If your child’s school requires you to sign a Release of Information, should you do it? Is it an all-or-nothing type of release? It all depends! In this episode, we discuss the circumstances surrounding consenting to a Release of Information and then, withdrawing consent (if you wish). We also talk about what you should look for before signing Assessments. 

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Full show transcript found here. 

What We Discuss in This Episode:

• Assessments must be run in all settings before saying it won’t work
• The importance of having a school nurse put questions in writing for the doctor
• Can you limit your consent to a Release of Information?
• Certain laws that are in place that allow school districts to bill Medicare/Medical for services for students that have IEPS
• How a district billing Medicare/Medical directly can adversely affect a child’s at-home services
• How school districts can “double dip”
• To withdraw Medicare/Medical consent if you’ve already signed a Release, it must be in writing
• Be sure to carefully read over the assessment information and who is providing it
• Assessment plans are just like IEPs, they can be amended
• What do you need to know about triennial assessments
• Baseline data is a starting point for goals and must be accurate
• The difference between consent and non-consent states for assessment plans

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