N.Y. Public Health Law § 2546: Interim services

§ 2546. Interim services. 1. Early intervention services for an

eligible child and the child's family may commence before the completion

of the evaluation and assessment in sections twenty-five hundred

forty-four and twenty-five hundred forty-five of this title, if the

following conditions are met:

(a) Parental consent is obtained;

(b) An interim IFSP is developed that includes: (i) the name of a

service coordinator who will be responsible for implementation of the

interim IFSP and coordination with other agencies and persons; and (ii)

the early intervention services that have been determined to be needed

immediately by the child and the child's family; and

(c) The evaluation and assessment are completed within forty-five days

from the date the early intervention official was first contacted

regarding the child.

2. The costs that an approved provider of early intervention services

incurs in providing such interim services shall be approved costs to the

extent they are otherwise consistent with section twenty-five hundred

fifty-five of this title.