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Newsletter of the
Assistive Technology Project
Providing supportive services for Assistive Technology
advocacy in New York State
Supported by NYS Office Advocate for Persons with Disabilities,
TRAID Project, a Project
Funded by The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research,
U.S. Department of Education.
Copyright 1995-2001, Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
IMPACT
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Volume X Summer 2007 - Winter 2007
| Volume X,
Issue 2 (Fall 2007) CONSUMER RIGHTS IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM The Due Process Protections Available to Recipients in the Prior Approval and Appeals Processes for Durable Medical Equipment Background: What is Due Process? |
Volume X, Issue 1 (Summer 2007) The Department of Veterans Affairs As a Funding Source for Assistive Technology What is the VA? |
Volume IX: Winter 2005
Volume IX, Issue 1 (Winter 2005)
PREPARING LETTERS OF MEDICAL JUSTIFICATION
Who Will Review the Letter or Report?
Establishing the Professional Appearance of the Report
Getting Started: Five Key Principles for Writing Letters of Medical Justification
Consider the Funding Source and the Criteria It Will Follow
Using Medicaid Coverage Categories
Other Than DME to Fund Specialized Equipment
Drafting the Report
SPECIAL FEATURES
What if your Patient Only Has Private Insurance?
How does Medicare’s Definition of DME Differ Compared to Medicaid?
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security Benefits
Section 1619(b) - Continued Medicaid for Wage Earners
Sample Letter of Medical Justification
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Volume VIII: Fall 2005
Volume VIII, Issue 1 (Fall 2005)
USING MEDICAID TO FUND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAID
SSI AND WELFARE RECIPIENTS QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID AUTOMATICALLY
ALL OTHERS MUST SUBMIT A MEDICAID APPLICATION
THE MEDICAID BUY-IN FOR WORKING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESMEDICAID FUNDING OF DURABLE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
THE PRIOR APPROVAL PROCESS
WHAT IF A MEDICAID APPLICATION OR A REQUEST FOR DME IS DENIED?
OTHER FEATURES:
IMPACT IS BACK!
FAIR HEARING DECISIONS OPEN DOOR FOR MEDICAID FUNDING OF THERAPEUTIC
TRICYCLES, POWER ASSIST WHEELS, AND STOCKTON BEDS
AT COURT WATCH
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Volume VII: Spring 2002 - Winter 2002
Volume VII, Issue 1 (Spring/Summer 2002)
SSI'S PLAN FOR ACHIEVING SELF SUPPORT
WHAT IS SSI?
WHAT IS A PASS? HOW DOES IT WORK?
CRITERIA FOR PASS APPROVAL
WHAT ITEMS CAN BE FUNDED WITH A PASS?
TIME LIMITS FOR THE PASS
AN APPROVED PASS CAN BE AMENDED
USING THE PASS TO GAIN ACCESS TO 1619(b) MEDICAID
LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES GOVERNING THE PASS
Other FEATURES:
AT COURT WATCH
New York Court Orders Medicaid to Pay for a Standing Power Wheelchair
Medicaid Agency Agrees, in Settling Lawsuit, to Allow Fair Hearings to Challenge
Agency’s Decision That Equipment Falls Under an MRA CodE
SSA’S PASS CADRES
PASS Specialists in Buffalo and New York City Are Responsible for All PASS Proposals
THE PASS AND MEDICAID
THE PASS AND CHILDREN UNDER 18
Volume VI: Spring 2001 - Winter 2001
| Volume VI, Issue 4
(Winter 2001) Individuals with disabilities can retain Medicaid or Medicare while working Retaining Medicaid While Working |
Volume VI, Issue 3 (Fall 2001) VESID AND THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND: VESID and the Commission for the Blind |
| Volume VI, Issue 2
(Summer 2001) MEDICARE POLICY CHANGE WILL ALLOW FUNDING MEDICARE: THE BASICS |
Volume VI, Issue 1 (Spring 2001) MEDICAID PART II: PRIOR APPROVAL OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, FAIR HEARINGS AND COURT APPEALS MEDICAID COVERAGE OF DME: |
Volume V: Summer 1999 - Summer 2000
| Volume
V, Issue 1 (Summer 1999) SSI AND THE FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY SSI: a source of cash benefits; |
Volume V, Issue 2
(Fall 1999) OUR PRO BONO REFERRAL PROJECT: HELPING US EXPAND SERVICES WITH A LIMITED BUDGET What is a pro bono project? |
| Volume
