Section 182-537-0200. Definitions.

The following definitions and those found in chapter 182-500 WAC apply to this chapter:

"Agency" - See WAC 182-500-0010.

"Assessment" - For purposes of this chapter an assessment is made-up of medically necessary tests given to an individual child by a licensed professional to evaluate whether a child is determined to be a child with a disability, and in need of special education and related services. Assessments are a part of the evaluation and re-evaluation processes and must accompany the individualized education program (IEP) or individualized family service plan (IFSP).

"Child with a disability" - For purposes of this chapter, a child with a disability is a child evaluated and determined to need special education and related services because of a disability in one or more of the following eligibility categories:

• Autism;

• Deaf-blindness;

• Developmental delay for children ages three through nine, with an adverse educational impact, the results of which require special education and related direct services;

• Hearing loss (including deafness);

• Intellectual disability;

• Multiple disabilities;

• Orthopedic impairment;

• Other health impairment;

• Serious emotional disturbance (emotional behavioral disturbance);

• Specific learning disability;

• Speech or language impairment;

• Traumatic brain injury; and

• Visual impairment (including blindness).

"Early intervention services" - Services designed to meet the developmental needs of an infant or toddler with a disability and the needs of the family to assist appropriately in the infant's or toddler's development, as identified in the infant or toddler's individualized family service plan (IFSP), in any one or more of the following areas, including:

• Physical development;

• Cognitive development;

• Communication development;

• Social or emotional development; or

• Adaptive development.

"Electronic signature" - A signature in electronic form attached to or associated with an electronic record including, but not limited to, a digital signature.

"Evaluation" - Procedures used to determine whether a child has a disability, and the nature and extent of the special education and related services needed. (See WAC 392-172A-01070.)

"Evaluation report" - See WAC 392-172A-03035.

"Fee-for-service" - See WAC 182-500-0035.

"Handwritten signature" - A scripted name or legal mark of an individual on a document to signify knowledge, approval, acceptance, or responsibility of the document.

"Health care-related services" - Developmental, corrective, and other supportive services required to assist an eligible child to benefit from special education. For the purposes of the school-based health care services program, related services include:

• Audiology;

• Counseling;

• Nursing;

• Occupational therapy;

• Physical therapy;

• Psychological assessments; and

• Speech-language therapy.

"Individualized education program (IEP)" - A written educational program for a child who is age three through twenty and eligible for special education. An IEP is developed, reviewed and revised under WAC 392-172A-03090 through 392-172A-03135.

"Individualized family service plan (IFSP)" - A plan for providing early intervention services to a child birth through age two, with a disability or developmental delay and the child's family. The IFSP:

• Is based on the evaluation and assessment described in 34 C.F.R. Sec. 303.321;

• Includes the content specified in 34 C.F.R. Sec. 303.344;

• Is implemented as soon as possible after parental consent is obtained for the early intervention services in the IFSP (consistent with 34 C.F.R. Sec. 303.420); and

• Is developed under the IFSP procedures in 34 C.F.R. Secs. 303.342, 303.343, and 303.345.

"Medically necessary" - See WAC 182-500-0070.

"National provider identifier (NPI)" - See WAC 182-500-0075.

"Qualified health care provider" - See WAC 182-537-0350.

"Reevaluation" - Procedures used to determine whether a child continues to be in need of special education and related services. (See WAC 392-172A-03015.)

"School-based health care services program" or "SBHS" - School-based health care services for infants and toddlers receiving early intervention services and children who require special education services, which are diagnostic, evaluative, habilitative, and rehabilitative in nature; are based on the child's medical needs; and are included in the child's IEP or IFSP. The agency pays school districts for school-based health care services delivered to medicaid-eligible children who require special education services under Section 1903(c) of the Social Security Act, and to people under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B and Part C.

"Signature log" - A typed list that verifies a licensed provider's identity by associating each provider's signature with their name, handwritten initials, credentials, license and national provider identification (NPI) numbers.

"Special education" - Specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a student eligible for special education, including instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in other settings, and instruction in physical education. Refer to WAC 392-172A-01175.

"Supervision" - Supervision that is provided by a licensed health care provider either directly or indirectly in order to assist the supervisee in the administration of health care-related services outlined in the IEP or IFSP.

"Telemedicine" - See WAC 182-531-1730.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160. WSR 16-07-141, § 182-537-0200, filed 3/23/16, effective 4/23/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 34 C.F.R. 300.154(d), and chapter 182-502 WAC. WSR 13-21-079, § 182-537-0200, filed 10/17/13, effective 11/17/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021. WSR 13-05-017, § 182-537-0200, filed 2/7/13, effective 3/10/13. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-537-0200, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.500, and 42 C.F.R. 440.110. WSR 09-07-004, § 388-537-0200, filed 3/4/09, effective 4/4/09.]

RCW 41.05.021 and 41.05.160. WSR 16-07-141, § 182-537-0200, filed 3/23/16, effective 4/23/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 34 C.F.R. 300.154(d), and chapter 182-502 WAC. WSR 13-21-079, § 182-537-0200, filed 10/17/13, effective 11/17/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021. WSR 13-05-017, § 182-537-0200, filed 2/7/13, effective 3/10/13. WSR 11-14-075, recodified as § 182-537-0200, filed 6/30/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.500, and 42 C.F.R. 440.110. WSR 09-07-004, § 388-537-0200, filed 3/4/09, effective 4/4/09.

Rules

182-500,182-500-0010,392-172A-01070,392-172A-03035,182-500-0035,392-172A-03090,392-172A-03135,182-500-0070,182-500-0075,182-537-0350,392-172A-03015,392-172A-01175,182-531-1730,