2006 Minnesota Statutes

125A.33 SERVICE COORDINATION.
(a) The team developing the IFSP under section 125A.32 must select a service coordinator
to carry out service coordination activities on an interagency basis. Service coordination must
actively promote a family's capacity and competency to identify, obtain, coordinate, monitor, and
evaluate resources and services to meet the family's needs. Service coordination activities include:
(1) coordinating the performance of evaluations and assessments;
(2) facilitating and participating in the development, review, and evaluation of individualized
family service plans;
(3) assisting families in identifying available service providers;
(4) coordinating and monitoring the delivery of available services;
(5) informing families of the availability of advocacy services;
(6) coordinating with medical, health, and other service providers;
(7) facilitating the development of a transition plan at least 90 days before the time the child
is no longer eligible for early intervention services or, at the discretion of all parties, not more
than nine months prior to the child's eligibility for preschool services, if appropriate;
(8) managing the early intervention record and submitting additional information to the local
primary agency at the time of periodic review and annual evaluations; and
(9) notifying a local primary agency when disputes between agencies impact service delivery
required by an IFSP.
(b) A service coordinator must be knowledgeable about children and families receiving
services under this section, requirements of state and federal law, and services available in the
interagency early childhood intervention system.
History: 1994 c 647 art 3 s 9,34; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 4,5; 1Sp1997 c
4 art 2 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 2 s 48,164; art 11 s 3; 1999 c 123 s 15; 2006 c 282 art 2 s 22