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Agency 048 - Health, Department ofSubagency 0020 - Developmental Disabilities - Infants and ToddlersChapter 5 - STATE ADMINISTRATION
Subpart F - State Administration
Section 303.523 - Interagency agreements

048-5 Wyo. Code R. § 303.523

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Section 303.523 - Interagency agreements

(a) General. Each lead agency is responsible for entering into formal interagency agreements with other State-level agencies involved in the State's early intervention program. Each agreement must meet the requirements in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this section.

(b) Financial responsibility. Each agreement must define the financial responsibility, in accordance with Sec. 303.143, of the agency for paying for early intervention services (consistent with State law and the requirements of this part).

(c) Procedures for resolving disputes.

  • (1) Each agreement must include procedures for achieving a timely resolution of intra-agency and interagency disputes about payments for a given service, or disputes about other matters related to the State's early intervention program. Those procedures must include a mechanism for making a final determination that is binding upon the agencies involved.
  • (2) The agreement with each agency must-
    • (i) Permit the agency; to resolve its own internal disputes (based on the agency's procedures that are included in the agreement), so long as the agency acts in a timely manner; and
    • (ii) Include the process that the lead agency will follow in achieving resolution of intra-agency disputes, if a given agency is unable to resolve its own internal disputes in a timely manner.

(d) Additional components. Each agreement must include any additional components necessary to ensure effective cooperation and coordination among all agencies involved in the State's early intervention program.'

048-5 Wyo. Code R. § 303.523

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1435(a)(10)(C) and (a)(10)(F) Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0550 Note: A State may meet the requirement in paragraph (c)(1) of this section in any way permitted under State law, including (1) providing for a third party (e.g., an administrative law judge) to review a dispute and render a decision, (2) assignment of the responsibility by the Governor to the lead agency or Council, or (3) having the final decision made directly by the Governor.