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
- Florida
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virgin Islands
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Mississippi
Part C Developmental Delay Eligibility Criteria
1.5 SD below the mean in one developmental area or 1.25 SD below the mean in each of the two developmental areas
At-Risk Served Under Federal Part C Policies
State Part C Eligibility Policy
Additional Links
Selected Categories of Diagnosed Conditions
Hearing Impairment
Diagnosed Conditions List includes:
- Conductive hearing loss, bilateral
- Conductive hearing loss, unilateral, left or right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- Conductive hearing loss, unspecified
- Mixed hearing loss, unspecified
- Mixed hearing loss, unilateral, left or right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- Other abnormal auditory perceptions, unspecified ear (ANSD)
- Other specified diseases of inner ear, bilateral
- Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
- Sensorineural hearing loss, unilateral, left or right ear, with unrestricted hearing on the contralateral side
- Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear
- Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss
Vision Impairment
Diagnosed Conditions List includes:
- Congenital cataract
- Cortical blindness, unspecified side of brain
- Legal blindness, as defined in USA
- Ocular albinism, unspecified
- Oculocutaneous albinism, unspecified
- Optic nerve hypoplasia, unspecified eye
- Other anopthalmos, anopthalmos NOS, agensis of eye, aplasia of eye
- Other congenital corneal malformations
- Other ocular albinism
- Other oculocutaneous albinism
- Retinopathy of prematurity, stage 3 or 4, unspecified eye
- Unspecified hereditary retinal dystrophy
- Unspecified optic atrophy
- Unspecified retinoschisis, bilateral
Prenatal Exposure to Substances
Diagnosed Conditions List includes:
- Fetal alcohol syndrome (dysmorphic)
- Newborn (suspected to be) affected by maternal use of alcohol
- Newborn (suspected to be) affected by other maternal medication
- Newborn affected by maternal use of other drugs of addiction
Prematurity
Diagnosed Conditions List includes very preterm birth (<32 weeks GA)
Low Birth Weight, Very Low Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age
Diagnosed Conditions List includes VLBW (<1500 g)
Prenatal Exposure to Zika
Established diagnoses listed on the Child and Adolescent Health Referral Form includes Congenital Infection - Zika Virus
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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