Section 2070.APPENDIX C Requirements for Professional and Associate Level Early Intervention (EI) Credentialing and Enrollment to Bill

egories.)

Individuals with a masters in speech-language pathology

who are participating in a supervised professional experience and hold a

temporary license in the state where they provide services to Illinois

children may apply for an EI Associate:  Speech/Language Pathologist in

supervised professional experience credential. Associate services are billed

under the enrolled supervisor's name.

Individuals with a current Special Education degree for

Deaf and Hard of Hearing may apply for an EI Specialist: Developmental

Therapist/Hearing credential and enroll to bill for aural rehabilitation

services. May also provide Developmental Therapy Services.  (Provider is

automatically enrolled under aural rehabilitation category.)

Clinical Assessment, Counseling, and Other Therapeutic

Services

Clinical Psychologists with a current license in the state

where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an EI

Specialist:  Licensed Clinical Psychologist credential and enroll to bill.

Clinical Professional Counselors with a current license in

the state where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an

EI Specialist:  Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential and

enroll to bill.

Marriage and Family Therapists with a current license in

the state where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an

EI Specialist:  Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential and enroll

to bill.

Clinical Social Workers with a current license in the state

where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an EI

Specialist:  Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and enroll to bill.

Behavior Analysts with current national certification as a

Board Certified Behavior Analyst from the Behavior Analyst Certification

Board may apply for an EI Specialist:  Behavior Analyst credential and enroll

to bill

s children may

apply for an EI Associate:  Licensed Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

credential.  Associate services are billed under the enrolled supervisor's

name.

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapists with a current license in the state

where they provide Part C EI service to Illinois children may apply for an EI

Specialist:  Licensed Physical Therapist credential and enroll to bill.

Physical Therapist Assistants with a current license in

the state where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an

EI Associate:  Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant credential.  Associate

services are billed under the enrolled supervisor's name.

Service Coordination

Individuals with an EI Service Coordination credential on

January 1, 2003 and either (1) an EI Specialist credential of any type, (2) a

bachelors degree or higher in human services, behavioral science, social

science or health related field, (3) a current license as a Registered Nurse,

(4) current employment as a Service Coordinator in a Family Case Management

Agency, or (5) an associates degree in human services, education, behavioral

science, social science, or health related field plus 2 years of experience

working with children birth to 5 to provide intervention services or service

coordination in a community agency serving children and families may apply

for renewal of their credential.

Individuals who do not hold an EI Service Coordination

credential on January 1, 2003 and with a bachelors degree or higher in human

services, behavioral science, social science or health related field or a

current license as a Registered Nurse may apply for an EI Service

Coordination Credential and enroll as an employee of a Child and Family

Connections office.  Additional training is required within 90 days after

being issued a temporary credential for full credential status and continued

enrollment

of a graduate degree in

social work may apply for an EI Associate:  Social Work Intern credential. Associate

services are billed under the enrolled supervisor's name.

Speech Therapy

Speech/Language Pathologists with a current license in the

state where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an EI

Specialist:  Licensed Speech/Language Pathologist credential and enroll to

bill.  (Provider is automatically enrolled under aural rehabilitation and

speech therapy categories.)

Individuals with a masters in speech-language pathology

who are participating in a supervised professional experience and hold a

temporary license in the state where they provide services to Illinois

children may apply for an EI Associate:  Speech/Language Pathologist in

supervised professional experience credential.  Associate services are billed

under the enrolled supervisor's name.

Speech/Language Pathology Assistants with a current

license in the state where they provide services to Illinois children may

apply for an EI Associate:  Speech/Language Therapy Assistant credential.

Associate services are billed under the enrolled supervisor's name.

Transportation

Individuals with an appropriate vehicle registration

number, insurance and current driver's license may enroll to bill.  Not

required to obtain a credential.

Vision

Optometrists or Opthalmologists with a current license in

the state where they provide services to Illinois children may enroll to

bill.  Not required to obtain a credential.

Individuals with (1) a bachelors degree or higher in

Orientation and Mobility or (2) a Special Education degree for Blind and

Partially Seeing may apply for an EI Specialist:  Developmental

Therapist/Vision credential and enroll to bill. They may provide

Developmental and/or Vision services related to visual functioning based on

their qualification and experience