Most children in a safety-net EI cohort received delayed care plans, with only 43% receiving an EI care plan within the 45-day federal deadline¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Among 722 children who received an EI care plan, the median time from referral to care plan was 56.0 days and only 43% received the care plan within the mandated 45-day deadline. → McManus BM 2019

Evidence¶

McManus BM 2019¶

McManus BM, Richardson Z, Schenkman M, Murphy N, Morrato EH. (2019). Timing and Intensity of Early Intervention Service Use and Outcomes Among a Safety-Net Population of Children. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7529

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Descriptive analysis of linked Denver Health and RMHS EI records for 722 children younger than 35 months with developmental delays or disabilities. The article reports a median of 56.0 days to care plan and that only 43% received an EI care plan within the 45-day deadline.

"The median number of days to receive an EI care plan was 56.0 (IQR, 1.0-111.0). Only 43% (nŌĆē=ŌĆē305) of sample children received an EI care plan within the 45-day deadline."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Greater clinical severity and older child age were associated with more timely EI care plan receipt in a safety-net cohort — related
• EI service intensity was low in the safety-net cohort, with a median of 2.7 hours per month across all services — related