Arkansas Code
Subchapter 5 - Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers
§ 20-14-502. Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Council” means the State Interagency Council;
(2) “Developmental delay” means a child is delayed in any one (1) or more of the following areas:
(A) Physical development;
(B) Cognitive development;
(C) Language and speech development;
(D) Psycho-social development; or
(E) Self-help skills;

(3) “Early intervention services” means developmental services which:
(A) Are provided under public supervision through licensure or for accreditation by the appropriate state agency;
(B) Are provided at no cost except when federal or state law, rules, or regulations provide for a system of payments by families, including a schedule of sliding fees;
(C) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of an infant with disabilities or a toddler with disabilities in any one (1) or more of the following areas:
(i) Physical development;
(ii) Cognitive development;
(iii) Language and speech development;
(iv) Psycho-social development; or
(v) Self-help skills;

(D) Meet the standards of the state, including the requirements in this section;
(E) Include:
(i) Family training, counseling, and home visits;
(ii) Special habilitation and education instruction;
(iii) Speech pathology and audiology;
(iv) Occupational therapy such as fine motor skills;
(v) Physical therapy;
(vi) Psychological services;
(vii) Case management services at the service delivery level;
(viii) Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes;
(ix) Early identification, screening, and assessment services; and
(x) Health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from other early intervention services;

(F) Are provided by qualified personnel, including:
(i) Certified special educators or training technicians supervised by special educators;
(ii) Speech and language pathologists and audiologists;
(iii) Occupational therapists;
(iv) Physical therapists;
(v) Psychologists;
(vi) Social workers;
(vii) Nurses;
(viii) Nutritionists; and
(ix) Physicians; and

(G) Are provided in conformity with an individualized family service plan adopted in accordance with this subchapter; and

(4) “Infants and toddlers with developmental delays” means individuals from birth through two (2) years of age, inclusive, who need early intervention services because they:
(A) Are experiencing developmental delays as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one (1) or more of the following areas:
(i) Cognitive development;
(ii) Physical development;
(iii) Language and speech development;
(iv) Psycho-social development; or
(v) Self-help skills; or

(B) Have a diagnosed physical or mental condition which has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay or are at risk of having substantial delays if early intervention services are not provided.