§ 303.500 - Use of funds, payor of last resort, and system of payments.

§ 303.500 Use of funds, payor of last resort, and system of payments.

(a) Statewide system. Each statewide system must include written policies and procedures that meet the requirements of the -

(1) Use of funds provisions in § 303.501; and

(2) Payor of last resort provisions in §§ 303.510 through 303.521 (regarding the identification and coordination of funding resources for, and the provision of, early intervention services under part C of the Act within the State).

(b) System of Payments. A State may establish, consistent with §§ 303.13(a)(3) and 303.203(b), a system of payments for early intervention services under part C of the Act, including a schedule of sliding fees or cost participation fees (such as co-payments, premiums, or deductibles) required to be paid under Federal, State, local, or private programs of insurance or benefits for which the infant or toddler with a disability or the child's family is enrolled, that meets the requirements of §§ 303.520 and 303.521.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1432(4)(B), 1435(a)(10)-(12), 1437(b), 1438, 1439(a), 1440)