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Disability advocates push KSDE to better leverage EPSDT; agency cites Medicaid limits and proposes outreach
Summary
Disability Rights Center representative Mike Burgess urged CEAC to use EPSDT (Medicaid) as a tool to support Part C→B transitions and services; KSDE said schools can bill for some services but that Medicaid administration and billing support reside with KDHE and MCOs, recommending a joint outreach/education agenda item.
Mike Burgess of the Disability Rights Center told CEAC that recent CMS guidance and a $52 million state appropriation underscore an opportunity to use EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment) to meet children’s medical and therapeutic needs and smooth transitions between Part C and Part B services.
"EPSDT is a key tool to help ... ameliorate conditions of the students," Burgess said, urging KSDE…
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