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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="8-418" title_number="8" title_name="Special Programs for Exceptional Children" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Children With Disabilities">
  <text>A local school system shall provide to the parents or guardians of a child with a disability verbal and written information about access to habilitative services, including a copy of the Maryland Insurance Administration’s Parents’ Guide to Habilitative Services, at the following times:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>The transition meeting for a child moving from the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program to a local school system;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>A child’s initial individualized education program meeting;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>At least one time each year at a child’s individualized education program meeting; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>On the approval or denial of a parent’s or guardian’s request for a related service to enable a child with a disability to benefit from special education.</text>
  </level>
</section>