V, Issue 3 (Winter/Spring 2000) Medicare and Managed Care: the Application and Appeals Process Managed care options: traditional Managed care and the new, medicare+choice plans Medicare’s approval process for at dev ices: easier to negotiate under managed care Medicare at device claims: Required documentation Medicare decision making and appeals process Step 1: Initial Decision. Step 2: Reconsideration Step 3: Administrative Law Judge Hearing Step 4: Departmental appeal board Step 5: Judicial review special features HCFA decision will make it easier to get medicare approval for aac devices Decisions of interest |
Volume
V, Issue 4 (Summer 2000) Medicaid Part I: Overview of Eligibility Criteria; Special Disability-Related Provisions Administration of medicaid |
Volume IV: September/October 1998 - March/April 1999
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IV, Issue 1 (September/October 1998) AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION DEVICES: A DISCUSSION OF SEVERAL POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES General guidelines for submitting a funding request |
Volume IV, Issue 2
(November/December 1998) 1998
Rehabilitation Act Amendments: |
| Volume IV, Issue 3
(January/February 1999) The SSDI and
SSI WORK INCENTIVES: FUNDING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY |
Volume
IV, Issue 4 (March/April 1999) The Federal Special Education Regulations of 1999 Provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education When does the right to special education services
end |
Volume III: September/October 1997 - July/August 1998
| Volume III, Issue 1
(September/October 1997)
Definition of Appropriate Education |
Volume
III, Issue 2 (November/December 1997) PRIVATE INSURANCE CONTRACTS, PART
I |
| Volume III, Issue 3
(January/February 1998) PRIVATE INSURANCE CONTRACTS, PART II Is the AT device covered by the policy? |
Volume
III, Issue 4 (March/April 1998) REPORT WRITING: JUSTIFYING THE NEED FOR AT
Establishing Integrity of the Report Five key principles of report writing Consider the funding source Drafting the report Administrative Hearings: Sometimes a Letter of Justification becomes the Basis for the Decision |
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III, Issue 5 (May/June 1998) The Internet as a Tool for AT Advocacy What is the Internet? A Web Page? |
Volume III, Issue 6
(July/August 1998) The NY
assistive technology project: where are we after three years? |
Volume II: September/October 1996 - September/October 1997
| Volume
II, Issue 1 (September/October 1996) The Dept. of Veterans Affairs as a Funding Source What is the VA? |
Volume II, Issue 2
(November/December 1996) AT through NY's Early Intervention Program What is the Early Intervention Program |
| Volume II, Issue 3
(January/February 1997) USING SSI AND ITS INCOME & RESOURCE RULES TO LEVERAGE MONEY FOR
AT |
Volume
II, Issue 4 (March/April 1997) Charities- Don't Overlook them as a Funding Source for AT |
| Volume II, Issue 5
(May/June 1997) SSI's PASS: Where
do Things Stand After 1996 Changes to Policy & Procedure? |
Volume
II, Issue 6 (July/August 1997) MEDICARE & AT: A MAJOR FUNDING SOURCE FOR BOTH YOUNG AND OLDER ADULTS What is Medicare? |
Volume I: October 1995 - August 1996
| Volume I, Issue 1
(October 1995) NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ESTABLISHES ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ADVOCACY PROJECT Welcome to our Readers |
Volume
I, Issue 5 (February 1996) SSI's PASS: EXTRA MONEY TO PURCHASE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY How the PASS Works |
| Volume
I, Issue 6 (March 1996) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES:USING VR DOLLAR$ TO FUND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Basic Eligibility Criteria |
Volume
I, Issue 7 (April 1996) OBTAINING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Special Education Law: The Basics |
| Volume I, Issue 8
(May 1996) THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S PROGRAM Administration of the PHCP |
Volume
I, Issue 9 (June 1996) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: NOT JUST WHEELCHAIRS Introduction |
| Volume
I, Issue 10 (July/August 1996) WHERE TO FIND AT CASES & ISSUES; THEY MAY BE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU AT Issues: Some May Be Right in Front of You |
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