Section 470IAC3.1-4-3. Natural environment

   (a) To the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the child, early intervention services must be provided in natural environments, as that term is defined in 470 IAC 3.1-1-20, including the home and community settings in which children without disabilities participate.

  (b) Only when early intervention services cannot be achieved satisfactorily for the child in a natural environment shall the services be provided in a setting other than a natural environment. (Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3.1-4-3; filed Jan 29, 1996, 5:15 p.m.: 19 IR 1336; filed Mar 9, 1999, 2:05 p.m.: 22 IR 2257; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA)