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Duke, Karlene – 1980
Implications of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) for individualized education programs (IEPs) for homebound/hospitalized students are examined. Difficulties in Florida's interpretations of the IEP regulations are cited, and the general trend of overly elaborate IEPs is noted. Special considerations with…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Home Programs, Homebound, Hospitalized Children
Keigher, Sharon M.; And Others – 1988
States' policies vary widely on paying friends and family rather than home care agencies to care for the elderly. This analysis explored two state programs which exemplify different payment options: Michigan, which pays clients' informal caregivers, and Illinois, which generally pays agencies to provide services. It asked how different payment…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Family (Sociological Unit), Home Health Aides, Home Programs
Hulme, Thomas S. – 1985
The paper describes the Iowa Plan, a network approach to providing home care services for children with handicaps and chronic diseases who require medical technology services. The Iowa Regional Child Health Center Network is reviewed. The centers are based on shared responsibility between major state agencies and the community and serve as focal…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs, Medical Services
Keller, Angela; And Others – 1997
This report describes the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver to section 1915 (c) of the Federal Social Security Act that was obtained by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The HCBS Waiver affects the services provided to children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances. Three statutory requirements are included in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cost Effectiveness, Eligibility
Funderburg, Ruth Seth; Forney, Paula – 1988
The Georgia Parent Infant Network for Educational Services (PINES) is a home intervention program currently serving over 300 hearing impaired, visually impaired, and multihandicapped sensory impaired (MHSI) preschoolers. The infant-toddler evaluation component is described, with sections on screening and diagnosis, parent education concerning…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments, Home Programs
Upshur, Carole C. – 1979
The findings of a 1978 project of the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council on the need for respite care services and the various models for delivery of respite care are reported. Methodology included review of respite care regulations in 12 states, site visits and a survey of Massachusetts programs, and a survey of 339 families with…
Descriptors: Community Services, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities