IFSP review meetings generally
Effective Sep 5, 2025Ark. R. 2025-14 (eff. September 5, 2025)Arkansas Code § 20-14-503; Arkansas Code § 6-87-101
- (a) An IFSP review meeting must meet the requirements of an IFSP meeting.
- (b) An IFSP meeting review meeting may be held in-person or by any other means acceptable to the parent and other participants.
- (c) The parent has the right to meet at a time and location convenient to the family.
- (d) The parent has the right to request a review meeting any time priorities, concerns, needs, or interests change or the parent feels a progress update is needed.
(e)
- (1) Prior written notice of an IFSP review meeting must be provided to the parent and any other participants at least seven (7) calendar days before a scheduled meeting.
- (2) Signed and dated documentation of parent choice to meet before receiving prior written notice must be included in the child’s electronic record in the state-approved data system.
- (3) Prior written notice must be documented in the child’s electronic record in the state-approved data system.
(f)
- (1) A notice of meeting outcome must be sent to the parent no later than ten (10) days after the completion of an IFSP review and an updated copy of the IFSP provided to the family as soon after the meeting as possible.
- (2) The notice of meeting outcome must be documented in the child’s electronic record in the state-approved data system.