Each FRC is designed for a specific age-range, indicated in the full name of the form:
SSA-3375:
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Function Report – Child From Birth To First Birthday
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SSA-3376:
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Function Report - Child Age 1 Up To Third
Birthday
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SSA-3377:
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Function Report - Child Age 3 Up To 6th Birthday
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SSA-3378:
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Function Report - Child Age 6 Up To 12th Birthday
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SSA-3379:
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Function Report - Child Age 12 Up To 18th
Birthday
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There is enough overlap in content between FRCs that a recently completed FRC does
not
become obsolete when a child moves into the next age-range. The DDS should not request
another FRC just because a child has passed their 1st, 3rd, 6th, or 12th birthday
since an FRC was completed.
If the DDS is mailing an FRC for completion, the FRC corresponding to the child's
age on the mailing date should be used. If the child's 1st, 3rd, 6th, or 12th birthday
is quite close as of the mailing date, the caregiver should be told to use the form
that was mailed even if the child's birthday has passed by the time the form is filled
out. (If a child's birthday is so close that it will almost surely have passed by
the time the form is filled out, the DDS may elect to use the FRC appropriate to the
higher age-range.)