Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 52 - REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR THE PROVISION OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
Section 92-52-011 - Use of Funds for FAPE early intervention services
Universal Citation: 92 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 52 ยง 011
Current through March 20, 2024
011.01 General Information
011.01A Pursuant to the provision
of 92 NAC
51-011, IDEA Part B funds are
available to provide FAPE services to infants and toddlers with verified
disabilities from date of diagnosis until August 31 following their third
birthday.
011.02 General Limitation in Budget Development
011.02A
Except as provided in 92 NAC 52-007.05, only infants and toddlers with a
verified disability shall receive FAPE early intervention services. This shall
include the initial evaluation of an infant or toddler with a suspected
disability regardless of the outcome of the verification decision.
011.02B Pursuant to Neb. Rev.
Stat.79-1126, an infant or toddler with a disability under the age
of three (or any subset of infants and toddlers with disabilities under the age
of three), the school district or approved cooperative may not charge the
parents of the infant or toddler with a disability for any services that are
part of FAPE for that infant or toddler and the child's family, and those FAPE
services must meet the requirements of both Parts B and C of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
011.02C Special Education Assurances and the
IDEA Consolidated Application of a school district for providing services to
infants and toddlers with disabilities shall be submitted annually via the NDE
website to the Office Special Education. Any amendment to the Assurances or the
IDEA Consolidated Application shall be subject to the same review as the
initial assurances and funding application.
011.02C1 The fiscal year for FAPE early
intervention services shall be September 1 to August 31.
011.02D The allowable and reimbursable costs
for FAPE early intervention services as budgeted within the IDEA Consolidated
Application are restricted to the items specified in 92 NAC
51-011.01B, which
shall be documented and are subject to audit.
011.03 Use of Public Benefits or Public Insurance to Pay for FAPE early intervention services
011.03A A school district or approved
cooperative may not use the public benefits or insurance of a child or parent
to pay for FAPE early intervention services unless the school district or
approved cooperative provides written notification, consistent with 92 NAC
52-011.03C, to the
child's parents, and the school district or approved cooperative meets the
no-cost protections identified in 92 NAC
52-011.03B.
011.03B With regard to using the
public benefits or insurance of a child or parent to pay for FAPE early
intervention services, the school district or approved cooperative:
011.03B1 May not require a parent to sign up
for or enroll in public benefits or insurance programs as a condition of
receiving FAPE early intervention services and must obtain consent prior to
using the public benefits or insurance of a child or parent if that child or
parent is not already enrolled in such a program;
011.03B2 Must obtain consent, consistent with
92 NAC 52-003.04 and 92 NAC
52-009.03A 2b to
use a child's or parent's public benefits or insurance to pay for FAPE early
intervention services if that use would:
011.03B2a Decrease available lifetime
coverage or any other insured benefit for that child or parent under that
program;
011.03B3b Result in the
child's parents paying for services that would otherwise be covered by the
public benefits or insurance program;
011.03B3c Results in any increase in premiums
or discontinuation of public benefits or insurance for that child or that
child's parents; or
011.03B3d Risk
loss of eligibility for the child or that child's parents for home and
community-based waivers based on aggregate health-related
expenditures.
011.03B3
If the parent does not provide consent under 92 NAC
52-011.03B 1 or
011.03B2, the
school district or approved cooperative must still make available those FAPE
early intervention services on the IFSP to which the parent has provided
consent.
011.03C Prior
to using a child's or parent's public benefits or insurance to pay for FAPE
early intervention services, the school district or approved cooperative must
provide written notification to the child's parents that includes:
011.03C1 A statement that parental consent
must be obtained under 92 NAC
52-009.02K, if
that provisions applies, before the school district, approved cooperative, or
EIS provider discloses, for billing purposes, a child's personally identifiable
information to the Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible
for the administration of the public benefits or insurance program (e.g.,
Medicaid);
011.03C2 A statement of
the no-cost protection provisions in 92 NAC
52-011.03B and
that if the parent does not provide the consent under 92 NAC
52-011.03B, the
school district or approved cooperative must still make available those FAPE
early intervention services on the IFSP for which the parent has provided
consent;
011.03C3 A statement that
the parents have the right under 92 NAC
52-009.02K, if
that provision applies, to withdraw their consent to disclosure of personally
identifiable information to DHHS, the agency that is responsible for the
administration of the public benefits or insurance program (e.g., Medcaid), at
any time; and
011.03C4 A statement
of the general categories of costs that the parent would incur as a result of
participating in a public benefits or insurance program (such as co-payments or
deductibles, or the required use of private insurance as the primary
insurance).
011.04 Use of private insurance to pay for Part C services
011.04A The school district or
approved cooperative may not use the private insurance of a parent or toddler
with a disability to pay for FAPE early intervention services unless the parent
provides parental consent, consistent with 92 NAC 52-003.04 and 92 NAC
52-009.03A 2b, to
use private insurance to pay for FAPE early intervention services for his or
her child.
011.04A1 Parental consent must be
obtained:
011.04A1a When the school district
or approved cooperative or EIS provider seeks to use the parent's private
insurance or benefits to pay for the initial provision of an early intervention
service in the IFSP; and
011.04A1b
Each time consent for services is required under 92 NAC
52-009.03A 1c due
to an increase (in frequency, length, duration, or intensity) in the provision
of services in the child's IFSP.
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