Section 17b-262-600 - Eligibility(a) Payment for early intervention services shall be available for all children eligible for the Medical Assistance Program subject to the conditions and limitations which apply to early intervention services as provided by these regulations.(b) Payment for early intervention services shall be available only for evaluations, assessments, and services that are contained in an IFSP and by consent of a parent or other person authorized to consent to such activities on behalf of an eligible child.(c) Significant delay shall be demonstrated with scores on an appropriate norm-referenced standardized diagnostic instrument or other procedures, such as formal observations and informed clinical opinion, to substantiate:(1) a score two standard deviations below the mean in one area of development; or(2) scores one and one-half standard deviations below the mean in two areas of development.(d) Other procedures shall be used to demonstrate significant delay when the use of the standardized diagnostic instrument is not appropriate due to a child's age or when a child requires significant adaptation to perform on a standardized instrument.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17b-262-600
Effective August 28, 1998