Children who are eligible for services are those that meet two or more of the following:

• male or female;
• 0 through 22 years of age;
• current Emotional Disorder, such as mood disorders, psychotic disorders, or dissociative disorders, and demonstrates three or more of the following:
• a Global Assessment Functioning of 50 or below;
• a current DSM diagnosis;
• major self-injurious actions, including recent suicide attempts;
• difficulties that present a significant risk of harm to self or others, including frequent or unpredictable physical aggression; and/or
• a primary diagnosis of substance abuse or dependency and severe impairment because of the substance abuse.
• current Pervasive Developmental Disorder, which is a category of disorders (e.g. Autistic Disorder or Rett’s Disorder) characterized by prominent, severe deficits and pervasive impairment in one or more of the following areas of development:
• conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills to include daily living and self care;
• communication, cognition, or expressions of affect;
• self-care activities or participation in social activities;
• responding appropriately to an emergency; and/or
• multiple physical disabilities including sensory impairments; and/or
• current diagnosis of Mental Retardation, including an intellectual functioning of 70 or below and characterized by prominent, significant deficits and pervasive impairment in one or more of the following areas:
• conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills to include daily living and self care;
• communication, cognition, or expressions of affect;
• self-care activities or participation in social activities;
• responding appropriately to an emergency; and/or
• multiple physical disabilities, including sensory impairments.