About Hot Topics
WSHA's Hot Topics serves as a vehicle to provide members with information about current issues and debates facing the professions on a state level. It also offers a more permanent location for papers, presentations, handouts, and background information on each topic presented. Feel free to contact the WSHA office (wsha@wisha.org) for questions, clarifications, or to suggest another "hot topic" for consideration. Consensus building requires good information!

Medicaid Reimbursement

SLP Assistants

Medicaid Reimbursement

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have requested an equivalency ruling from the Wisconsin Attorney General regarding Medicaid payments to schools for school-based services provided by DPI 820-licensed SLPs. Click the links below for background information about this topic.

Also, go to ASHA's website to read the June 10 ASHA Leader article titled, "Medicaid School Billing Under Fire" at http://professional.asha.org/news/

The Final Medicaid School-Based Administrative Claiming Guide is available online at: http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/schools/clmguide.asp

The link to DHFS Medicaid/BadgerCare handbook updates is available at:
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/medicaid2/handbooks/slp/index.htm

5/28/2003
WSHA Responds to CMS Request for 0-3 Billing Clarification

5/28/2003
WSHA Member Survey to Statewide DPI #820 License Holders

5/28/2003
Letter to all Wisconsin Directors of Special Education

5/28/2003
Comparative Summary of the Current Licensure Statutes and Rules for DPI vs DRL vs ASHA Certification

6/19/2003
Memo from DHFS to Birth-to-Three Programs

7/16/2003
Statewide DPI #820 License Holder Survey Results

7/18/2003
DHFS Memo

8/27/2003
Presidential Summit on Licensure Summary

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SLP Assistants

Over the last 10+ years, much discussion, investigation, and work has been done on the broad topic of aides, assistants, and paraprofessionals. Below are documents that address some of that history, provide some explanation, and describe WSHA's activities on this broad issue. Feel free to read any and all of these documents and contact any member of the WSHA Board with questions or comments. As new issues arise, you will find information posted in this section in a timely manner.

9/8/2003
Survey Data - SLPA-Related Questions (pdf)

2/9/2004
Knowledge and Skills for Supervisors of SLPAs (pdf)

4/20/2004
DPI Language for SLPAs (pdf)

4/20/2004
SLPAs in Medical Settings - History (pdf)

4/20/2004
SLPAs in School Settings - History (pdf)

4/20/2004
SLPA Recommendations from WSHA Board (pdf)

4/20/2004
WSHA Gathering - 3-6-04 - Summary (pdf)

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