Tennessee Early Intervention System

Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) is a voluntary program that offers therapy and other services to families of infants and young children with developmental delays or disabilities. Services are provided at no cost to families. TEIS is critically important to supporting the development of Tennessee children with disabilities and developmental delays as they prepare for school.

Part C Application - Extended Option

DIDD’s application to receive funding from the federal government for Tennessee Early Intervention System for the fiscal year 2023 was posted on March 24, 2023 through May 23, 2023.

The application indicated the expansion of our current TEIS Extended Option program for eligible children until the start of school following their 5th birthday. This is an expansion of the current TEIS Extended Option, which is available for eligible children until the start of school following their 4th birthday. This extension was included in Gov. Lee’s 2023-24 budget and approved by Tennessee's General Assembly, and is now pending final approval from the federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). As noted in this application, DIDD has a target date of August 31, 2023 to submit our updated extended program policies to OSEP. We encourage everyone to stay up to date on our progress for the extended program through our Tri-Starts newsletter.  
 
The TEIS Extended Option Policy Statement and TEIS Extended Option Family Notification Document were posted on May 1, 2023 and will be available for viewing until July 3, 2023 on our website: www.tn.gov/didd/teis 
 
Click the following link to review the TEIS Extended Option Policy Statement: https://bit.ly/3HoqYwD  
 
Click the following link to review the TEIS Extended Option Family Notification Document: https://bit.ly/411lrDy  
 
We will hold three virtual public hearings to receive public comment. The first was held on May 18, 2023. The information for the remaining public hearings can be found below. 

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 
2 to 3 p.m. CST 
Click here to join the meeting

Monday, June 26, 2023 
3 to 3:30 p.m. CST 
Click here to join the meeting

Refer a child to TEIS

You may make a referral to TEIS by completing our online referral form or by calling (800) 852-7157. The referral form can also be found in the MyTN app, available on your app store.

Contact Our Referral Team

 

Please be prepared to provide the child’s name, date of birth, county of residence, parent information (if someone other than the parent calls), and reason for referral.

Email: DD.TEIS_Referrals@tn.gov (note the underscore between “TEIS” and “Referrals”)
Phone: (800) 852-7157
Fax: 615-401-7714

TEIS District Offices


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