The following definitions and those found in chapter 182-500 WAC apply to this chapter:

"Agency" - See WAC 182-500-0010.

"Assessment" - For the purposes of this chapter, an assessment is made-up of medically necessary tests given to an individual child by a licensed health care provider to evaluate whether a child with a disability is in need of early intervention services or special education and related services. Assessments are a part of the individualized education program (IEP) and individualized family service plan (IFSP) evaluation and reevaluation processes.

"Child with a disability" - For purposes of this chapter, a child with a disability is a child evaluated and determined to need early intervention services or special education and related services because of a disability in one or more of the following eligibility categories:

• Autism;

• Deaf-blindness;

• Developmental delay for children ages three through nine, with an adverse educational impact, the results of which require special education and related direct services;

• Hearing loss (including deafness);

• Intellectual disability;

• Multiple disabilities;

• Orthopedic impairment;

• Other health impairment;

• Serious emotional disturbance (emotional behavioral disturbance);

• Specific learning disability;

• Speech or language impairment;

• Traumatic brain injury; and

• Visual impairment (including blindness).

"Core provider agreement" – See WAC 182-500-0020.

"Early intervention services" - Means developmental services provided to children ages birth through two. For the purposes of this chapter, early intervention services include:

• Audiology services;

• Nursing services;

• Occupational therapy;

• Physical therapy;

• Psychological services; and

• Speech-language pathology.

"Electronic signature" - See WAC 182-500-0030.

"Evaluation" - Procedures used to determine whether a child has a disability, and the nature and extent of the early intervention or special education and related services needed. (See WAC 392-172A-01070 and 34 C.F.R. Sec. 303.321.)

"Fee-for-service" - See WAC 182-500-0035.

"Handwritten signature" - A scripted name or legal mark of an individual on a document to signify knowledge, approval, acceptance, or responsibility of the document.

"Health care-related services" - For the purposes of this chapter, means developmental, corrective, and other supportive services required to assist a student eligible for special education and include:

• Audiology;

• Counseling;

• School health services and school nurse services;

• Occupational therapy;

• Physical therapy;

• Psychological assessments and services; and

• Speech-language therapy.

"Individualized education program (IEP)" - A written educational program for a child who is age three through twenty-one and eligible for special education. An IEP is developed, reviewed and revised according to WAC 392-172A-03090 through 392-172A-03115.

"Individualized family service plan (IFSP)" - A plan for providing early intervention services to a child birth through age two, with a disability or developmental delay and the child's family. The IFSP:

• Is based on the evaluation and assessment described in 34 C.F.R. Sec. 303.321;

• Includes the content specified in 34 C.F.R. Sec. 303.344; and

• Is developed under the IFSP procedures in 34 C.F.R. Secs. 303.342, 303.343, and 303.345.

"Interagency agreement" – Is a contract that describes and defines the relationship between the agency, the school-based health care services program, and the school district.

"Medically necessary" - See WAC 182-500-0070.

"National provider identifier (NPI)" - See WAC 182-500-0075.

"Reevaluation" - Procedures used to determine whether a child continues to need early intervention services or special education and related services. (See WAC 392-172A-03015 and 34 C.F.R. Secs. 303.342 and 303.343.)

"Related services" – See WAC 392-172A-01155.

"School-based health care services program" or "SBHS" - Is an agency-administered program that pays contracted school districts, educational service districts (ESDs), charter schools, and tribal schools for providing early intervention services or special education health-related services to children ages birth through twenty who have an IEP or IFSP. Services must be provided by department of health (DOH)-licensed providers who are enrolled under the school district's ProviderOne account.

"Signature log" - A typed list that verifies a licensed provider's identity by associating each provider's signature with their name, handwritten initials, credentials, license and national provider identifier (NPI).

"Special education" - See WAC 392-172A-01175.

"Supervision" - Means supervision provided by a licensed health care provider either directly or indirectly to assist the supervisee in the administration of health care-related services outlined in the IEP or IFSP.

"Telemedicine" - See WAC 182-531-1730.

PDFWAC 182-537-0200

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