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OHCA outlines school‑based services expansion; parents and schools must sign plans of care
Summary
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority told the Appropriations committee it received a three‑year grant to expand technical assistance for school‑based Medicaid billing and explained that medically necessary services billed to Medicaid generally require a plan of care signed by a parent and a provider.
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority told the Appropriations and Budget Committee it will use a three‑year grant to expand school‑based services technical assistance and to educate districts on billing Medicaid for medically necessary school services.
Ellen Bittner, chief executive officer at the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, said the grant will fund technical assistance through the Oklahoma State Department of Education to show school districts “the most efficient and effective way to bill Medicaid for those services that they're providing.”
Nut graf: School‑based Medicaid can reimburse certain medically necessary services when providers and parents complete and sign a plan of care. OHCA said the expansion is optional for…
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