What are the various services covered under nursing services? How explicitly do nursing services need to be stated in the IEP?
Effective 9-1-06, school health services are now referred to as nursing services. Nursing services are skilled nursing tasks as defined by the Board of Nursing (BON). A district can receive Medicaid reimbursement for any nursing service that is determined by the ARD/IEP committee to be needed in order for a Medicaid- eligible student to fully participate in school. Due to the wide variation in individual needs, it is impossible to develop an all-inclusive list of nursing services. Examples of reimbursable nursing services include, but are not limited to: inhalation therapy, ventilator monitoring, nonroutine medication administration, tracheostomy care, gastrostomy care, ileostomy care, catheterization, tube feeding, suctioning, client training, and assessment of a student’s nursing and personal care services needs. The ARD minutes should include recommendations derived from the RN/APN or physician’s evaluation of the student’s nursing services needs. Nursing services need to be stated
Related Questions
- You mentioned that there was a resource that describes the various skilled nursing services provided under the Medicare home health benefit. Where can we access this?
- What is the member coinsurance for covered services received from skilled nursing facilities?
- Who can provide the nursing services listed in the IEP?
