The cabinet shall: (1) Administer all funds appropriated to implement the provisions of KRS 200.650 to 200.676; (2) Identify and coordinate all available financial resources for early intervention within the Commonwealth from federal, state, local, and pri vate sources, including but not limited to: (a) Title V of the Federal Social Security Act relating to maternal and child health; (b) Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act relating to Medicaid and the Early Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) program; (c) The Federal Head Start Act; (d) The Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Parts B and H; (e) The Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1964 Title I, Chapter I, Part B, Subpart 2 as amended; (f) The Federal Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, P.L. 100-146; (g) Other federal programs; and (h) Private insurance. (3) Develop a sliding fee scale of the cost of early intervention services to families, including those circumstances where no fee shall be required; (4) Make available, in addition to the services specified in KRS 200.654(7), social skill development and behavioral therapy services to infants and toddlers with a diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorders; (5) Enter into contracts with service providers within a local community aided by the district committee in identifying providers; (6) Develop procedures to monitor and evaluate services that are provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families; (7) Develop procedures to ensure that early intervention services identified on the individualized family service plan are provided to eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in a timely manner pending resolution of any di sputes among public agencies or service providers; and (8) In conjunction with the council and district early intervention committees, promulgate administrative regulations, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, necessary to implement the provisions of KRS 200.650 to 200.676.
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