Section 2546. Interim services

1.  Early intervention services for an
  eligible child and the child's family may commence before the completion
  of  the  evaluation  and  assessment  in  sections  twenty-five  hundred
  forty-four  and  twenty-five  hundred  forty-five  of this title, if the
  following conditions are met:
    (a) Parental consent is obtained;
    (b) An interim IFSP is developed that includes:  (i)  the  name  of  a
  service  coordinator  who  will be responsible for implementation of the
  interim IFSP and coordination with other agencies and persons; and  (ii)
  the  early  intervention services that have been determined to be needed
  immediately by the child and the child's family; and
    (c) The evaluation and assessment are completed within forty-five days
  from the date  the  early  intervention  official  was  first  contacted
  regarding the child.
    2.  The costs that an approved provider of early intervention services
  incurs in providing such interim services shall be approved costs to the
  extent they are otherwise consistent with  section  twenty-five  hundred
  fifty-five of this title.