Sec. 303.520 (a) (2)
(2) With regard to using the public benefits or insurance of a child or parent to pay for part C services, the State—
(i) May not require a parent to sign up for or enroll in public benefits or insurance programs as a condition of receiving part C services and must obtain consent prior to using the public benefits or insurance of a child or parent if that child or parent is not already enrolled in such a program;
(ii) Must obtain consent, consistent with §§303.7 and 303.420(a)(4), to use a child’s or parent’s public benefits or insurance to pay for part C services if that use would—
(A) Decrease available lifetime coverage or any other insured benefit for that child or parent under that program;
(B) Result in the child’s parents paying for services that would otherwise be covered by the public benefits or insurance program;
(C) Result in any increase in premiums or discontinuation of public benefits or insurance for that child or that child’s parents; or
(D) Risk loss of eligibility for the child or that child’s parents for home and community-based waivers based on aggregate health-related expenditures.
(iii) If the parent does not provide consent under paragraphs (a)(2)(i) or (a)(2)(ii) of this section, the State must still make available those part C services on the IFSP to which the parent has provided consent.
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Last modified on May 3, 2017