The ECI contractor has The type, frequency, and ECI Everyone wins! Planned and delivered the necessary intensity of IFSP team’s services are entered personnel (employee recommended services into TKIDS and or contractor) to are entered into the provision of service is provide the services pages and included in contractor’s recommended service identified as Program count of direct delivered but the parent chooses Provided. service hours once a provider outside of provider is obtained and ECI. Service provider provides trained. ECI contractor ECI program with hires/contracts and documentation of service trains the service to support entry of data in provider. TKIDS. The ECI contractor has The type, frequency, and Parent Service Coordinator will Planned services are the necessary intensity of IFSP team’s as information entered into personnel (employee recommended services conduit between team or contractor) to are entered into the and service provider. Delivered service is not provide the services pages and Service provider will be entered into and recommended service identified as Parent invited to attend IFSP not included in but the parent chooses meetings. contractor’s count of Choice. a provider outside of direct delivered service ECI. Selected provider Service Coordinator must hours. is unwilling to contract document discussion of with the ECI provider parent choosing non-ECI or cost of provider. Must include contracting/hiring evidence of informed exceeds the ECI consent. program budget. Service coordinator documents communication with the parent and service provider the service,
The ECI contractor has the necessary personnel (employee or contractor) to provide the recommended service but the parent chooses a provider outside of ECI. ECI contractor hires/contracts and trains the service provider. The type, frequency, and intensity of IFSP team’s recommended services are entered into the services pages and identified as Program Provided. Service provider provides ECI program with documentation of service to support entry of data in TKIDS. ECI Everyone wins! Planned and delivered services are entered into TKIDS and provision of service is included in contractor’s count of direct delivered service hours once provider is obtained and trained. The ECI contractor has the necessary personnel (employee or contractor) to provide the recommended service but the parent chooses a provider outside of ECI. Selected provider is unwilling to contract with the ECI provider or cost of contracting/hiring exceeds the ECI program budget. The type, frequency, and intensity of IFSP team’s recommended services are entered into the services pages and identified as Parent Choice. Service Coordinator must document discussion of parent choosing non-ECI provider. Must include evidence of informed consent. Service coordinator documents communication with the parent and service provider the service, Parent Service Coordinator will as information conduit between team and service provider. Service provider will be invited to attend IFSP meetings. Planned services are entered into Delivered service is not entered into and not included in contractor’s count of direct delivered service hours.
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