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Department
of Human Services Child Care
Certificate Program Online Policy Manual Low-Income Diagnosed Disability and Developmental Delay Assistance |
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14.1 |
DIAGNOSED DISABILITY
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Verification
of Disability The diagnosis of disability must be made in a signed statement by
someone who is licensed to make it.
Licensed persons, including the following medical professionals, may
make the diagnosis of disability: physician, psychologist, psychiatrist,
mental health clinic social worker.
The statement must include the name of the person making the
diagnosis, his/her title, the date of diagnosis, and the nature of the
disability. If a child is an SSI recipient or receiving special services through the
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD)/Division
of Intellectual Disabilities Services (DIDS), Part H of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, or other public school special education program,
documentation that the child is eligible for those benefits is sufficient
verification of a diagnosed disability. If a diagnosis of permanent disability is obtained, it is not
necessary to secure any further verification.
This does not stop the need for regular eligibility redeterminations. In cases where the disability is not permanent and may be subject to
change, a current diagnosis must be obtained once a year. |
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