Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 321 > Part XXVIII - Infants and Toddlers

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Biological risk: means prenatal, perinatal, neonatal, or early developmental events suggestive of biological insults to the developing central nervous system which increase the probability of delayed development. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Case management: means an ongoing service of shared responsibility between families and professionals that identifies needs and assists in obtaining coordinated, appropriate services and resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Delayed development: means a significant delay in one or more of the following areas of development: cognition, speech, language, physical, motor, vision, hearing, psychosocial, or self-help skills. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-351
• Director: means the director 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
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.