| (a) The contractor must collect and report information
on child outcomes as directed by HHSC ECI and use that information
to improve results for children and families.
(b) Child outcomes address three areas of child functioning
necessary for each child to be an active and successful participant
at home and in the community. These three outcomes are that children
will:
(1) have positive social relationships;
(2) acquire and use knowledge and skills; and
(3) take appropriate action to meet their own needs.
(c) An interdisciplinary team of at least two members
must agree on the child outcome ratings for each enrolled child at
entry, annual evaluation, and exit.
(1) Entry ratings must be completed:
(A) for every newly enrolled child who is 30 months
of age or younger on the date of enrollment;
(B) within two weeks of the initial IFSP or the first
Texas IFSP; and
(C) on each of the three child outcomes for each child.
(2) Annual ratings must include the progress item for
each outcome and be completed:
(A) within two weeks of each annual evaluation and
IFSP;
(B) independently of the entry ratings; and
(C) on each of the three child outcomes for each child.
(3) Exit ratings must include the progress item for
each outcome and be completed:
(A) for each child exiting the Texas ECI system who
had an entry rating and was enrolled in services for at least six
months; and
(B) within two weeks of the dismissal date.
(d) Documentation must:
(1) provide information that reflects the rating decisions
of the interdisciplinary team;
(2) record ratings on either the child outcomes summary
form or in another section of the child's record as identified by
the contractor;
(3) include information related to the child's functional
abilities across settings, situations, and people; and
(4) identify sources of information such as evaluation,
observation, or parent report.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §350.1307 adopted to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 5524; amended to be effective June 30, 2019, 44 TexReg 3280; transferred effective March 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register February 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 941 |
