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Amend Title 17, California Code of Regulations, sections 52000, 52082, 52109 and 52162
Early Intervention Services Regulations
The Department of Developmental Services (Department) proposes to amend the Early Intervention Services regulations after considering all comments, objections, and recommendations regarding the proposed action.
Written Comment Period: The public comment period for this regulatory action will begin on December 17, 2021. For any written comment to be considered, it must be received by the Department no later than January 31, 2022, the close of the 45-Day comment period. To be considered, any interested person, or their authorized representative, may submit written comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action in one of the following ways:
On the Department’s Internet Web site
via electronic submittal Electronic Submittal
By United States Postal Service or personal delivery to:
RE: Early Intervention Services
Legislation, Regulations & Public Affairs
1215 O Street, M.S. 9-10
Sacramento, CA 95814
Public Hearing: The Department has not scheduled a public hearing on this proposed action. However, the Department will hold a hearing if it receives a written request for a public hearing from any interested person, or his or her authorized representative, no later than 15 days before the close of the written comment period, January 14, 2022. If a request for public hearing is received, the hearing will be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code, title 2, division 3, part 1, chapter 3.5 (commencing with section 11340).
The Notice, the Initial Statement of Reasons, the Proposed Regulation Text, and all subsequent regulatory documents, including the Final Statement of Reasons, when completed, are available on the Department’s web site for this rulemaking at Emergency and Proposed Regulations.
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Early Intervention for Children with High Likelihood of Autism
Aubyn Stahmer & Sarah Dufek, UC Davis MIND Institute
The average age of diagnosis for children with autism remains around 4 years of age in the United States, with children from historically underserved groups receiving a diagnosis over one year later than White children on average. However, we know that providing intervention as early as possible is critical to outcomes that deliver the best quality of life for children and their families as children with autism become adolescents and adults.
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