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Revised: September 2019  \nNew York State Department of Health  \nEarly Intervention Program  \nAssistive Technology for the Early Intervention Program  \nContents  \nBackground and Purpose .......................................................................................... 1  \nDetermining the Need for Assistive Technology ........................................................ 2  \nAssistive Technology Evaluations .............................................................................. 5  \nAssistive Technology Devices ................................................................................... 5  \nAssistive Technology Services................................................................................... 6  \nWritten Order or Recommendation for Assistive Technology Devices ....................... 7  \nThe IFSP and Assistive Technology .......................................................................... 8  \nSurgically Implanted Assistive Devices .................................................................... 10  \nObtaining Assistive Technology Devices ................................................................. 10  \nServices Available Through Regional TRAID Centers ............................................. 12  \nPurchasing Assistive Technology Devices ............................................................... 14  \nPayment of Assistive Technology devices ............................................................... 15  \nAttachments ............................................................................................................. 17  \nAttachment A: Examples of Assistive Technology Devices .......................................... 18  \nAttachment B: NYS Early Intervention Program Assistive Technology Medical Necessity Justification Form .............................................................................................. 21  \nAttachment C: Additional ATD Resources..................................................................... 25  \nAttachment D: Regional TRAID Centers ....................................................................... 27  \nAttachment E: Vendor Assignment Request Template ................................................. 28  \nAttachment F: Considerations prior to requesting the purchase of ATD through the Early Intervention Program......................................................................................... 31  \nGlossary and Common Abbreviations ...............................................................................32  \nReissued  \nEarly Intervention Memorandum 99-1  \nTo: Early Intervention Officials  \nInterested Parties From: Bureau of Early Intervention  \nReissue  \nDate: September 2019  \nSubject: Assistive Technology for the Early Intervention Program  \nBackground and Purpose  \nThis guidance document, formerly titled Assistive Technology, was first issued in February 1999. 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