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NICU Liaison Project - Interagency Partnerships
This document outlines the partnership between Colorado's Part C/NICU Liaison Project and local early intervention programs. (NICU Project and Local EI Program Agreements.doc)
NICU Service Coordinator Data Sheet
Form used as a communication tool between Colorado's NICU Service Coordinator and receiving Community Centered Board (CCB) during the hospitalization of a child referred by a Level III NICU. (NICU SC data sheet revised 12_09.doc)
NICUs: Resources and Information
NICUs resources and information compiled by Early Intervention (Part C) Colorado. (NICU Resources and Information 9_08.pdf)
Premature Babies and Their Families
Course description: Premature Babies and Their Families (Center for Early Education and Development_Course description.doc)
Referral Procedures - NICU to Part C
Example of procedures that Community Centered Boards (CCBs) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) service coordinators use to refer infants and toddlers who are being served by the Early Intervention Colorado system during hospitalization. (NICU Procedures_FINAL_9-2009.pdf)
Roles and Responsibilities during the referral and evaluation process
According to Colorado's Part C website, this April 2008 conference call (http://www.eicolorado.org/media/childfindTAcall_2008_files/Default.htm) addresses the federal and state requirements for Colorado's Community Centered Board and Administrative Unit Staff when assuring the implementation of procedural safeguards, timely evaluation, and proper data collection within their local early intervention service area. The call specifically addresses roles and responsibilities during the screening, evaluation, and initial IFSP process and addresses the development of an interagency operating agreement to define local procedures. The call also provides guidelines for CAPTA and referrals that come from a NICU setting. The conference call was conducted jointly by staff from the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division for Developmental Disabilities and the Colorado Department of Education. 1 hour 4 minutes 41 seconds (NICU Referral teleconference.mht)
State of Utah's Baby Watch diagnosis/conditions list
List of eligible conditions for Utah's Baby Watch program. (COP_DIAGNOSIS LIST.6.2.03.doc)
Supportive Care for Infants and Toddlers with Special Health Needs
This article from NAEYC discusses the impact of chronic hospitalization on infants and toddlers and provides suggestions to child care centers for supporting the child and family. (NAEYC_article.pdf)