CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER III—OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 300 to 397) > PART 303—EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES > SUBPART D—Program and Service Components of a Statewide System of Early Intervention Services (§303.300 to §303.361) > 303.340—General.

303.340—General.

(a) Each system must include policies and procedures regarding individualized family service plans (IFSPs) that meet the requirements of this section and §§ 303.341 through 303.346.
(b) As used in this part, individualized family service plan and IFSP mean a written plan for providing early intervention services to a child eligible under this part and the child's family. The plan must—
(1) Be developed in accordance with §§ 303.342 and 303.343 ;
(2) Be based on the evaluation and assessment described in § 303.322; and
(3) Include the matters specified in § 303.344.
(c) Lead agency responsibility. The lead agency shall ensure that an IFSP is developed and implemented for each eligible child, in accordance with the requirements of this part. If there is a dispute between agencies as to who has responsibility for developing or implementing an IFSP, the lead agency shall resolve the dispute or assign responsibility.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0550)

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1436 )

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Note: In instances where an eligible child must have both an IFSP and an individualized service plan under another Federal program, it may be possible to develop a single consolidated document, provided that it (1) contains all of the required information in § 303.344 , and (2) is developed in accordance with the requirements of this part.