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2. "Children" means infants and toddlers from birth through age two (2), who need early intervention services. 3. "Council" means the state Interagency Coordinating Council. 4. "Days" means calendar days. 5. "Department" means the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services. 6. "Developmental delay" means significant delay in the developmental areas of cognition, communication development, and physical development, including vision and hearing, social or emotional development, and/or adaptive behavior. 7. "Early Intervention System" means the total effort in the state that is directed at identifying and meeting the needs of eligible children and families. 8. "Early Intervention provider" means an entity (whether public, private or nonprofit) or an individual that provides early intervention services. 9. "Early Intervention services" (here and after referred to as "EIS") means services that are designed to meet the unique developmental needs of the eligible child and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development. 10. "Evaluation" means the procedures used by qualified personnel to determine the child's eligibility. 11. "Infants and toddlers with disabilities" means individuals from birth through age two (2) who: a. Have a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay; b. Are experiencing developmental delays as measured by a norm- referenced standardized tool that identifies a delay that is 2 standard deviations below the mean in at least one area of development, or 1.5 standard deviations below the mean in two or more areas of development. Areas of development include: cognitive development, physical development (including vision and hearing), communication development, social or emotional development, adaptive development; or