First Connections definition

First Connections means the DDS program that administers, monitors, and carries out all activities and responsibilities for the State of Arkansas under Part C of IDEA to ensure appropriate Early Intervention Services are available to all infants and toddlers from birth to thirty-six (36) months of age (and their families) that are suspected of having a developmental delay.
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First Connections means the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services program that administers, monitors, and carries out all activities and responsibilities for the State of Arkansas under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to ensure appropriate early intervention services are available to all infants and toddlers from birth to thirty-six (36) months of age who are suspected of having a developmental delay (and their families).
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First Connections means the program in the State of Arkansas administered by DDS in accordance with Part C of the IDEA.
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Examples of First Connections in a sentence

  • Among all Rhode Island births in 2107, there were approximately 6,300 risk positive births that were referred to First Connections.

  • In previous contracts, RIDOH has included additional dollars to First Connections providers, in addition to reimbursing non‐Medicaid visits, for certain specified activities such as outreach, staffing, training, interpreting, and safe sleep initiatives.

  • Families enrolled in First Connections should experience coordinated and convenient care across all service providers, including when and how visits are scheduled as well as working with well‐informed family home visitors.

  • Describe how these services will benefit the First Connections target population in the proposed service area.

  • Certain referrals are considered priority referrals (see Section 3.4‐A for more details), these include (1) referrals from birthing hospitals that are designated “priority,” (2) referrals from the newborn screening follow‐up program, and (3) child welfare referrals (e.g., from the DCYF liaison to First Connections, FCCP etc.) (See Appendix F for more details).

  • In addition, the LIA must be able to accept fax, electronic, and phone referrals to a dedicated First Connections phone line for families and other community providers.

  • Should additional funding become available to expand the scope of services implemented through First Connections, providers would be expected to expand their flexible funding accordingly.

  • RIDOH also encourages creative responses that include program elements not described in the Scope of Work, but which the respondent believes would assist with the state goals for First Connections.

  • The Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) refers children to First Connections if the child is under the age of three and is a victim in an indicated case of child abuse or neglect.

  • The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is requesting offers from qualified and responsible vendors to meet the state’s needs by providing services to improve the health and development of families and their children from birth to age three, through the First Connections model of home‐based outreach, education, screening, assessment, referral, and follow‐up.