100 STAT. 1146
PUBLIC LAW 99-457—OCT. 8, 1986 tioo services being provided to handicapped infants, toddlers, and their families. "DEFINITIONS
20 USC 1472.
"SEC. 672. As used in this part ed) The term 'handicapped infants and toddlers' means individuals from birth to age 2, inclusive, who need early intervention services because they— "(A) are experiencing developmental delays, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one or more of the following areas: Cognitive development,, physical development, language and speech development,, psychosocial development, or self-help skills, or "(B) have a diagnosed physical or mental condition which has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay. Such term may also include, at a State's discretion, individuals from birth to age 2, inclusive, who are at risk of having substantial developmental delays if early intervention services are not provided. "(2) 'Early intervention services' are developmental services which— "(A) are provided under public supervision, "(B) are provided at no cost except where Federal or State law provides for a system of payments by families, including a schedule of sliding fees, (C) are designed to meet a handicapped infant's or toddler's developmental needs in any one or more of the following areas: "(i) physical development, "(ii) cognitive development, "(iii) language and speech development, "(iv) psycho-social development, or "(v) self-help skills, "(D) meet the standards of the State, including the requirements of this part, '^(E) include— "(i) family training, counseling, and home visits, "(ii) special instruction, "(iii) speech pathology and audiology, "(iv) occupational therapy, "(v) physical therapy, "(vi) psychological services, "(vii) case management services, "(viii) medical services only for diagnostic or evaluation purposes, "(ix) early identification, screening, and assessment services, and "(x) health services necessary to enable the infant or toddler to benefit from the other early intervention services, "(F) are provided by qualified personnel, including— "(i) special educators, "(ii) speech and language pathologists and audiologists, "(iii) occupational therapists, "(iv) physical therapists, "(v) psychologists,
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