Early Steps Policy Handbook and Operations Guide
Effective January 1, 2013
The Early Steps Policy Handbook and Operations Guide are intended to guide state and local decisions and actions related to implementation of the Early Steps system. These guiding documents represent the official position of the Early Steps State Office and the commitment to ensure Florida has a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multi-disciplinary, interagency system to provide early intervention services and supports to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C, the CMS Developmental Evaluation and Intervention Program (391.301 - 391.308, F.S.) and the Developmental Disabilities Program (Ch. 393, F.S.)
Policy Overview for January 2013
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Component 1 - General Supervision and Administration
Component 2 - Public Awareness
Component 3 - First Contacts, Evaluation, Assessment
Component 4 - Service Coordination
Component 5 - Individualized Family Support Plan (IFSP)
Component 6 - Early Intervention Services and Supports
Component 7 - Transitions
Component 8 - Procedural Safeguards
Component 9 - Family Involvement
Component 10 - Personnel Development and Standards
Component 11 - Interagency Agreements
Component 12 - Data and Record Keeping
Component 13 - Developmental Evaluation and Intervention (DEI)
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