KRS 200.660: Duties of the cabinet -- Authority for administrative regulations.

The cabinet shall:

(1) Administer all funds appropriated to implement the provisions of KRS 200.650 to

200.676;

(2) Identify and coordinate all available financial resources for early intervention within

the Commonwealth from federal, state, local, and pri vate sources, including but not

limited to:

(a) Title V of the Federal Social Security Act relating to maternal and child

health;

(b) Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act relating to Medicaid and the

Early Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) program;

(c) The Federal Head Start Act;

(d) The Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Parts B and H;

(e) The Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1964 Title I, Chapter

I, Part B, Subpart 2 as amended;

(f) The Federal Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, P.L.

100-146;

(g) Other federal programs; and

(h) Private insurance.

(3) Develop a sliding fee scale of the cost of early intervention services to families,

including those circumstances where no fee shall be required;

(4) Make available, in addition to the services specified in KRS 200.654(7), social skill

development and behavioral therapy services to infants and toddlers with a

diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorders;

(5) Enter into contracts with service providers within a local community aided by the

district committee in identifying providers;

(6) Develop procedures to monitor and evaluate services that are provided to infants

and toddlers with disabilities and their families;

(7) Develop procedures to ensure that early intervention services identified on the

individualized family service plan are provided to eligible infants and toddlers with

disabilities and their families in a timely manner pending resolution of any di sputes

among public agencies or service providers; and

(8) In conjunction with the council and district early intervention committees,

promulgate administrative regulations, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, necessary to

implement the provisions of KRS 200.650 to 200.676.