KidsKare's Early Intervention Program is funded and regulated
by the New York State Department of Health; in New York City,
by the New York City Department of Mental Health and Mental
Hygiene. In NYC, call 3-1-1 to refer a child to Early Intervention
or the Totline telephone number at: (800) 577-2229. All authorized
services, including service coordination, evaluations and therapy,
may be provided at no cost to parents, regardless of insurance
coverage; in Orange County, by the Orange County Department
of Health; in Westchester County, by the Westchester County
Department of Health; in Suffolk County, by the Suffolk County
Department of Health; in Nassau County, by the Nassau County
Department of Health. In Nassau County, any services provided
are based on the child’s needs as determined by the County
Early Intervention Program; an early intervention official will
determine the location and provider of any needed services.
The Early Intervention Program is a statewide program administered
by the New York State Department of Health, and in Nassau County,
by the Nassau County Department of Health.
In Nassau County, all children under age three years who may
need Early Intervention Services must be referred to the Early
Intervention Program directly at: 516-571-3749 to refer a child
to an Early Intervention Official. For elsewhere in NY State,
you may call the Growing Up Healthy 24-Hour Hotline 1-800-522-5006.
All
information and forms provided on this website are proprietary,
and reside under strict copyright protection, and may not be
copied or used in any manner without the expressed written permission
of KidsKare, LLC. The EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM and early
intervention services available through the Early Intervention
Program are for children less than three years of age who have
or are suspected of having a developmental delay and/or disability.
The EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM is a public program funded by
New York State and county governments. All children must be
referred to the municipality to access EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
services, including the municipal agency’s telephone number.
KidsKare is approved as a provider of EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
services and under contract with the aforementioned municipalities
to deliver EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM services. All services
provided under the EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM are provided at
no out-of-pocket cost to parents, but that health insurance
may be accessed for reimbursement for early intervention services
provided to eligible children and their families. Eligibility
for the EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM can be determined only by
State-approved evaluators under contract with the municipality.
If a child is found eligible for the EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM,
all needed early intervention services are identified in collaboration
with the parent and must be authorized by the municipality.
The municipality will arrange for service providers, considering
the individual needs of the child and family, to deliver services
authorized by the municipality. When early intervention services
are delivered in child care settings or community locations
that require a fee, the parent is responsible for paying any
associated costs with such access to child care or community
locations. Eligibility for the EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM can
be determined only through a multidisciplinary evaluation conducted
by a State-approved EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM evaluator under
contract with the municipality, and that such evaluation must
be obtained through a referral to the appropriate municipal
agency responsible for local administration of the NYS EARLY
INTERVENTION PROGRAM; if the parent objects to referral of the
child to such municipal agency, the provider is obligated to
maintain written documentation of the parent’s objection
to the referral and actions taken to follow-up with the parent,
provide the parent with the name and telephone number of the
early intervention official, and within two months, follow-
up with the parent and if appropriate, refer the child unless
the parent objects, the municipality is responsible for arranging
for delivery of services listed in an IFSP with an appropriate
provider, in accordance with the individualized needs of the
child and family. Selection of an evaluator to conduct the multidisciplinary
evaluation of the potentially eligible child after the child
has been referred to the municipality. KidsKare does not in
any way engage in the following: request by the child’s
parent(s) to the municipality for the provider to deliver EARLY
INTERVENTION PROGRAM services to the child and family; a request
by the family’s service coordinator, evaluator, or other
EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM provider to the municipality for
the provider to deliver EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM services
to the child and family; payment, performance evaluations, or
other awards or benefits for employees or subcontractors of
State-approved EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM providers (i.e., payments
or bonuses by an agency for its employees or subcontractors
that are based on the number of referrals and/or services received). |
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as well as in Orange, and Nassau Counties within New York
State. Our services focus on the very crucial period in
your child’s life from birth to three years of age.