Education Code section 56426.8

(a)

Early education and related services shall be based on the needs of the infant and the family as determined by the individualized family service plan team, and shall be specified in the individualized family service plan, including the frequency and duration of each type of service. Any early education or related service may be provided only upon written parental consent.

(b)

The individualized family service plan for any infant shall be developed in consultation with the infant’s physician in order to ensure that the services specified in the plan do not conflict with the infant’s medical needs.

Source: Section 56426.8, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=56426.­8.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1995; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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