Policies

First Steps policy manual 

• First Steps policy manual

Memos

• First Steps make-up session policy
• Family selection of providers issue clarification
• Rate Increase Memo (12/22/22)
• Family Cost Participation Memo (6/1/2023)
• Child progress reports memo update (8/6/2019)
• First Steps rate increased (6/28/19)
• Annual evaluation and annual eligibility extension
• Confirmation start of service
• Transferring early intervention records
• Blind / low vision specialty assessments
• Request for authorization-specialty assessment with note section fillable
• Periodic IFSP review and service authorizations (7/14/17)
• Discipline specific evaluations (3/16/17)
• Exit skills, transitions and discharge

Assistive technology

• AT buyout methodology
• Orthotics update

Audiology

• Audiology codes change notice
• Audiology issue clarification
• Request for audiology authorization

Child services and issues

• 90-day transition meeting and case conference committee meeting issue clarification
• Issue clarification on authorization for interpreter services
• Issue clarification on other early intervention services, #42
• Issue clarification on service delivery within the IFSP, #41

Cost participation

• Cost participation procedures
• Cost participation sliding fee schedule

Financial matters

• Family signature on billing documentation, issue clarification #37 A
• Financial case management definition and billing

Provider information

• Exit skills checklist training
• Final disenrollment procedure
• Professional conduct

Telehealth

• Telehealth policy update
• Telehealth Policy Clarification
• Telehealth tip sheets
• Best practice for conducting virtual visits