This regulation requires that assistance in locating respite care and special needs day care be provided to a parent or legal representative of a child when such services are identified in the child's service plan. The assistance may include recruiting and training respite care providers in the needs of children with severe emotional disturbance. This is a service coordination requirement rather than a facility licensing standard.
View official source9535.4052 ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING RESPITE CARE AND SPECIAL NEEDS DAY CARE. Assistance in locating respite care and special needs day care for a child must be provided to a child's parent or legal representative who requests respite care or special needs day care if these services are identified in the child's plan required by part 9535.4020 , subpart 10. The assistance may include recruiting respite care providers and training them in the special needs of children with severe emotional disturbance.