Timelines/Due Dates
Services written on the IFSP must begin within
What is 30 days from the parent signature date
Must be signed within 30 days of the dated parent signature on the IFSP and prior to services starting
What is physician certification
You should have your notes in within
What is 5 calendar days
How often you need to contact Medicaid clients versus private insured clients
What is monthly and every 3 months
Document that needs to be signed (unless loss of contact)
The IFSP must be rewritten
What is annually or within 365 days
Required every 6 months from the PCP and is a billable task
What is health status indicator
This document is needed before an initial, review, annual, developing a transition plan, TPC, and discharge
What is a prior notice
Order of events following a TPC
What is referral meeting, evaluations/testing, eligibility, and IEP meeting
A child can receive SC services only when
What is automatically eligible (diagnosis, condition, gestational age less than or equal to 28 weeks, greater than or equal to 28 day NICU stay, etc.)
The IFSP must be reviewed at least
A copy of the IFSP must be sent to (for Medicaid clients anytime the IFSP is updated)
What is MCO
This document is needed whenever there is a change in services (IFSP review) and/or following an annual (if still eligible for EI)
What is physician certification
A new FCS agreement must be completed when
What is annual review, updates/changes to insurance, and if a fee appeal is completed
Tasks that must be completed for discharge task to populate
What is transition plan and schedule TPC
Referrals should be made to the local school division by
What is April 1st of the given school year or 90 days before the anticipated date of transition (child's 3rd birthday)
After finding a provider it's important to
What is following up on 30 days to be in compliance
Determined prior to scheduling and/or completing an annual review
What is eligibility
Providers need to give prior to discharge
What is anchored ELAP scores and exit indicator scores
A TPC must be held by
What is at least 90 days or up to 9 months prior to the child's 3rd birthday
You should contact the family and have a SC note in within
What is within 7-10 days (ideally) and 30 days
Referral paperwork is due to the schools within
What is 5 days prior to the referral meeting
The three components of 'summary of child development'
What is:
- Social/Emotional Skills, including social relationships
- Acquiring and Using Knowledge and Skills, including early language/communication
- Use of Appropriate Behaviors to Meet Needs
An exit assessment (not formal) must be completed prior to discharge within this timeframe
What is 6 months (after initial and within 6 months of discharge)