Is parental permission needed prior to disclosing information to the Medicaid agency or to private insurers?
Yes. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) states that a parent must provide a signed and dated written consent before an educational agency or institution discloses personally identifiable information from the student’s education records. Therefore, schools may not disclose information about students, including students who are receiving services under IDEA to the State’s Medicaid agency in order to determine which of the students are Medicaid eligible, or to seek reimbursement, without the prior consent of the students’ parents. School districts are also required to obtain parental consent prior to releasing personally identifiable information about students to public insurance agencies.
Related Questions
- Do parental permission and child assent for research involving children have to occur at the same time or in any particular order?
- Is parental permission needed prior to disclosing information to the Medicaid agency or to private insurers?
- How should parental permission for research involving children be documented?
