Elimination of school Medicaid reimbursements delayed
President Bush has signed a War Supplemental Appropriations Bill that includes a provision delaying the implementation of Medicaid regulations that would eliminate certain transportation and administration reimbursements to schools for services provided to low-income students with disabilities. By a vote of 92-6 the Senate on June 26 approved the same language as the bill the House had passed on June 20. The new law means that federal Medicaid reimbursements to schools for these services will continue until at least April 1, 2009. Background on the long-running fight is available at the links below.
BoardBuzz on enactment of Medicaid provisions
NSBA School Law pages on Medicaid legislation
NSBA Office of Advocacy Medicaid information page