Authority: IC 12-13-2-3; IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17-15

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the evaluation and initial assessment of each child, including the family assessment, must be completed within the forty-five (45) day time period specified in 470 IAC 3.1-6-4 required to complete evaluation and assessment activities and hold the IFSP meeting.

(b) In the event exceptional circumstances make it impossible to complete the evaluation and assessment within the forty-five (45) day time period, such as if a child is ill, the SPOE must do the following:

1. (1) Document the circumstances requiring a delay.

2. (2) Develop and implement an interim IFSP, to the extent appropriate, that includes the following:

   1. (A) The name of the service coordinator who will be responsible for implementation of the interim IFSP and coordination with other agencies and persons.
   2. (B) The early intervention services that have been determined to be needed immediately by the child and the child's family.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3.1-8-3; filed Jan 29, 1996, 5:15 p.m.: 19 IR 1340; filed Mar 9, 1999, 2:05 p.m.: 22 IR 2261; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA; readopted filed Oct 8, 2025, 3:15 p.m.: 20251105-IR-470240501RFA)