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An MSP Bulletin From Healthcare Billing Services

MSP Parental Consent to Share Student-specific Health Information and Bill Medicaid

From The Desk of Dan Thomas

What is MSP Parental Consent?

The “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” (HIPAA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act” (FERPA) both require that school districts obtain signed Parental Consent before sharing a student’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in the process of billing Medicaid.

  • Annually, an MSP Parental Consent Notification must be provided to the parent or guardian.
  • A one-time MSP Parental Consent Form must be signed by the parent or guardian.

When to Obtain Signed Parental Consent?

  • The best time to get signed MSP Parental Consent is when the parent is signing the PR-05 Parent Consent For Evaluation. 
  • Another good time is when the parents are signing the PR-07 Individualized Education Program (IEP).
  • HBS will inform school districts on a monthly basis of students receiving therapy services that we do not yet have a signed Parental Consent Form on file. The district should attempt to obtain the missing signed parental consent form anytime that they have contact with the parent.

How Should We Distribute the Annual MSP Parental Notification to parents?

  • Many districts have elected to post the MSP Parental Consent Notification on their district website.
  • Another method is sending the Notification home with the student to pass on to the parent.
  • US Post office mailing of the Notification to all IEP students is also an option.
  • Emailing the Notification to the parents is always an option also.

If you have any questions or need further information on any of our Ohio MSP Bulletins, please contact our office at (740) 639-4218 or at info@teamhbs.com