The duties of the service coordinator are active and ongoing and include the following:
- provide initial notice of Early Start rights and services;
- obtain consent for services, evaluations and assessments;
- coordinate all services across agencies, including information exchange;
- serve as the single point of contact in helping parents to obtain the services and assistance they need;
- assist parents in gaining access to the early intervention services and other services identified in the IFSP;
- coordinate the provision of early intervention services and other services that the child needs or is being provided;
- facilitate the timely delivery of available services;
- continuously seek the appropriate services and situations necessary to benefit the development of each child being served for the duration of the child’s eligibility;
- coordinate the performance of evaluations and assessments;
- facilitate and participate in the development, review, and evaluation of the individualized family service plan;
- assist families in identifying available service providers;
- coordinate and monitor the delivery of available services;
- inform families of the availability of advocacy services and procedural safeguards; and
- facilitate the development of a transition plan to preschool services, if appropriate.
[34 C.F.R. Sec. 303.34; 17 C.C.R. Sec. 52121.]