KRS 200.652: Legislative declaration of policy.

It is the intent of the General Assembly that the policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

shall be:

(1) To reaffirm the importance of the family in all areas of the child's development and

to reinforce the role of the family in the decision making processes regarding their

children;

(2) To provide assistance and support to the family of an infant or toddler with a

disability that addresses the individual needs of that family;

(3) To develop and implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated,

multidisciplinary, interagency system of early intervention services for all infants

and toddlers with disabilities and their families;

(4) To enhance the capacity to provide quality early intervention services and expand

and improve existing early intervention service s being provided to infants and

toddlers with disabilities;

(5) To facilitate the coordination of payment for early intervention services from

federal, state, local, and private insurance coverage, and the use of sliding fee

scales; and

(6) To coordinate a nd provide individualized early intervention services to infants and

toddlers with disabilities and their families.