(a) The purpose of the early intervention special fund is to expand and enhance early intervention services for infants and toddlers with special needs by providing a cooperative funding mechanism between the public and private sectors to work together to make and secure appropriations and donations to the fund.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-357

  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
  • Early intervention services: means services which:

    (1) Are provided under public supervision;

    (2) Are provided at no cost, except where federal or state law provides for a system of payments by families, including a sliding fee schedule;

    (3) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of infants and toddlers with special needs, which include but are not limited to physical development, cognitive development, and self-help skills;

    (4) Are provided by qualified professional and paraprofessional personnel;

    (5) Are provided in conformity with an individualized family support plan; and

    (6) Include but are not limited to: family support, counseling, and home visits; special instruction; speech pathology and audiology; occupational therapy; physical therapy; psychological services; case management services; medical services only for diagnostic or evaluation purposes; early identification, screening, and assessment services; and health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from the other early intervention services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351

  • Environmental risk: means physical, social, or economic factors which may limit development. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
  • Infants and toddlers with special needs: means infants and toddlers from birth to the age of three with delayed development, biological risk, or environmental risk. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
(b) The department may procure services under chapters 103D and 103F in accordance with criteria and procedures established by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, for community-based, family-centered, early intervention services including but not limited to:

(1) Programs to provide early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or at biological or environmental risk;
(2) Family support programs to strengthen families to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect;
(3) Training and education for professionals, paraprofessionals, and families; and
(4) Research, evaluation, and data management related to early intervention services.
(c) Services to be procured under this section shall be in accordance with chapters 103D and 103F and take the following forms:

(1) Purchase of service contracts to private nonprofit organizations, public agencies, or qualified individuals to provide community-based, family-centered, early intervention services; or
(2) Direct payments for services, educational materials, training, quality assurance, equipment, data collection, and program evaluation.
(d) The Hawaii early intervention coordinating council shall make recommendations to the department for the expenditure of moneys from the early intervention special fund.

  Previous
Next  
 Part XXVIII Contents