Workforce Challenges & DDS Waiver Services Analysis
Definitions: Early Intervention Part C & Part B
Age of Child
Eligibility Criteria
Early Intervention Program IDEA-Part C
Birth to age 2
Infant and toddler services may be provided to children if there is evidence of a
developmental delay or risk of developmental delay.
Young children who have a high risk of becoming developmentally delayed, or are
developmentally delayed, may receive program management services and be
considered for services to meet specific needs.
"High Risk” means a child who has a diagnosed physical or mental condition and
has a high probability of becoming developmentally delayed or who, based on
informed clinical opinion and documented by evaluation data, has a high probability
of becoming developmentally delayed.
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"Developmentally delayed" is defined as performing 25 percent below age norms in
two or more of the following areas: • cognitive development • gross motor
development fine motor development sensory processing ⚫ communication
development (receptive or expressive) • social or emotional development • adaptive
development; Or who is performing at 50 percent below age norms in one of the
following areas: cognitive development physical development (including vision
and hearing) communication development (including receptive and expressive) •
social or emotional development adaptive development
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Early Childhood Special Education Services IDEA-Part B
Ages 3-5
Based on results from the initial evaluation process, eligibility for early childhood
special education services may be determined in the following categories: •Autism
• Deaf-blindness ⚫ Deafness • Hearing-impairment Other health impairment •
Orthopedic impairment • Speech or language impairment • Visually impaired
including blindness Traumatic brain injury Intellectual disability ⚫ Emotional
disturbance Specific learning disability
For younger children (up to age 9) in North Dakota, a "Non-Categorical Delay"
(NCD) eligibility option may be used when a disability is not clearly identified, but
delays are evident.
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