Qualitative Determination of Developmental Delay is applied
as described in this section:
(1) When a child's adjusted age is 0 months, administration
of the standardized tool or another protocol is not required. The
interdisciplinary team, which must include an LPHA knowledgeable in
the area of concern, must describe clinical findings and how those
findings significantly interfere with the child's functional abilities.
(2) When the evaluation results, which are measured
using the standardized tool designated by HHSC ECI, do not accurately
reflect the child's development or ability to function in the natural
environment, the interdisciplinary team, documents this information
in the child's record and proceeds to a qualitative determination
of developmental delay.
(A) For a child with an adjusted or chronological age
of greater than 0 months but less than 3 months, the interdisciplinary
team, which must include an LPHA knowledgeable in the area of concern,
qualitatively determines developmental delay by describing clinical
findings and how those findings significantly interfere with the child's
functional abilities.
(B) For a child with an adjusted or chronological age
of at least 3 months, the interdisciplinary team, which must include
an LPHA knowledgeable in the area of concern, must use the supplemental
protocol designated by HHSC ECI to qualitatively determine developmental
delay. The developmental domains and sub-domains that can be used
for qualitative determination of delay are established by HHSC ECI.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §350.821 adopted to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 5524; amended to be effective March 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 939; 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 |
