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

Affected: IC 12-17-15

Sec. 3. (a) The IFSP must include a statement of the child's present levels of:

1. (1) physical development, including:

   1. (A) vision;
   2. (B) hearing; and
   3. (C) health status;
2. (2) cognitive development;
3. (3) communication development;
4. (4) social or emotional development; and
5. (5) adaptive development.

This statement must be based on objective criteria.

(b) With the concurrence of the family, the IFSP must include a statement of the family's resources, priorities, and concerns related to enhancing the development of the child.

(c) The IFSP must include a statement of the major outcome or outcomes expected to be achieved for the child and family and the criteria, procedures, and timelines used to determine the following:

1. (1) The degree to which progress toward achieving the outcomes is being made.
2. (2) Whether modifications or revisions of the outcomes or services are necessary.

(d) The IFSP must include a statement of the specific early intervention services necessary to meet the unique needs of the child and the family to achieve the outcomes required by subsection (c), including the following:

1. (1) The frequency, intensity, and method of delivering the services, including the following:

   1. (A) The number of days or sessions that a service is provided.
   2. (B) The length of time the service is provided during each session.
   3. (C) Whether the service is provided on an individual or group basis.
   4. (D) How a service is provided.
   5. (E) Who is providing the service.
2. (2) The natural environments, as described in 470 IAC 3.1-4-3, in which early intervention services shall appropriately be provided, including a justification of the extent, if any, to which the services will not be provided in a natural environment, shall be described and documented.
3. (3) The location where a service will be provided.
4. (4) The payment arrangements, if any, including identification of funding sources for each IFSP service.
5. (5) The projected dates for initiating each service, as soon as possible after the IFSP meetings, and the anticipated duration of each service.

(e) To the extent appropriate, the IFSP must include a description of the following:

1. (1) Medical and other services that the child needs, but that are not required to be provided through the early intervention system; however, the IFSP need not include routine medical services, such as immunizations and well-baby care unless a child needs those services and the services are not otherwise available or being provided.
2. (2) The funding sources to be used in paying for the services described in subdivision (1), or the steps that will be taken to secure those services through public or private sources.

(f) The IFSP must include the name of the service coordinator who is qualified to carry out all applicable service coordination responsibilities, and who will be responsible for the implementation of the IFSP and coordination with other agencies and persons.

(g) The IFSP must include the steps to be taken to support the transition of the child to another service type or location within the Part C eligibility period as well as:

1. (1) preschool services under Part B of the Act, in accordance with 470 IAC 3.1-11, to the extent that those services are considered appropriate; or
2. (2) other services that may be available, if appropriate.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3.1-9-3; filed Jan 29, 1996, 5:15 p.m.: 19 IR 1341; filed Mar 9, 1999, 2:05 p.m.: 22 IR 2262; 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)