Consent

Since 2001, Federal and State law requires all Minnesota Public School Districts to seek payment from Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP), which includes Medical Assistance (MA) and Minnesota Care (MNCare), for educational assessments and Individualized Education Program (IEP) health-related services.

As of July 2013, the application for MHCP contains a section in which the parent/guardian provides consent to school districts to bill the Minnesota Department of Human Services for IEP health-related services that the child may receive. With exception of Early Childhood, students under three, written consent is required for those students. If your child is covered by an MHCP, these services will be billed by your child’s school district. There is no cost to your family and it will not affect your MA or MNCare coverage.

If you wish to discontinue billing of your child’s services, please provide written notice to: Paul Bunyan Ed. Cooperative, Attn: Wanda Lane 804 Oak St., Brainerd MN 56401 This will not affect your child’s IEP services in any way.