How should municipalities handle referrals of children who are adopted from foreign countries to the Early Intervention Program?
The purpose of the EIP is to provide early intervention services to children with developmental delays and/or disabilities. The EIP is not intended to be a source of English as a second language education, or to provide assistance to these children in adapting to a new culture or family. Primary referral sources are responsible for ensuring that only those children who are at risk for developmental delays or disabilities, or suspected of having a developmental delay or disability, are referred to the EIP. However, some children involved in foreign adoption will be experiencing developmental delays or diagnosed conditions with a high probability of resulting in developmental delay. When EIOs receive referrals of children who are adopted from foreign countries from a primary referral source, the EIO should ascertain the reason for the referral and substantiate that the presenting problem involves a suspected developmental delay and/or disability.
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