Chapter 120. EARLY ACCESS INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES

funds under Section 643 of the Act and to administer the state’s responsibilities under Part C of the Act. [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

contain assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the state has satisfied rules 281—120.221(34CFR303) through 281—120.227(34CFR303). [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

available to the state under Section 643 of the Act will be expended in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, including rules 281—120.500(34CFR303) and 281—120.501(34CFR303). [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

of funds provided under Part C of the Act, and title to property acquired with those funds, will be in a public agency for the uses and purposes provided in this chapter and that a public agency will administer the funds and property. [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

the form and containing the information that the Secretary may require and will keep records and afford access to those records as the Secretary may find necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter, the correctness and verification of reports, and the proper disbursement of …

120.225(1) General. The department must provide satisfactory assurance that the federal funds made available under Section 643 of the Act to the state: a. Will not be commingled with state funds; and b. Will be used so as to supplement the level of state and local funds expended …

accounting procedures will be adopted as necessary to ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, federal funds paid under Part C of the Act. [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

and practices have been adopted to ensure that traditionally underserved groups, including minority, low-income, homeless, and rural families and children with disabilities who are wards of the state, are meaningfully involved in the planning and implementation of this chapter an…

120.228(1) Subsequent state application. If the state has on file with the Secretary a policy, procedure, method, or assurance that demonstrates that the state meets an application requirement in this chapter, including any policy, procedure, method, or assurance filed under this…

DIVISION V CHILD FIND; EVALUATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS; INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLANS

120.23(1) General. “Local educational agency” or “LEA” means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within the state for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary …

separate disciplines or professions and, with respect to: 1. Evaluation of the child in rule 281—120.113(34CFR303) and subrule 120.321(1) and assessments of the child and family in subrule 120.321(1), may include one individual who is qualified in more than one discipline or prof…

120.25(1) Limited English proficiency. “Native language,” when used with respect to an individual who is limited English proficient or LEP (as that term is defined in Section 602(18) of the Act and in rule 281—41.27(256B,34CFR300)), means: a. The language normally used by that in…

i. Are provided in conformity with an IFSP adopted in accordance with Section 636 of the Act and rule 281—120.20(34CFR303). 120.13(2) Types of early intervention services. Subject to subrule 120.13(4), early intervention services include the following services defined in this sub…

120.27(1) General. “Parent” means: a. A biological or adoptive parent of a child; b. Rescinded IAB 12/10/25, effective 1/14/26. c. A guardian generally authorized to act as the child’s parent, or authorized to make early intervention, educational, health or developmental decision…

center” means a center assisted under Section 671 or 672 of the Act. [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

means personally identifiable information as defined in 34 CFR 99.3, except that the term “student” in the definition of “personally identifiable information” in 34 CFR 99.3 means “child” as used in this chapter and any reference to “school” means “EIS provider” as used in this c…

120.3(1) General. The following regulations apply to this chapter: a. The regulations at 34 CFR Part 303. b. The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), including 34 CFR Parts 76 (except for §76.103), 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, and 86. 120.3(2) Reference…

and any other agency or political subdivision of the state. The particular public agency serving each infant or toddler and that infant or toddler’s family shall be determined by the particular Early ACCESS needs of each infant and toddler and pursuant to the interagency agreemen…

interagency system to provide early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families must include the following components: 120.300(1) Pre-referral activities. The system must contain pre-referral policies and procedures that include: a. A publi…

120.301(1) Preparation and dissemination. In accordance with rule 281—120.116(34CFR303), the system must include a public awareness program that requires the department to: a. Prepare information on the availability of early intervention services under this chapter, and other ser…

birthday and that toddler may be eligible for preschool services under Part B of the Act, the public agency that would be responsible for determining the child’s eligibility under this chapter, with parental consent required under rule 281—120.414(34CFR303), refers the toddler to…

