DHS 90.08(7)(b) (b) The EI team shall examine all relevant available data concerning the child, including the following:

DHS 90.08(7)(b)1. 1. Medical records and other health records concerning the child’s medical history and health status, including physical examination reports, results of vision and hearing screenings, hospital discharge records and specialty clinic reports;

DHS 90.08(7)(b)2. 2. Any records and screening results of the child’s developmental functioning in the following areas:

DHS 90.08(7)(b)2.a. a. Cognitive development;

DHS 90.08(7)(b)2.b. b. Physical development, including vision and hearing;

DHS 90.08(7)(b)2.c. c. Communication development;

DHS 90.08(7)(b)2.d. d. Social and emotional development; and

DHS 90.08(7)(b)2.e. e. Adaptive development which includes self-help skills; and

DHS 90.08(7)(b)3. 3. Records of any previous interventions provided to the child, including therapy reports, treatment records and service plans.

DHS 90.08(7)(c) (c) The EI team shall use additional observation, screening results and other testing instruments and procedures as needed, to determine the child’s level of functioning in each of the following areas of development:

DHS 90.08(7)(c)1. 1. Cognitive development, as evidenced by play skills, manipulation of toys, sensorimotor schemes, attention, perceptual skills, memory, problem solving and reasoning;

DHS 90.08(7)(c)2. 2. Physical development, including hearing and vision, as evidenced by gross motor and fine motor coordination, tactility, health and growth. If there has not been a physical examination of the child in the past 2 months, one shall be requested if appropriate;

DHS 90.08(7)(c)3. 3. Communication development, as evidenced by understanding, expression, quantity and quality of speech sounds or words, and communicative intent through gestures. Communication development includes the acquisition of communications skills during pre-verbal and verbal phases of development; receptive and expressive language, including spoken, non-spoken and sign language means of expression; oral-motor development; auditory awareness skills and processing; the use of augmentative communication devices; and speech production and awareness.

DHS 90.08(7)(c)4. 4. Social and emotional development, as evidenced by temperament, mood attachment, self-soothing behaviors, adaptability, activity level, awareness of others and interpersonal relationships; and

DHS 90.08(7)(c)5. 5. Adaptive development which includes self-help skills, to include drinking, eating, eliminating, dressing and bathing.

DHS 90.08(7)(d) (d) Testing instruments and other materials and procedures employed by the EI team shall meet the following requirements:

DHS 90.08(7)(d)1. 1. They shall be administered or provided in the child’s or family’s primary language or other mode of communication. When this is clearly not possible, the circumstances preventing it shall be documented in the child’s early intervention record;

DHS 90.08(7)(d)2. 2. They may not be racially or culturally discriminatory;

DHS 90.08(7)(d)3. 3. They shall be validated for the specific purpose and age group for which they are used;

DHS 90.08(7)(d)4. 4. They shall be administered by trained personnel in accordance with instructions of the developer;

DHS 90.08(7)(d)5. 5. They shall be tailored to assess the specific area of development and not simply provide a single general intelligence quotient; and

DHS 90.08(7)(d)6. 6. In regard to tests, they shall be selected to ensure that when they are administered to a child with impaired sensory, manual or speaking skills, the test results accurately reflect what the tests purport to measure.

DHS 90.08(7)(e) (e) No single procedure may be used as the sole criterion for determining eligibility.

DHS 90.08(7)(f) (f) With the parent’s consent, members of the EI team may consult with persons not on the EI team to help the EI team members determine if the child needs early intervention services.

DHS 90.08(7)(g) (g) Following the evaluation, all members of the EI team shall jointly discuss their findings and conclusions and determine if there is documentation, data or other evidence that the child is developmentally delayed or has a condition which has a high probability of resulting in delayed development. If a member cannot be present, that member shall be involved through other means, such as participating in a conference call, or be represented by someone who is knowledgeable about the child and about the member’s findings and conclusions.

DHS 90.08(7)(h) (h) At the conclusion of the joint discussion under par. (g), the EI team shall prepare a report which shall include each member’s findings and conclusions and be signed by all members of the team. If a member participated through a conference call, the signature may be by proxy. The report shall include:

DHS 90.08(7)(h)1. 1. Results of the evaluation, including levels of functioning in the areas of development under sub. (5) (a) 3.; and

DHS 90.08(7)(h)2. 2. A determination of either eligibility or non-eligibility, with a determination of eligibility accompanied by documentation of the child’s developmental delay or diagnosed condition.

DHS 90.08(7)(i) (i) The service coordinator shall provide the child’s parent with a copy of the EI team’s report.