Extended Services The Illinois Early Intervention Program offers parents of eligible children, under the Early Intervention/ Extended Service (EI/ES) option, the choice to continue to be eligible for Early Intervention (EI) beyond their child’s third birthday until the start of the school year following their third birthday, when all of the following criteria are met.
The child must:
• have been determined eligible
for early intervention with services identified and consented to on the
Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), and
• have their third birthday
between May 1 and August 31 and
• have been found eligible for early childhood special education services (ECSE) under IDEA and Section 14-8.02 of Public Act 102-0209 (Section 11h) and created an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
Please refer to the link below
for more information:
https://providerconnections.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/EI-ES-Services-Parent-Notice-06-2022.pdf
Family Fee Information:
At present, family fees are waived. Families will still be asked to provide a copy of the most recent federal income tax return, two consecutive pay stubs from each wage earner in the home, or a current Medicaid/All Kids card.
Automatic
Eligibility: Children with medical conditions which are not listed may be
determined eligible for EI services by a qualified family physician,
pediatrician or pediatric subspecialist (pediatric neurologist, geneticist,
pediatric orthopedic surgeon, pediatrician with special interest in
disabilities) who provides written verification that the child’s medical
condition is associated with a high probability of developmental delay as
listed in eligibility criteria.
