It is the intent of the General Assembly that the policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be:

1. (1) To reaffirm the importance of the family in all areas of the child's development and to reinforce the role of the family in the decision making processes regarding their children;
2. (2) To provide assistance and support to the family of an infant or toddler with a disability that addresses the individual needs of that family;
3. (3) To develop and coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system of early intervention services for all infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; comprehensive, implement statewide, a
4. (4) To enhance the capacity to provide quality early intervention services and expand and improve existing early intervention services being provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities;
5. (5) To facilitate the coordination of payment for early intervention services from federal, state, local, and private insurance coverage, and the use of sliding fee scales; and
6. (6) To coordinate and provide individualized early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.

Effective: July 15, 1994

History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 313, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994.