§ 3105A. Early intervention service providers; requirements.

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(a)The Department shall promote the preparation of early intervention providers who are fully and appropriately qualified to provide early intervention services.

(1)To provide early intervention services under this chapter, an individual must be licensed under Title 24 or licensed or certified under subchapter I of Chapter 12 of this title, to provide the specific service.

(2)In addition to meeting the requirement under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, an early intervention service provider must participate annually in the Department’s child abuse detection and prevention training under § 4163 of this title.

(c)The Department shall assign a unique identification number to each early intervention service provider providing early intervention services under this chapter. The Department shall use the early intervention service provider’s unique identification number to track licensure, certification, employment, and professional development.

(d)The Department shall maintain an online, public database of early intervention service providers that can be searched by an individual’s name and provides all of the following information:

(1)Education history.

(2)Current licensure or certification.

(3)Current place of employment.

(e)The Department shall ensure that early intervention service providers complete the background checks required under § 309 of Title 31.