DHS 90.11(2)(b)1. 1. A provider of early intervention services shall do all of the following:

DHS 90.11(2)(b)1.a. a. Follow the requirements of this chapter;

DHS 90.11(2)(b)1.b. b. Consult with parents, other service providers and community agencies to ensure that the service is effective;

DHS 90.11(2)(b)1.c. c. Educate parents, other service providers and community agencies in regard to the provision of that type of service;

DHS 90.11(2)(b)1.d. d. When a member of the team, participate in the EI team’s assessment of a child, any family-directed assessment of the family and development of integrated goals and outcomes for the IFSP;

DHS 90.11(2)(b)1.e. e. When a member of the team, train other team members to implement aspects of his or her discipline according to standards of practice of the discipline; and

DHS 90.11(2)(b)1.f. f. Make a good faith effort to assist each eligible child in achieving the outcomes of the child’s IFSP.

DHS 90.11(2)(b)2. 2. Service providers, including service coordinators, shall attend or otherwise avail themselves of 5 hours of training each year related to early intervention. For service providers without previous experience with Wisconsin’s early intervention program, the 5-hour training requirement in the first year of service provision shall include a basic orientation to the program. Training may be inservice training, conferences, workshops, earning of continuing education credits or earning of higher education credits.

DHS 90.11(2)(b)3. 3. A service provider is not liable if an eligible child does not achieve the growths projected in the child’s IFSP.

DHS 90.11(3) (3) Early intervention core services.

DHS 90.11(3)(a) (a) County administrative agencies shall make the following core services available at no cost to all families that have a child who is eligible or may be eligible for the birth to 3 program:

DHS 90.11(3)(a)1. 1. Identification and referral;

DHS 90.11(3)(a)2. 2. Screening;

DHS 90.11(3)(a)3. 3. Evaluation;

DHS 90.11(3)(a)4. 4. Assessment for an eligible child;

DHS 90.11(3)(a)5. 5. Development of the IFSP for an eligible child and family;

DHS 90.11(3)(a)6. 6. Service coordination for an eligible child and family; and

DHS 90.11(3)(a)7. 7. Protection of parent and child rights by means of the procedural safeguards.

DHS 90.11(3)(b) (b) With parent consent a third party may be billed for evaluation and assessment activities. The service coordinator shall ensure that the parent, prior to giving consent, is informed and understands that because of third party billing the parent may incur financial loss, including but not limited to a decrease in benefits or increase in premiums or discontinuation of the policy.

DHS 90.11(4) (4) Other early intervention services. A county administrative agency shall provide or arrange for the provision of other early intervention services. The county administrative agency shall determine the parental cost share of early intervention services costs not met by third party payers in accordance with s. DHS 90.06 (2) (i). Parental cost share for early intervention services shall begin with services designated in IFSPs developed or reviewed on or after March 1, 2002. Types of other early intervention services include the following:

DHS 90.11(4)(a) (a) Assistive technology services and devices. Assistive technology services and devices, to include:

DHS 90.11(4)(a)1. 1. Evaluating the needs of a child with a disability for an assistive technology device, including a functional evaluation of the child in the child’s customary environment;

DHS 90.11(4)(a)2. 2. Purchasing, leasing or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices for children with disabilities;

DHS 90.11(4)(a)3. 3. Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing or replacing assistive technology devices;

DHS 90.11(4)(a)4. 4. Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions or services with assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and rehabilitation plans and programs;

DHS 90.11(4)(a)5. 5. Training or technical assistance for a child with disabilities or, if appropriate, the family of a child with disabilities, in the use of an assistive technology device; and

DHS 90.11(4)(a)6. 6. Training or technical assistance for professionals, including individuals providing education or rehabilitation services, employers and other individuals who provide services to or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of children with disabilities.

DHS 90.11(4)(b) (b) Audiology services. Audiology services, to include:

DHS 90.11(4)(b)1. 1. Identification of children with audiological impairment, using risk criteria and appropriate audiological screening techniques;