Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Failure to Thrive
Is relinquishing custody best for everyone's safety?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 747175" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>The law says that the school district must pay to educate any child who qualifies under special education law in the least restrictive environment it takes. That includes hospitals, residential treatment centers, non public school, no matter the cost. There is no way that your child does not qualify for this. But school districts don't necessarily make it easy.</p><p></p><p>There are free resources to help parents, that provide advocates, and attorneys. I don't know where you live but when we lived in California, my son had his own free attorney that represented him in IEPS. He had a taxi come every day to take him 45 minutes each way to the non-public school which they also paid for. Other children have the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) paid for almost completely. The school district has to pay for the educational part of this, which includes the residential component, if this is included in the IEP. It is the law. School districts can be abusive and intimidating to parents, because they don't want to pay. But they know once it is written into the IEP, they have to pay.</p><p></p><p>It is way better to have support, and legal advocacy. The agency I worked with is called Disability Rights. I do not know where else they have offices. But I would bet that if you were to call the Berkeley office they would help you connect with resources.</p><p></p><p>The obstacle you have is the medical care part. I don't see how in the world the insurance company can deny coverage. There argument that your son is not responding, is ridiculous. He may not have responded so far, but with the next thing he will. He surely will not respond, if treatment is stopped.</p><p></p><p>There must be an ombudsman in your state, to which to appeal. I would go to your state's Department of Insurance (phone call and in writing). I would go to my congressperson, to both senators and to the governor's office. Put everything in writing. Each of these elected officials has a staff that only deals with issues such as yours. They should go to bat for you. I would fax or email a letter and I would call.</p><p></p><p>I would start out with something like this in the letter: The insurance company has advised us that they will no longer cover necessary and urgent medical care for my son because they say treatment is not working. I have been advised to surrender parent rights, so that my son can receive the care that he needs. I need your help so that my son can receive the medical treatment that he needs. He should not have to lose his family who loves him, and we should not have to surrender him to the State, that he receive necessary medical treatment.</p><p></p><p>Then describe his diagnoses, his behaviors, his symptoms, why he needs this level of care, etc.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure if Regional Center will pick up the cost of medical care if the insurance company will not. Eligibility here, I believe, is for kids with developmental disorders. Asperger's is a disability disorder. I think he should be eligible. I would try. You can google for more information. In my own experience regional center picks up things that other programs, insurance do not. (My son was Regional Center for a short time, as an at-risk infant.) They also provide case managers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 747175, member: 18958"] The law says that the school district must pay to educate any child who qualifies under special education law in the least restrictive environment it takes. That includes hospitals, residential treatment centers, non public school, no matter the cost. There is no way that your child does not qualify for this. But school districts don't necessarily make it easy. There are free resources to help parents, that provide advocates, and attorneys. I don't know where you live but when we lived in California, my son had his own free attorney that represented him in IEPS. He had a taxi come every day to take him 45 minutes each way to the non-public school which they also paid for. Other children have the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) paid for almost completely. The school district has to pay for the educational part of this, which includes the residential component, if this is included in the IEP. It is the law. School districts can be abusive and intimidating to parents, because they don't want to pay. But they know once it is written into the IEP, they have to pay. It is way better to have support, and legal advocacy. The agency I worked with is called Disability Rights. I do not know where else they have offices. But I would bet that if you were to call the Berkeley office they would help you connect with resources. The obstacle you have is the medical care part. I don't see how in the world the insurance company can deny coverage. There argument that your son is not responding, is ridiculous. He may not have responded so far, but with the next thing he will. He surely will not respond, if treatment is stopped. There must be an ombudsman in your state, to which to appeal. I would go to your state's Department of Insurance (phone call and in writing). I would go to my congressperson, to both senators and to the governor's office. Put everything in writing. Each of these elected officials has a staff that only deals with issues such as yours. They should go to bat for you. I would fax or email a letter and I would call. I would start out with something like this in the letter: The insurance company has advised us that they will no longer cover necessary and urgent medical care for my son because they say treatment is not working. I have been advised to surrender parent rights, so that my son can receive the care that he needs. I need your help so that my son can receive the medical treatment that he needs. He should not have to lose his family who loves him, and we should not have to surrender him to the State, that he receive necessary medical treatment. Then describe his diagnoses, his behaviors, his symptoms, why he needs this level of care, etc. I am not sure if Regional Center will pick up the cost of medical care if the insurance company will not. Eligibility here, I believe, is for kids with developmental disorders. Asperger's is a disability disorder. I think he should be eligible. I would try. You can google for more information. In my own experience regional center picks up things that other programs, insurance do not. (My son was Regional Center for a short time, as an at-risk infant.) They also provide case managers. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Failure to Thrive
Is relinquishing custody best for everyone's safety?
Top