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200.662 District early intervention committee -- Membership -- Duties.

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Page 1 of 1 200.662 District early intervention committee -- Membership -- Duties. The cabinet shall establish one (1) district early intervention committee in each of the <br>fifteen (15) area development districts. Each committee shall have from fifteen (15) to <br>twenty-five (25) members of whom at least five (5) shall be parents, at least five (5) shall <br>be early intervention service providers, and at least one (1) shall be a representative from <br>each of the following: the local health department, the local office of the Department for <br>Community Based Services, the local community mental health and mental retardation <br>center, and the local Commission for Handicapped Children. Each committee may <br>include representatives from one (1) or more of the following: a child day-care facility, a <br>public school, a provider of medical services, a provider of therapy services, a home <br>health agency if operated separately from the local health department, a university or <br>college, a family resource center, a local business, a local charity, or others deemed <br>appropriate. Each committee shall: <br>(1) Advise and assist the cabinet and the council in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Kentucky Early Intervention System; (2) Identify local resources available to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; (3) Assist in identifying the unmet needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; (4) Assist in establishing and maintaining a point of entry to the early intervention system; and (5) Assist in the establishment of local interagency agreements for early intervention services and provide a forum for coordinating district early intervention services. Effective: July 14, 2000 <br>History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 31, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 313, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994.