Arkansas Administrative Code

20 CAR § 1002-502. Documentation required for service provision outside of the natural environment. (a) Developmental justification of need may be developed by the direct service provider responsible for providing the IFSP service most closely related to unmet IFSP goals and, or,…

20 CAR § 1002-503. Initial IFSP meeting. (a) The initial IFSP meeting for a program-eligible child may be combined with the meeting to determine program eligibility. (b)(1)(A) The initial IFSP meeting to develop the initial IFSP must be held within forty-five (45) calendar days o…

20 CAR § 1002-504. Individual family service plan. (a) An IFSP must include, at a minimum: (1) The statement of the child's program eligibility and the program eligibility category; (2) The child's initial COS 1-7 number rating; (3) The CMDE results outlining the child’s present …

20 CAR § 1002-505. IFSP review meetings generally. (a) An IFSP review meeting must meet the requirements of an IFSP meeting. (b) An IFSP meeting review meeting may be held in-person or by any other means acceptable to the parent and other participants. (c) The parent has the righ…

20 CAR § 1002-506. IFSP biannual reviews. (a) A biannual IFSP must be held within six (6) months after the initial IFSP meeting and any annual IFSP review. (b) The parent may request an IFSP review prior to the biannual review, if needed to address changing interests, concerns, p…

20 CAR § 1002-507. IFSP annual review. (a) The annual IFSP review meeting must meet the requirements of an IFSP meeting. (b) An annual IFSP review meeting must be held at least every twelve (12) months after the initial IFSP meeting in order to determine the child’s ongoing progr…

20 CAR § 1002-508. Interim IFSP. (a) A child can begin receiving an urgently needed early intervention services under an interim IFSP prior to completion of the CMDE and initial IFSP process when: (1) The child is program eligible at the time of the referral for early interventio…

20 CAR § 1002-601. IFSP services generally. (a) All early intervention services must: (1) Be provided by highly qualified EI professionals under public supervision; (2) Be developmental services selected through a team approach that includes the family; (3) Be determined accordin…

20 CAR § 1002-602. Documentation of delivered service session. (a) Delivered services notes are the required documentation verifying that a service on a child’s and family’s current IFSP was provided as described in the IFSP and delivered in a way that supports parent and caregiv…

20 CAR § 1002-603. Service coordination. (a)(1) Service coordination services are required by Part C of the IDEA to be provided to the family of each child referred for early intervention. (2) Service coordination services support the families of children referred for early inter…

20 CAR § 1002-604. Assistive technology and adaptive equipment. (a)(1) "Assistive technology or an adaptive equipment device" means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, mai…

20 CAR § 1002-605. Audiology services. (a)(1) Audiology services focus on the development of language and functional communication skills for a program-eligible child with diagnosed hearing loss and their parents and other parent-identified caregivers. (2) Audiology service also …

20 CAR § 1002-606. Family training, counseling, and home visits. (a) Family training, counseling, and home visits train and assist the parent, family, or other caregiver to improve family functioning and meet the needs of the child with a disability when this level of support is …

20 CAR § 1002-607. Health services. (a)(1) A health service is a service that is determined necessary in order for an otherwise program-eligible child with an active IFSP to receive, participate in, and benefit from other early intervention services on the child’s IFSP during the…

20 CAR § 1002-608. Medical services. (a) A medical service on the IFSP is a diagnostic service provided by a licensed physician to determine a child’s health and, or, or both developmental status and need for early intervention and may include specialized evaluation services. (b)…

20 CAR § 1002-609. Nursing services. (a) Nursing services provided to a program-eligible child may include: (1) The assessment of health status for the purpose of providing nursing care, including the identification of patterns of human response to actual or potential health prob…

20 CAR § 1002-610. Nutrition services. (a)(1) Nutrition services assess the nutritional needs of a child, develop and monitor plans to address those nutritional needs, and refer a child to appropriate home and community resources to carry out the nutritional goals in their IFSP. …

20 CAR § 1002-611. Occupational therapy evaluations and services. (a)(1) Occupational therapy evaluations and services address the functional needs of a child in their adaptive development, adaptive behavior, and play, as well as sensory, motor, and postural development. (2) Occu…

20 CAR § 1002-612. Physical therapy evaluations and services. (a)(1) Physical therapy services address the promotion of sensorimotor function through enhancement of their musculoskeletal status, neurobehavioral organization, perceptual and motor development, cardiopulmonary statu…

20 CAR § 1002-613. Psychological services. (a) Psychological services support parents and other caregivers in helping a child use appropriate behavior to meet needs by using evidence-based practices to improve the quality of the parent-child relationship through changing parent-c…

20 CAR § 1002-614. Sign language and cued language services. (a)(1) Sign language and cued language services include auditory and oral language and transliteration services, as well as formal training and direct support to families learning sign or cued language. (2) American Sig…

20 CAR § 1002-615. Social work services. (a)(1) Social work services evaluate a child’s living conditions and patterns of family interaction, conduct social and emotional assessments of a child within the family context, and coordinate community resources and services that enable…

20 CAR § 1002-616. Developmental therapy evaluations and services. (a)(1) Developmental therapy services provide specialized instruction as outlined in IDEA, Part C to the parent and, or, or both caregiver present and participating and to the child to promote the caregiver’s abil…

20 CAR § 1002-617. Speech-language pathology evaluations and services. (a)(1)(A)(i) Speech-language pathology evaluations and services assess a child’s functional communication or language abilities and functional use of language to express emotions, needs, and wants and to respo…

20 CAR § 1002-618. Transportation services. (a) A transportation service involves covering the costs of travel necessary to enable a child and their parent or other caregiver to receive an early intervention service. (b) A local provider program must maintain the following docume…

