Early intervention for children with special needs
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Gesundheit und Vorsorge
Procedure
As a rule, the pediatrician determines that the child requires medical-therapeutic and / or remedial education.
Parents receive an application form for curative education services, which they fill out, sign and send to the Early Intervention Center. The health office then invites them to an examination of the child. If the health office approves of the special educational support, it draws up a support and treatment plan and forwards it to the early intervention control center, which approves the service. With these documents, the parents contact an early intervention center.
If the child also requires medical-therapeutic support, and if this is to be provided independently of the curative education support, the pediatrician prescribes the treatment.
If medical-therapeutic services are to be provided in conjunction with curative education as a complex service, the pediatrician refers the child to the early intervention center for further examination. If the early intervention center approves a complex service, it draws up a support and treatment plan. With this plan, the parents apply to the Early Intervention Center for a complex service. If the application is approved, parents contact an early intervention center. The Early Intervention Center takes care of the cost clarification with the health insurance company for those with statutory health insurance.
Legal bases
More information
The early intervention centers offer an open consultation once a week. Appointments are made for a presentation of the child.
A list of early intervention centers is maintained on the websites of the Senator for Social Affairs, Children, Youth and Women.
Interdisciplinary Early Intervention" and "Personal Assistance" are different services. A "Personal Assistance" is a service to ensure that your child can participate in everyday kindergarten life without restrictions. It is not a service under "Interdisciplinary Early Intervention".
You must apply separately for "Personal Assistance" for your child at the Early Intervention Steering Committee. The service can be provided independently or in addition to other services. For more information, please contact the Early Intervention Center, the Early Intervention Center or the Health Department.
