Primary Care Referrals

by Niagara Children's Centre

Child's Demographic Information

Child must reside in Niagara

Healthcare Provider Information

Parent with Custody/Legal Guardian Information

Or the person who should be contacted for intake

Services Requested

The decision for the specific services offered to the child/family will be decided by the Intake Coordinators based on the Centre's eligibility criteria and service delivery models.

SmartStart Hub Services are available to any family who resides in Niagara with a concern about their child’s development. Niagara Children’s Centre Services are provided for children with diagnosed or suspected Physical, Developmental, or Communication delays and disabilities.

For detailed eligibility requirements by program, please visit our website at www.niagarachildrenscentre.com/referrals and/or see our Birth-School Start OT/PT/SLP Referral Checklists.

SmartStart Hub at Niagara Children's Centre

Birth-School Start: Occupational Therapy

Birth-School Start: Physiotherapy

Birth-School Start: Speech-Language Pathology

Age 0-18: New Diagnosis Social Work Clinic

Select this option if you or another physician not involved with Niagara Children’s Centre made a diagnosis that may result in a need for additional paperwork, funding applications, community referrals, or family adjustment/coping concerns (e.g. ASD diagnosis, neurodegenerative diagnosis).

Age 0-18: Gait Clinic

Initial referral must come from physician specializing in physical, orthopedic, neurological or neuromuscular medicine, or checking this box will initiate PT Ax to determine eligibility.

Age 0-18: Seating and Mobility Clinic

Age 0-18: Casting and Splinting Clinic

Initial referral must come from physician specializing in physical, orthopedic, neurological or neuromuscular medicine, or checking this box will initiate PT Ax to determine eligibility.

Age 0-18: Home and Vehicle Modification Clinic

Age 0-18: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Age 0-18: School-Aged Active Rehabilitation

School Start-Age 18: School-Age Equipment Needs

Medical Clinics (Physician referral only)

ASD Assessment/Pediatric Neurology Clinic /Neurodevelopmental Clinic/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Areas of Concern

MANDATORY FOR ALL REFERRALS unless notes/reports are uploaded

Feeding

Communication

Motor/Mobility

Self-Care/Self-Help

Sensory processing

Behaviour or Emotional/Mental Health

Additional Information

If PSL-IHP-BLV or CTC transfer, reports must be uploaded.

If PSL-IHP-BLV, must include Transfer Form and ISCIS report.

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