The US Department of Education has proposed eliminating the requirement that parents of children with disabilities consent to their child’s school or district billing Medicaid directly for school-based services such as speech, physical or occupational therapy, nursing services, etc. This requirement is part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It also says that children cannot lose any benefits due to their parents signing consent for schools to bill Medicaid for school-based services.
Our national partners have heard from some parents that their child’s outpatient services (services at home, in the community, or at a provider’s office) were reduced or eliminated by the school when they signed consent for the school to bill Medicaid for services. The Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) surveyed its members. The members told them that this was not happening.
We need to hear from YOU—parents and other caretakers raising children in Mississippi. If your school or district asked you to sign consent to bill Medicaid for outpatient services (services delivered to your child in school), please answer the brief survey below.
