January 15, 2008
To: District Superintendents
Superintendents of Public School Districts
Special Education Directors
School District Business Officials
New York State Council of School Superintendents
Conference of Big 5
Superintendents of 4201 Schools
NYS Association of Counties
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From: Hal Matott
Subject: Medicaid Reimbursement Billing Requirements – SSHSP/PSHSP – Speech and Special Transportation
The New York State Education Department (SED) has recently been informed by the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) that Medicaid claims for speech services and for special transportation that have been pended due to new guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and all future Medicaid speech and special transportation claims, can now be submitted for payment as long as the proper documentation has been retained. This letter transmits the instructions on this process in the attached Medicaid Alert #08-1. Also attached is the required certification form, which must be completed and returned before any speech or special transportation claim will be accepted. This transmittal letter and the certification form have been posted to the Medicaid-in-Education website at:
The claiming of Psychological Counseling services, as well as Basic and Comprehensive Psychological Evaluations, will be addressed in a future Medicaid Alert.
If you have any questions regarding the Medicaid Alert #08-1, or the certification form, please contact the Medicaid-in-Education office at (518) 474-7116.
c: Commissioner Richard Mills
Rebecca Cort
Johanna Duncan-Poitier
Michael Albino (OMIG)
Deborah Bachrach (DOH)
Joan Gavrilik
Robert Hussar (OMIG)
Steven Wright