Identification and Evaluation Sec. 303.320 Public awareness program. Each system must include a public awareness program that focuses on the early identification of children who are eligible to receive early intervention services under this part and includes the preparation and dissemination by the lead agency to all primary referral sources, especially hospitals and physicians, of materials for parents on the availability of early intervention services. The public awareness program must provide for informing the public about-- The State's early intervention program; The child find system, including-- The purpose and scope of the system; How to make referrals; and How to gain access to a comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation and other early intervention services; and The central directory. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0550) (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1435(a)(6)) Note 1: An effective public awareness program is one that does the following: Provides a continuous, ongoing effort that is in effect through the State, including rural areas; Provides for the involvement of, and communication with, major organizations throughout the State that have a direct interest in this part, including public agencies at the State and local level, private providers, professional associations, parent groups, advocate associations, and other organizations; Has coverage broad enough to reach the general public, including those who have disabilities; and Includes a variety of methods for informing the public about the provisions of this part. Note 2: Examples of methods for informing the general public about the provisions of this part include: Use of television, radio, and newspaper releases, Pamphlets and posters displayed in doctors' Offices, hospitals, and other appropriate locations, and The use of a toll-free telephone service. [58 FR 40959, July 30, 1993, as amended at 63 FR 18295, Apr. 14, 1998] Sec. 303.321 Comprehensive child find system. General. Each system must include a comprehensive child find system that is consistent with part B of the Act (see 34 CFR 300.128), and meets the requirements of paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section. The lead agency, with the advice and assistance of the Council, shall be responsible for implementing the child find system. Procedures. The child fined system must include the policies and procedures that the State will follow to ensure that-- All infants and toddlers in the State who are eligible for services under this part are identified, located, and evaluated; and An effective method is developed and implemented to determine which children are receiving needed early intervention services. Coordination. The lead agency, with the assistance of the Council, shall ensure that the child find system under this part is coordinated with all other major efforts to locate and identify children conducted by other State agencies responsible for administering the various education, health, and social service programs relevant to this part, tribes and tribal organizations that receive payments under this part, and other tribes and tribal organizations as appropriate, Including efforts in the-- Program authorized under part B of the Act; Maternal and Child Health program under title V of the Social Security Act; Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program under title XIX of the Social Security Act; Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act; Head Start Act; and Supplemental Security Income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act. The lead agency, with the advice and assistance of the Council, shall take steps to ensure that-- There will not be unnecessary duplication of effort by the various agencies involved in the State's child find system under this part; and The State will make use of the resources available through each public agency in the State to implement the child find system in an effective manner. Referral procedures. The child find system must include procedures for use by primary referral sources for referring a child to the appropriate public agency within the system for-- Evaluation and assessment, in accordance with Secs. 303.322 and 303.323; or As appropriate, the provision of services, in accordance with Sec. 303.342(a) or Sec. 303.345. The procedures required in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must-- Provide for an effective method of making referrals by primary referral sources; Ensure that referrals are made no more than two working days after a child has been identified; and Include procedures for determining the extent to which primary referral sources, especially hospitals and physicians, disseminate the information, as described in Sec. 303.320, prepared by the lead agency on the availability of early intervention services to parents of infants and toddlers with disabilities. As used in paragraph (d)(1) of this section, primary referral sources includes-- Hospitals, including prenatal and postnatal care facilities; Physicians; Parents; Day care programs; Local educational agencies; Public health facilities; Other social service agencies; and Other health care providers. Timelines for public agencies to act on referrals. Once the public agency receives a referral, it shall appoint a service coordinator as soon as possible. Within 45 days after it receives a referral, the public agency shall-- Complete the evaluation and assessment activities in Sec. 303.322; and (ii) Hold an IFSP meeting, in accordance with Sec. 303.342 303.342