DHS 90.07 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92; am. (1), (3) (b) 2., Register, April, 1997, No. 496, eff. 5-1-97; am (1), r. and recr. (3), Register, September, 1999, No. 525, eff. 10-1-99.

DHS 90.08(1)(1) Designation of service coordinator. When a child is referred to the birth to 3 program for evaluation and possible early intervention services, the county administrative agency shall as soon as possible designate a service coordinator for that child and the child’s family.

DHS 90.08(2)(2) Determination of eligibility. A referred child shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria under sub. (4) to determine the child’s eligibility for early intervention services under the program.

DHS 90.08(3)(a)(a) In consultation with the parent and based on the child’s suspected needs, the service coordinator shall select at least 2 qualified personnel from those under par. (b) who, with the parent and service coordinator, will make up the EI team to perform the evaluation and make the determination of eligibility. Qualified personnel may be from different agencies and shall be from at least 2 different disciplines in areas of suspected need. The service coordinator may be one of the qualified personnel if the service coordinator is qualified as required under par. (b). At least one of the qualified personnel shall have expertise in the assessment of both typical and atypical development and expertise in child development and program planning.

DHS 90.08(3)(b)(b) Qualified personnel who are qualified to serve on the EI team are the following:

DHS 90.08(3)(b)1.1. Audiologists with at least a master’s degree in audiology from an accredited institution of higher education who are registered or licensed under ch. 459, Stats.;

DHS 90.08(3)(b)7.7. Rehabilitation counselors employed by the department’s division of vocational rehabilitation as coordinators of hearing impaired services who have at least a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling or a related field;

DHS 90.08(3)(b)8.8. Registered nurses with at least a bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution of higher education and licensed under s. 441.06, Stats.;

DHS 90.08(3)(b)11.11. Special education teachers, including early childhood special education needs teachers, vision teachers and hearing teachers, licensed through the department of public instruction;

DHS 90.08(3)(b)12.12. Speech and language pathologists with at least a master’s degree in speech and language pathology from an accredited institution of higher education and who are registered under ch. 459, Stats., or licensed under ch. 115, Stats., and ch. PI 34; and

DHS 90.08(4)(4) Eligibility. A child is eligible for early intervention services under the birth to 3 program if the EI team determines under sub. (5) that the child is developmentally delayed or under sub. (6) that the child has a diagnosed physical or mental condition which will likely result in developmental delay.

DHS 90.08(5)(a)(a) A determination of developmental delay shall be based upon the EI team’s clinical opinion supported by:

DHS 90.08(5)(a)2.2. Observations made of the child in his or her daily settings identified by the parent, including how the child interacts with people and familiar toys and other objects in the child’s environment; and

DHS 90.08(5)(a)3.3. Except as provided under par. (b), a determination of at least 25% delay in one or more areas of development as measured by a criterion referenced instrument, or a score of 1.3 or more standard deviation below the mean in one or more areas of development as measured by a norm-referenced instrument, and interpreted by a qualified professional based on informed clinical opinion. In this subdivision, “areas of development” mean: