§ 303.303. Referral procedures.
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(a)General.
(1)The lead agency's child find system described in § 303.302 must include the State's procedures for use by primary referral sources for referring a child under the age of three to the part C program.
(2)The procedures required in paragraph (a)(1) of this section must---
(i)Provide for referring a child as soon as possible, but in no case more than seven days, after the child has been identified; and
(ii)Meet the requirements in paragraphs
(b)and
(c)of this section.
(b)Referral of specific at-risk infants and toddlers. The procedures required in paragraph
(a)of this section must provide for requiring the referral of a child under the age of three who---
(1)Is the subject of a substantiated case of child abuse or neglect; or
(2)Is identified as directly affected by illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure.
(c)Primary referral sources. As used in this subpart, primary referral sources include---
(1)Hospitals, including prenatal and postnatal care facilities;
(2)Physicians;
(3)Parents, including parents of infants and toddlers;
(4)Child care programs and early learning programs;
(5)LEAs and schools;
(6)Public health facilities;
(7)Other public health or social service agencies;
(8)Other clinics and health care providers;
(9)Public agencies and staff in the child welfare system, including child protective service and foster care;
(10)Homeless family shelters; and
(11)Domestic violence shelters and agencies. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3)(A), 1431, 1434(1), 1435(a)(2), 1435(a)(5), 1435(a)(6), 1435(c)(2)(G), 1437(a)(6), 1437(a)(10), 1441)
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§ 303.303
Referral procedures.
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