Tyrone Area School District

Some students may receive health related services as part of their Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Examples of these services may include Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy (among others). These services must relate to how the student accesses the school environment. Parents may be asked at their child’s IEP meeting to sign a form that gives the school district permission to bill the Medical Assistance (MA) Program for these services provided as part of their child’s educational program. When a parent signs this form, it in no way counts toward a “cap” or limit on the services that student may receive from the MA Program, nor does it discontinue any services that child receives outside of school. The health related services a student receives through the School Based-ACCESS Program (SBAP) are separate from the services that student receives outside of the school setting. Although both types of service are billed through the MA Program, SBAP services are clearly identified in scope and duration in a student’s IEP while medically necessary MA services provided outside of the school setting have a different scope / duration than SBAP services.