Legal Resources | | T34 303.1, 303.001
Part 303 Early Intervention Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities. Purpose of the early intervention program for infants and toddlers w
The purpose of this part is to provide financial assistance to States to--
(a) Maintain and implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families;
(b) Facilitate the coordination of payment for early intervention services from Federal, State, local, and private sources (including public and private insurance coverage);
(c) Enhance the States' capacity to provide quality early intervention services and expand and improve existing early intervention services being provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; and
(d) Enhance the capacity of State and local agencies and service providers to identify, evaluate, and meet the needs of historically underrepresented populations, particularly minority, low-income, inner-city, and rural populations.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1431)
[Amended by 64 FR 12535, Mar. 12, 1999]