Section 2552. Responsibility of municipality  


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  • 1. Each municipality shall be
      responsible for ensuring that the early intervention services  contained
      in  an  IFSP  are  provided  to eligible children and their families who
      reside in such municipality and may contract with approved providers  of
      early intervention services for such purpose.
        2.   After   consultation   with  early  intervention  officials,  the
      commissioner shall  develop  procedures  to  permit  a  municipality  to
      contract or otherwise make arrangements with other municipalities for an
      eligible  child  and  the  child's  family to receive services from such
      other municipalities.
        3. The municipality shall monitor  claims  for  service  reimbursement
      authorized  by this title and shall verify such claims prior to payment.
      The municipality shall  inform  the  commissioner  of  discrepancies  in
      billing   and   when  payment  is  to  be  denied  or  withheld  by  the
      municipality.
        4. The early intervention official shall require an  eligible  child's
      parent  to  furnish  the  parents'  and eligible child's social security
      numbers  for  the  purpose  of  the  department's   and   municipality's
      administration of the program.