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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>74500</law_id><section_number>2.2-5300</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Administration of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Transaction of Public Business</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="53">Early Intervention Services System</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Council</span>&#x201D; means the Virginia Interagency Coordinating <span class="dictionary">Council</span> created pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council; purpose; membership; duties" href="/2.2-2664/">2.2-2664</a>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Early intervention services</span>&#x201D; means services provided through Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. &#xA7;&#xA0;1431 et seq.), as amended, designed to meet the developmental needs of each child and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child&#x2019;s development and provided to children from birth to age three who have (i) a 25 percent developmental delay in one or more areas of development, (ii) atypical development, or (iii) a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay. <span class="dictionary">Early intervention services</span> provided in the child&#x2019;s home and in accordance with this chapter shall not be construed to be home health services as referenced in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/32.1-162.7/">32.1-162.7</a>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Participating agencies</span>&#x201D; means the Departments of Health, of Education, of Medical Assistance Services, of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and of Social Services; the Departments for the Deaf and Hard-of-<span class="dictionary">Hearing</span> and for the Blind and Vision Impaired; and the Bureau of Insurance within the State Corporation Commission.</p></section></text><history>1992, c. 771, &#xA7; 2.1-760; 1999, cc. 640, 684; 2001, c. 844; 2005, c. 695; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2013, c. 571.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
