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District proposes reinstating school-based medical-access billing; consultant recommended to stand up program
Summary
Administrators proposed reviving a school-based medical-access (access) billing program to recapture federal/state reimbursements tied to services written into students' IEPs. The district recommended hiring an intermediate unit consultant to establish procedures; early revenue was conservatively estimated at $100,000–$200,000 annually and the board will consider a contract at the next meeting.
Mr. Longwell presented an overview of the school-based access (medical-access) program and recommended the district reestablish the program to create an additional revenue stream. He emphasized the program’s structure: reimbursement is available for certain direct services (e.g., specialized instruction or transportation written into an IEP) and for administrative claiming of staff activities that support access. He said the program has existed in Pennsylvania for decades and that the district previously participated but stopped; the administration has been…
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