The Birth to Three Early Intervention Regional Program - refers to the program within the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) that has the operational responsibility for the early intervention program that carries out Part C in Delaware. These responsibilities include: Identification of Part C eligible children and their families; Service coordination for Part C eligible families; Evaluation for eligibility, assessment of the child, and family-directed assessment; Coordination of the development, review, revision as necessary, and maintaining the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP); Arranging for the delivery of early intervention services; and Preparing for and carry out early childhood transition activities. Early intervention service provider means an entity (public, private, or nonprofit) or individual that provides early intervention services under the Birth to Three Early Intervention Program. Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) means a written plan for providing early intervention services to eligible children and their families that is: Based on the evaluation and assessment; Implemented with the informed written parental consent for any new service, update, refusal, or removal of a service or goal; Developed in accordance with IDEA, Part C, and its implementing regulations at 34 CFR: §303.342 — Procedures for IFSP development, review, and evaluation; §303.343 — IFSP Team meeting and periodic review; and §303.344 — Content of the IFSP.
