Eligibility Criteria

Infants
[Ages Two and Younger]

An individual must have at least one developmental delay in any of the following areas:

Pre-school
[Ages Three through Five]

An individual must have at least two developmental delays in any of the following areas:

Cognitive development
Physical development
Communication skills
Psychosocial maturation
Self-help skills; or
An established risk, a biological risk or environmental risk for acquiring developmental delays

Ages Six through Fifteen

An individual must have a diagnosis of a specific developmental disability, which is characterized by the following:

The disability is attributed to a mental and/or physical impairment other than a sole diagnosis of mental illness;
The disability is likely to continue indefinitely;
The disability results in substantial functional limitations in at least three of the six areas of life activity on the Children's Ohio Eligibility Determination Instrument (COEDI)
Psychosocial maturation
The disability causes the individual to require a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or other type of care, treatment, ofprovision of services for an extended period of time that is individually planned and coordinated for the individual.

Ages Sixteen and Older

An individual must have a diagnosis of a specific developmental disability, which is characterized by the following:

The disability occurs before the age of twenty-two
The disability is attributed to a mental and/or physical impairment other than the sole diagnosis of mental illness
The disability is likely to continue indefinitely
The disability results in substantial functional limitations in at least three of the seven areas of life activity on the Ohio Eligibility Determination Instrument (OEDI)
The disability causes the individual to require a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or other type of care, treatment, ofprovision of services for an extended period of time that is individually planned and coordinated for the individual.