State and Jurisdictional Eligibility Definitions for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Under IDEA Part C
- Alabama
- Alaska
- American Samoa
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Department of Defense
- District of Columbia
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- Virgin Islands
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Delaware
Part C Developmental Delay Eligibility Criteria
25% delay in one or more developmental areas; or at least 1.66 SD below the mean in any developmental area when measured by a normed, standardized instrument
At-Risk Served Under Federal Part C Policies
State Part C Eligibility Policy
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Selected Categories of Diagnosed Conditions
Hearing Impairment
Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD), Conductive hearing loss, unspecified, Mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss (Unspecified), Sensorineural Hearing Loss (Unilateral), Sensorineural Hearing Loss (Unspecified), Unspecified hearing loss (Bilateral), Cond.hearing loss (Unspecified),Mixed cond & sensorineural hearing loss (Unspecified)
Vision Impairment
Blindness NOS, Corticial blindness (Unspecified), Optic Nerve Hypoplasia (Unspecified)
Prenatal Exposure to Substances
Fetal Alcohol Syn. (dysmorphic, not just alcohol exposure), NAS - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (applies until second birthday), Phenytoin Exposed (Prenatally)
Prematurity
< 28 weeks GA (follow until 12 months post referral)
Low Birth Weight, Very Low Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age
LBW/SGA: Birth weight <1000 g. (follow until 12 months post referral)
Prenatal Exposure to Zika
Zika Disease only with Microcephaly (not just exposure)
Summary of State and Jurisdictional Eligibility Definitions
- Eligibility for IDEA Part C Services
- Selected Diagnosed/Established Conditions
- Frequency of Developmental Delay Definitions
- Developmental Delay Eligibility Criteria
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