Informed clinical opinion definition
Informed clinical opinion means the knowledgeable perceptions of the evaluation team who use qualitative and quantitative information regarding aspects of a child’s development that are difficult to measure in order to make a decision about the child’s eligibility for the FIT program.
Informed clinical opinion means the use of professional expertise and experience in combination with information gathered through eligibility determination or assessment for service planning, or both, to determine the child's developmental status and eligibility under Part C.
Informed clinical opinion means the acquisition and interpretation of multiple sources of information as part of the evaluation and assessment process. This includes evaluation and assessment results, observation reports, previous testing results, medical data, parent reports, and other evaluative information. A review of this information is used in forming a determination regarding current developmental status and the need for EI.
More Definitions of Informed clinical opinion
Informed clinical opinion means both clinical observations and parental participation to determine eligibility by a consensus of a multidisciplinary team of 2 or more members based on their professional experience and
Informed clinical opinion means the professional knowledge and expert opinion used to reach decisions about a child's functional and behavioral strengths and needs during the evaluation and assessment processes.
Informed clinical opinion means the integration of the results of evaluations, direct observations in various settings, and varied activities with the experience, knowledge, and wisdom of qualified personnel. Informed clinical opinion should be used in conjunction with best practice evaluation and assessment.
Informed clinical opinion means a judgment made by a qualified practitioner, acting within his or her authorized scope of practice regarding the devel- opmental status of a child, based upon the practitioner's education and experience, using methods and tech- niques that have earned mainstream recognition as valid within the practitioner's particular discipline or area of expertise, taking into consideration the child's overall development and involving a multidisciplinary approach to determining the child's developmental status.
Informed clinical opinion means both clinical observations and parental participation to determine
Informed clinical opinion means determinations made by licensed professionals using qualitative and quantitative information regarding the difficult to measure status of a child's development and the potential need for early intervention.
Informed clinical opinion means the way in which qualified personnel utilize their cumulative knowledge and experience in evaluating and assessing a child and in interpreting the results of evaluation and assessment instruments.