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 PUBLIC LAW 105-17-JUNE 4, 1997 111 STAT. Ill "SEC. 636. INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN. 20 USC 1436. "(a) ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. — ^A statewide system described in section 633 shall provide, at a minimum, for each infant or toddler with a disability, and the infant's or toddler's family, to receive— "(1) a multidisciplinary assessment of the unique strengths and needs of the infant or toddler and the identification of services appropriate to meet such needs; "(2) a family-directed assessment of the resources, priorities, and concerns of the family and the identification of the supports and services necessary to enhance the family's capacity to meet the developmental needs of the infant or toddler; and "(3) a written individualized family service plan^eveloped by a multidisciplinary team, including the parents, as required by subsection (e). "(b) PERIODIC REVIEW. — The individualized family service plan shall be evaluated once a year and the family shall be provided a review of the plan at 6-month intervals (or more often where appropriate based on infant or toddler and family needs). "(c) PROMPTNESS AFTER ASSESSMENT. — The individualized family service plan shall be developed within a reasonable time after the assessment required by subsection (a)(1) is completed. With the parents' consent, early intervention services may commence prior to the completion of the assessment. "(d) CONTENT OF PLAN.— The individualized family service plan shall be in writing and contain— "(1) a statement of the infant's or toddler's present levels of physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, and adaptive development, based on objective criteria; "(2) a statement of the family's resources, priorities, and concerns relating to enhancing the development of the family's infant or toddler with a disability; "(3) a statement of the major outcomes expected to be achieved for the infant or toddler and the family, and the criteria, procedures, and timelines used to determine the degree to which progress toward achieving the outcomes is being made and whether modifications or revisions of the outcomes or services are necessary; "(4) a statement of specific early intervention services necessary to meet the unique needs of the infant or toddler and the family, including the frequency, intensity, and method of delivering services; "(5) a statement of the natural environments 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; "(6) the projected dates for initiation of services and the anticipated duration of the services; "(7) the identification of the service coordinator from the profession most immediately relevant to the infant's or toddler's or family's needs (or who is otherwise qualified to carry out all applicable responsibilities under this part) who will be responsible for the implementation of the plan and coordination with other agencies and persons; and

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