HB 2137 — infants; toddlers; developmental delays

HouseSenate Engrossed House Bill infants;

developmental delays State(now: of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session HOUSE BILL 2137 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 41-2022, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

developmental delays;

infants;

toddlers) State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session CHAPTER 132 HOUSE BILL 2137 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 41-2022, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THAT AT THE INITIAL INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN PROVIDEMEETING, INFORMATIONAND ONEVERY SUBSEQUENT REVIEW OF THE INTERVENTIONINDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE OPTIONSPLAN, AVAILABLETHE TODEPARTMENT AMUST FAMILYPROVIDE BASEDFAMILIES INFORMATION ON THE ASSESSEDIDENTIFIED NEEDSPRIORITIES, NEEDS, AND OUTCOMES FOR THE INFANT OR TODDLER,TODDLER INCLUDING SERVICEADDITIONAL OPTIONSCOMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT MAYDO NOT QUALIFY FOR EARLYSERVICES INTERVENTIONUNDER PROGRAMSTHE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (20 UNITED STATES CODE SECTIONS 1431-1444) AND SERVICES.THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE ACT.

THE FAMILYDEPARTMENT SHALLMUST BEDEVELOP INFORMEDA IFCOMMUNITY ARESOURCE SERVICEGUIDE OPTIONTHAT IS NOTAVAILABLE COVEREDTO BYFAMILIES EARLYELECTRONICALLY. INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, IN WHOLE OR IN PART.

IFAT THE CHILD'S OR TODDLER'S ASSESSMENT INCLUDES THERAPY SERVICES, THE INITIAL INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN SHALLMEETING IDENTIFYTHE ALLDEPARTMENT THERAPYMUST SERVICESSHOW THATFAMILIES THEHOW INFANTTO ORACCESS TODDLERTHE HASELECTRONIC BEENGUIDE ASSESSEDAND FOR,HAVE INCLUDINGPRINT OCCUPATIONALCOPIES THERAPY,AVAILABLE PHYSICALBY THERAPY,REQUEST APPLIEDTO BEHAVIORALFAMILIES ANALYSISWHO ANDCANNOT SPEECH-LANGUAGEACCESS PATHOLOGY.THE ELECTRONIC GUIDE.

ANYTHE INFORMATIONDEPARTMENT PROVIDEDSHALL ATDEVELOP THEA INITIALPROCESS INDIVIDUALIZEDFOR FAMILYINCORPORATING SERVICECOMMUNITY PLANRESOURCES MEETINGIN ANDTHE EVERYCOMMUNITY SUBSEQUENTRESOURCE REVIEWGUIDE, OFPURSUANT THETO INDIVIDUALIZEDSUBSECTION FAMILYD SERVICEOF PLANTHIS MEETINGSECTION, FORTHAT ANENSURES INFANTTHAT ORTHE TODDLERLISTED IDENTIFIEDRESOURCES WITHARE ANYOFFERED LEVELIN OFARIZONA HEARINGAND IMPAIRMENTTO SHALLTHE INCLUDETARGETED THEEARLY FOLLOWING:INTERVENTION POPULATION.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL KEEP THE ELECTRONIC GUIDE UPDATED, AS NECESSARY, WITH NEW RESOURCES.

THE RESOURCE GUIDE SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON INTERVENTION SERVICE OPTIONS THAT MAY NOT BE COVERED BY THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (20 UNITED STATES CODE SECTIONS 1431-1444) AND - 1 - H.B.

2137 THE FAMILY SHALL BE INFORMED IF A SERVICE OPTION IS NOT COVERED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART.

THE RESOURCE GUIDE SHALL INCLUDE:

INFORMATION FORON TECHNOLOGYTHERAPY SERVICES, INCLUDING HEARINGOCCUPATIONAL AIDS,THERAPY, COCHLEARPHYSICAL ORTHERAPY, BRAINSTEMAPPLIED IMPLANTS,BEHAVIORAL BONE-ANCHOREDANALYSIS HEARING AIDS AND OTHERSPEECH-LANGUAGE ASSISTIVEPATHOLOGY. DEVICES.

-2. 1 - H.B.

2137INFORMATION 2.ON TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION RESOURCES INCLUDING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

INFORMATION(a) FORHEARING OPTIONSAIDS. FOR LANGUAGE ACQUISITION RESOURCES, INCLUDING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, MANUALLY CODED ENGLISH, CUED SPEECH, SPEECH READING AND LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE.

(b) COCHLEAR OR BRAINSTEM IMPLANTS.

(c) BONE-ANCHORED HEARING AIDS.

(d) OTHER ASSISTIVE DEVICES.

(e) AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

(f) LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE.

(g) MANUALLY CODED ENGLISH.

(h) CUED SPEECH.

(i) SPEECH READING.

AGENCIESFOR THATAN PROVIDEINFANT SERVICESOR ANDTODDLER PARTICIPATEIDENTIFIED INWITH THEHEARING SYSTEMIMPAIRMENT, OFA EARLYFAMILY INTERVENTIONMAY PROGRAMSCHOOSE ANDTO SERVICESENGAGE SHALLAN USEAUDIOLOGIST PUBLICIN AWARENESSTHE MATERIALSINITIAL THATOR INCLUDESUBSEQUENT RESOURCESFAMILY AND INFORMATION ON INTERVENTION SERVICE OPTIONSPLAN AVAILABLEMEETING TOWHERE A FAMILY BASED ON THE ASSESSEDINDIVIDUALIZED NEEDSFAMILY ANDSERVICE OUTCOMESPLAN FORIS THEESTABLISHED INFANT OR TODDLER,DISCUSSED INCLUDINGTO SERVICEPROVIDE OPTIONSPROFESSIONAL THAT MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.CLINICAL INFORMATION.

THEAGENCIES INTERGOVERNMENTALTHAT AGREEMENTSPROVIDE DEVELOPEDSERVICES AND IMPLEMENTEDPARTICIPATE BYIN THE DEPARTMENTSYSTEM PURSUANTOF TOEARLY THISINTERVENTION SECTIONPROGRAMS AND SERVICES SHALL HAVE AAN PROCESSUPDATED TOELECTRONIC ALLOWCOPY PARENTSOF TOTHE CHOOSEEARLY AINTERVENTION NATURALPROGRAM ENVIRONMENTCOMMUNITY FORRESOURCE SERVICESGUIDE INAVAILABLE WHICHTO INFANTSFAMILIES. AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES PARTICIPATE.

THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL CREATEHAVE A PROCESS BYTO WHICHALLOW, ATO FAMILYTHE THATMAXIMUM HASEXTENT BEENAPPROPRIATE, REFERREDPARENTS TO EARLYCHOOSE INTERVENTIONA PROGRAMSNATURAL ANDENVIRONMENT FOR SERVICES CANIN REQUESTWHICH AINFANTS DIFFERENTAND SERVICETODDLERS COORDINATOR,WITH WHETHERDISABILITIES PARTICIPATE, INCLUDING THE COORDINATORHOME ISAND ACOMMUNITY CONTRACTORBASED ORSETTINGS AIN STATEWHICH EMPLOYEE.CHILDREN WITHOUT DISABILITIES PARTICIPATE.

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THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE A PROCESS BY WHICH A FAMILY THAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES CAN REQUEST A DIFFERENT SERVICE COORDINATOR FOR THEIR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 10, 2024.

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 10, 2024.