The change stems from a 2017 audit that found Texas was improperly coding what counted as medical services, resulting in a $300 million hit for districts.
Texas teachers are returning to their classrooms in the coming weeks, and for those with students who have the most severe special needs, their jobs could become harder. Over the summer, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced a series of changes to how Texas administers its school Medicaid program, where schools are compensated for medical-related tasks such as helping a student with disabilities use the restroom or physically helping them in the classroom.
pushed back against the audit’s findings for years but ultimately lost, and earlier this year it said it would have to cut about $300 million out of $700 million in disbursements for the 2022-23 school year . It said in a statement last week that it has publicly warned districts that the funding was at risk.
has yet to come up with a final tally of how much will be slashed from the 2022-23 school year. More than 800 school districts have appealed to , said the agency has shared information with districts about the need to correctly document when a service being delivered is medical in nature. Doing so “will increase claims billing accuracy and support school districts in future audits,” he said in an email. The proposals for the 2023-24 school year will be sent to school districts this December.
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