048-52 Wyo. Code R. §§ 52-3 - Definitions
(a) Except as
otherwise specified in Wyoming Medicaid Rules Chapter 1 or as defined in this
Section, the terminology used in this Chapter is the standard terminology and
has the standard meaning used in accounting, healthcare, Medicaid, and
Medicare.
(b) "Free care services"
means services provided to Medicaid enrolled students at no charge, and/or
provided to the community at large free of charge.
(c) "Individualized Education Plan (IEP)"
means a document developed pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA). The IEP guides the delivery of special education supports
and services for a student with a disability.
(d) "Individualized Family Services Plan
(IFSP)" means a document developed pursuant to the IDEA. The IFSP guides the
delivery of early intervention services provided to infants and toddlers (birth
to age 3) who have disabilities, including developmental delays. The IFSP also
includes family supports services, nutrition services, and case
management.
(e) "Local Education
Agency (LEA)" means a public authority legally constituted by the State as an
administrative agency to provide control of, and direction for, kindergarten
through twelfth grade public education institutions.
(f) "Parental Consent Form" means a form
executed by a student's parent or guardian authorizing an LEA to share
information with and to bill Medicaid for the student's school health
services.
(g) "Participating
District" means a school district that is enrolled to provide and receive
Medicaid reimbursement for SBS.
(h)
"School Counselor" means a professional who meets the qualification
requirements of
42 C.F.R.
§
485.904(b)(5). The
school counselor must obtain a Professional Services Endorsement for School
Counselor through the Professional Teaching Standards Board. A school counselor
must practice under the supervision of a qualified clinical supervisor licensed
in the State of Wyoming pursuant to W.S. §
33-38-102(a)(xiii).
(i) "School Health Service" means medical or
health-related assistance provided to a student by a qualified provider
required for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of a physical or mental
disorder, which service is recommended by a physician or other licensed
practitioner of the healing arts within the scope of their practice under
Wyoming law.
(j) "School
Psychologist" means a professional who qualifies as a Specialist in School
Psychology pursuant to W.S. §
33-27-113(a)(ix). The school
psychologist must obtain a Professional Services Endorsement for School
Psychologist by the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board. A school
psychologist must practice school psychology pursuant to the requirements of
the Psychology Practice Act, W.S. §§
33-27-113(a)(iv)
and 114.
(k) "School Social Worker" means a
professional who meets the qualification requirements of
42 C.F.R. §
410.73. The school social worker must obtain
the Professional Services Endorsement for School Social Worker from the
Professional Teaching Standards Board. A school social worker must practice
under the supervision of a qualified clinical supervisor licensed in the state
of Wyoming pursuant to W.S. §
33-38-102(a)(xiii).
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