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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 350EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER HELIGIBILITY, EVALUATION, AND ASSESSMENT
RULE §350.819Age Adjustment for Children Born Prematurely

In determining the extent of developmental delay, an adjustment for children born prematurely must be applied as follows:

  (1) age is adjusted for children born before 37 weeks gestation and is based on a 40-week term;

  (2) the developmental age must be measured against the adjusted age rather than chronological age until the child is 18 months old; and

  (3) the age adjustment cannot exceed 16 weeks.


Source Note: The provisions of this §350.819 adopted to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 5524; amended to be effective March 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 939; transferred effective March 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register February 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 941

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