Section 350.819 - Age Adjustment for Children Born PrematurelyIn determining the extent of developmental delay, an adjustment for children born prematurely must be applied as follows:
(1) age is adjusted for children born before 37 weeks gestation and is based on a 40-week term;(2) the developmental age must be measured against the adjusted age rather than chronological age until the child is 18 months old; and(3) the age adjustment cannot exceed 16 weeks.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 350.819
The provisions of this §108.819 adopted to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 5524; amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 09, February 27, 2015, TexReg 949, eff. 3/7/2015; entire chapter transferred from Title 40, Part 2, Chapter 208 by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 06, February 5, 2021, TexReg 0941, eff. 3/1/2021