing for the delivery of early intervention 14 services within a local community area. 15 (h) "Council" means the Illinois Interagency Council on 16 Early Intervention established under Section 4. 17 (i) "Lead agency" means the State agency responsible for 18 administering this Act and receiving and disbursing public 19 funds received in accordance with State and federal law and 20 rules. 21 (j) "Child find" means a service which identifies 22 eligible infants and toddlers. 23 (Source: P.A. 90-158, eff. 1-1-98; 91-538, eff. 8-13-99.)