20 CAR § 1002-619. Vision services. (a) Vision services involve the evaluation and assessment of a child’s visual functioning. (b) Vision services must be performed by an individual who is one (1) of the following: (1) A licensed ophthalmologist in good standing with the State Bo…

20 CAR § 1002-620. Specialized evaluation services. (a)(1) Specialized evaluation services relate to the performance of evaluations and assessments necessary for diagnostic purposes to assist the family in understanding their child’s unique strengths and needs in order to promote…

20 CAR § 1002-621. Parent education services. (a) Parent education services are third-party support groups, conferences, and workshops that instruct a parent or caregiver on how to enhance the child’s development and enable the child to benefit from other early intervention servi…

20 CAR § 1002-622. Teleintervention services. (a) Teleintervention services are one (1) of the following early intervention services conducted via a live interactive video-capable telecommunication device in accordance with the requirements of this section: (1) Developmental ther…

20 CAR § 1002-701. Incidents to be reported. (a) A local provider program must report all alleged, suspected, observed, or reported occurrences of any of the following events while a child is receiving an early intervention service: (1) Death of a child; (2) Serious injury to a c…

20 CAR § 1002-702. Reporting requirements. (a) A local provider program must: (1) Submit reports of the following events within one (1) hour of the event: (A) Death of a child; (B) Serious injury to a child; or (C) Any incident that a local provider program should reasonably know…

20 CAR § 1002-703. Notification to guardians and legal custodians. (a) If not present at the time of the incident, a local provider program must notify the guardian or legal custodian of a child of any reportable incident involving a child. (b) A local provider program should mai…

20 CAR § 1002-704. Service concern. (a) A local provider program administrator, an individual service provider, or a First Connections staff member may file a service concern regarding an action they believe does not adhere to these guiding rules or IDEA, Part C requirements when…

20 CAR § 1002-801. Monitoring. (a)(1) First Connections is responsible for general supervision and monitoring activities to ensure compliance with this part and IDEA, Part C requirements. (2)(A) A local provider program and, or, or both individual service provider must cooperate …

20 CAR § 1002-802. Written notice of enforcement remedy. First Connections shall provide written notice of any enforcement remedies taken against any local provider program and, or, or both individual service provider to the manager appointed pursuant to 20 CAR § 1002-205.

20 CAR § 1002-803. Remedies. (a)(1) Neither First Connections nor the Department of Education shall impose any enforcement remedies unless: (A) The local provider program and, or, or both individual service provider is provided written notice and appeal rights pursuant to 20 CAR …

20 CAR § 1002-804. Removal as choice of provider. (a) First Connections may cease to offer the local provider program as a choice for one (1) or more early intervention services. (b) A local provider program that is no longer offered as a choice of service provider may continue t…

20 CAR § 1002-805. Transfer. (a) First Connections or a lead agency representative may require a local provider program to transfer a child to another service provider if First Connections or the lead agency finds that the local provider program (or the individual service provide…

20 CAR § 1002-806. Monetary penalties. (a) The Department of Education may impose a civil monetary penalty on a service provider, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), for each violation of this part. (b)(1) The department may file suit to collect a civil monetary penalty as…

20 CAR § 1002-807. Suspension and revocation of certification. (a)(1) First Connections may temporarily suspend a local provider program's status as an early intervention provider in good standing or suspend an individual service provider's certification if the entity or individu…

20 CAR § 1002-808. Recoupment. (a) First Connections and, or, or both the lead agency for First Connections may recoup any Part C funding if it is determined that the service provider failed to comply with this part. (b) The Division of Medical Services of the Department of Human…

20 CAR § 1002-901. Closure. (a)(1) A local provider program’s status as a Part C provider program ends if a service provider permanently closes, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, and is effective the date of the permanent closure as determined by First Connections and, or, or…

20 CAR § 1025-1001. Playground environments — Minimum requirements. (a)(1) To provide the safest possible playground environment, you are encouraged to meet Consumer Product Safety Commission’s guidelines listed in the Public Playground Safety Handbook. (2) However, the following…

20 CAR § 1025-1002. Layout and design. (a)(1) A diagram of the playground shall be submitted, clearly identifying: (A) Perimeter of the playground, with measurements; and (B) Each piece of equipment used by the children enrolled at the licensed facility. (2) This documentation sh…

20 CAR § 1025-1003. General hazards. (a) The area shall be free of hazards or potentially hazardous objects. (b) Equipment that has been determined by the Office of Early Childhood to be unsafe for the children in the licensed facility to use shall be: (1) Removed from the play a…

20 CAR § 1025-1004. Balance beams. (a) Balance beams: (1) Shall not be higher than twelve inches (12"); and (2) Shall have use zones with protective surfacing. (b) Children under age two (2) shall not use balance beams.

20 CAR § 1025-1005. Slides. (a) Slides shall not have any spaces or gaps between the platform and the slide surface. (b) Slides shall have a transition platform of at least: (1) Fourteen inches (14") deep for preschool and school-age children; and (2) Nineteen inches (19") deep f…

20 CAR § 1025-1006. Swings. (a) The following swings shall not be used for any ages: (1) Multioccupancy swings designed to hold more than one (1) child, except tire swings; (2) Heavy molded swings such as animal figure swings; (3) Free-swinging rope (Tarzan ropes); (4) Swinging e…

20 CAR § 1025-1007. Climbing equipment. (a) Free-standing arch climbers shall not be used for preschoolers. (b) Flexible grid climbing devices, such as rope or chain ladders, climbing ropes, etc., shall be securely anchored at both ends. (c) Flexible grid climbing devices shall n…

20 CAR § 1025-1008. Merry-go-rounds. The only merry-go-rounds allowed are portable merry-go-rounds not designed to be anchored, and they shall have handgrips or other secure means of holding on.