"Other Service" Provider Documentation
Teresa Hobbs 1/11/12 Are "Other Service" providers required to document their log/notes on the web-IFSP? Cindy Weigel Meghan Wolfe 1/12/12 "Other . . . read more
Children referred to Early ACCESS less than 45 days prior to their third birthday
Cathy Ryba 12/16/11 We received a call from a service coordinator in California at one of our regional offices stating a family with twins on IFSPs is moving here, probably arriving around Christmas. They will turn 3 . . . read more
HIPPA Compliant Update
Sara Krogman 12/8/11 One of the AEA9 EA teachers had the Early ACCESS consent form returned to us by the U stating it was not HIPPA compliant. We have looked on the website for the newly updated consent for the U specifically but . . . read more
IFSP Eligibility for High Frequency Hearing Loss
Nancy Sieber 11/14/11 Is a child eligible for an IFSP if there is high frequency loss in one ear only, and there are no other area's that show any delay? The parent is concerned with s and f sounds and the child is 18months old. . . . read more
Not being considered for Part B, PMA?
Joane Amick 10/29/11 When a child is not being considered for Part B because he has never been delayed or is no longer delayed, but they are over 2 yr. 9 mo. is it ok to use PMA? We may continue to serve them up to their . . . read more
Annual Review, Multidisciplinary Team Required?
Cathy Ryba 10/27/11 Is a multidisciplinary team required for evaluations at the time of an annual review? Or, can a single provider evaluate the area(s) of concern and address other areas of development at that time? . . . read more
Document Transdisciplinary Approach on EI Services Page
Cathy Ryba 9/26/11 How will we document transdisciplinary approach on EI services page? For example, a child has a delay in communication and cognition. The team has decided the early childhood specialist will be the . . . read more
Procedure to get a parent signature for the consent
Gale Randall 9/26/11 We have looked in the EA Procedures Manual and can not find anything to address this... What should the process be following an IFSP meeting in trying to get a parent signature for the . . . read more
Provide billing documentation for Medicaid eligible child?
Cathy Ryba 9/19/11 Clarification: if child is Medicaid eligible, each provider needs to enter their own progress notes in order to provide billing documentation? Or, are their log notes sufficient? . . . read more
Progress documentation by each provider?
Cathy Ryba 9/8/11 Does each provider on a home visit need to enter progress notes on a joint outcome they are working on together? Or, can progress be noted by only one identified primary provider for that outcome? Is there . . . read more
Procedural Requirement if Parents Waive 10 Day Notification
Rae Miller 8/17/11 Is there a procedural requirement for Part C that a note must be added to a meeting notice that the parents waived their 10 day notification of the meeting if the meeting notice is not sent out 10 days in . . . read more
Eligibility Due to Placement in Foster Care, When it Ceases
Kathy Bartling 8/12/11 When children are identified as eligible due to placement in foster care, does eligibility cease when they are returned home or are adopted? . . . read more
New IFSP Services Page, Projected Start Date
Peg Smith 8/3/11 On the new IFSP Services page, what is the "Projected Start" date supposed to represent? Is this determined at the Initial IFSP meeting, when staff schedule their first visits? . . . read more
Spanish IFSP forms available?
Tiffany Kuhens 7/26/11 Is there Spanish IFSP forms available? Cindy Weigel Meghan Wolfe 7/27/11 The IFSP forms are not available in Spanish. The only . . . read more
Child exited from IFSP due to displacement, UNK code?
Cathy Ryba 7/14/11 If a child is exited from their IFSP because they have been displaced by the flooding, should the exit code, UNK be used? It may/may not be know where the family has relocated. But the Note in the . . . read more