Chapter V: Assessment and early intervention pathways for neurodevelopmental disorders

In order to support children with neurodevelopmental disorders and make a diagnosis, the structures designated by order of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will enter into an agreement with other establishments or services mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 2135-1. The purpose of this agreement is to organise the assessment and early intervention pathway for neurodevelopmental disorders and to set up a coordination and referral…

I.-The services of the professionals referred to in article L. 2135-1 are included in the assessment and early intervention pathway when they have signed a contract with a structure designated in accordance with the procedures laid down in the same article. II – The healthcare professionals mentioned in article L. 162-5 and the medical auxiliaries mentioned in article L. 162-9 of the Social Security Code may take part in the…

The prescription is validated within a maximum of fifteen days of receipt. Within a maximum period of three months following validation of the pathway prescription by the designated structure, the child and his/her family are welcomed for an assessment by a professional contributing to the diagnosis within one of the structures of the platform mentioned in article R. 2135-1, or by a professional mentioned in III of article R. 2135-2….

The establishments or services mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l’Action Sociale et des Familles may admit a child directly at the end of his or her early assessment and intervention programme, pending a referral decision by the Commission des Droits et de l’Autonomie des Personnes Handicapées. The director who made the decision to admit the child immediately informs the Commission and sends…