120.303(1) General. The child find system described in rule 281—120.302(34CFR303) must include the state’s procedures for use by primary referral sources for referring a child under the age of three to the Part C program. The procedures required in this subrule must: a. Provide f…

state-approved or state-recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other comparable requirements that apply to the areas in which the individuals are conducting evaluations or assessments or providing early intervention services. [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22…

120.310(1) General. Except as provided in subrule 120.310(2), any screening under rule 281—120.320(34CFR303); the initial evaluation and the initial assessments of the child and family under rule 281—120.321(34CFR303); and the initial IFSP meeting under rule 281—120.342(34CFR303)…

given the term in Section 9101(37) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). In applying the ESEA to the regulations under Part C of the Act, any reference to “education activities and programs” refers to “early intervention services.” [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24,…

120.320(1) General. a. The department may adopt procedures, consistent with this rule, to screen children under the age of three who have been referred to the Part C program to determine whether they are suspected of having a disability under this chapter. If a public agency or E…

(2) Obtain parental consent as required in subrule 120.420(1) before conducting the screening procedures. b. If the parent consents to the screening and the screening or other available information indicates that the child is: (1) Suspected of having a disability, after notice is…

conducted under rule 281—120.321(34CFR303), the applicable agency determines that a child is not eligible under this chapter, the agency must provide the parent with prior written notice required in rule 281—120.421(34CFR303), and include in the notice information about the paren…

281—120.340(34CFR303) Individualized family service plan—general. For each infant or toddler with a disability, the department must ensure the development, review, and implementation of an individualized family service plan developed by a multidisciplinary team, which includes th…

Education. [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

120.34(1) General. a. As used in this chapter, “service coordination services” means services provided by a service coordinator to assist and enable an infant or toddler with a disability and the child’s family to receive the services and rights, including procedural safeguards, …

services, as defined in rule 281—120.34(34CFR303). [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

281—120.342(34CFR303) Procedures for IFSP development, review, and evaluation. 120.342(1) Meeting to develop initial IFSP—timelines. For a child referred to the Early ACCESS system and determined to be eligible under this chapter as an infant or toddler with a disability, a meeti…

[ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

120.343(1) Initial and annual IFSP team meeting. a. Each initial meeting and each annual IFSP team meeting to evaluate the IFSP must include the following participants: (1) The parent or parents of the child. (2) Other family members, as requested by the parent, if feasible to do…

120.344(1) Information about the child’s status. The IFSP must include a statement of the infant or toddler with a disability’s present levels of physical development (including vision, hearing, and health status), cognitive development, communication development, social or emoti…

are completed. Early intervention services for an eligible child and the child’s family may commence before the completion of the evaluation and assessments in rule 281—120.321(34CFR303), if the following conditions are met: 120.345(1) Parental consent is obtained. 120.345(2) An …

has a direct role in the provision of early intervention services is responsible for making a good-faith effort to assist each eligible child in achieving the outcomes in the child’s IFSP. However, Part C of the Act does not require that any public agency or EIS provider be held …

DIVISION VI PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS

the District of Columbia, and the four outlying areas and jurisdictions of Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. [ARC 7805C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]

board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the state supervision of public elementary schools and secondary schools or, if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the governor or by state law. “State educational agency” …

120.37(1) General. Subject to subrules 120.37(2) and 120.37(3), “ward of the state” means a child who, as determined by the state where the child resides, is: a. A foster child; b. A ward of the state; or c. In the custody of a public child welfare agency. 120.37(2) Exception. “W…

chapter: 120.38(1) Area education agency. “Area education agency” or “AEA” is a political subdivision of the state organized pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 273. 120.38(2) Board. “Board” means the Iowa state board of education. 120.38(3) Community partners. “Community partners” mea…

DIVISION III STATE ELIGIBILITY FOR A GRANT AND REQUIREMENTS FOR A STATEWIDE SYSTEM: GENERAL AUTHORITY AND ELIGIBILITY