The subrecipient must explain the contents of the IFSP to the parent or parents and obtain informed written consent from a parent before providing any ECI services. A parent has the right to:

1. (1) be present and participate in the development of the IFSP;
2. (2) have decisions about ECI services made based on the individualized needs of the child and family;
3. (3) receive a full explanation of the IFSP, including the identified strengths and needs of the child and family, priorities of the family, the developmental goals for the child and the recommended services to meet those goals, and any identified service coordination and case management goals;
4. (4) consent to some, but not all, ECI services;
5. (5) receive all IFSP services for which the parent gives consent;
6. (6) request an administrative hearing or file a complaint with HHSC if the parent does not agree with the other IFSP team members;
7. (7) indicate disagreement in writing in the parent's native language with a part of the IFSP, even if the parent consents to ECI services;
8. (8) have the IFSP written in the parent's native language, as defined in §350.103 of this chapter (relating to Definitions), or mode of communication; and
9. (9) receive a complete copy of the IFSP in a timely manner.

Source Note:The provisions of this §350.209 adopted to be effective September 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 5387; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 5524; transferred effective March 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register February 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 941; amended to be effective March 17, 2022, 47 TexReg 1277; amended to be effective February 13, 2025, 50 TexReg 772.