Coverage for AAC Devices

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Hi Daine-

Here are some sites that are informative on the coverage for AAC

devices. At these sites there are some contacts that may be provided.

Perhaps they could give you answers on funding and what applies to

's rights. Throughout your search you may also want to use the

term Speech Generated Device (SGD) Funding. I sure hope this can help.

Best Wishes,

Mustafa

Medicare Frequently Asked Questions And Answers (FAQs): Augmentative

and Alternative Communication Devices/ Speech Generating Devices

(Medicare coverage- younger persons are eligible based on disability

or specific condition.)

http://www.gusinc.com/MCFAQs.html

National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons With

Severe Disabilities

" Categorical denial of communication services and supports without

consideration of person's unique communication needs may violate

federal statute, and may also violate state law, regulation, and

policy. "

http://www.tash.org/communication/comneeds.htm

HCFA removes exclusion of Medicare coverage for AAC devices

http://professional.asha.org/resources/reimbursement/aac_update.cfm

AAC and Reimbursement search results

http://professional.asha.org/searchresults.cfm

Advocate Newsletter:

Newsletter of the National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project

A Project of Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.

http://www.nls.org/av/av-0501.htm

Key Questions for Medicare Coverage

& Funding for AAC Devices

http://www.nls.org/conf/medicareforacc.htm

MEDICARE NOW COVERING AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE

COMMUNICATION (AAC) DEVICES!

http://www.augmentative.com/aug_medicareannouncment.shtml

Directory of ish Rite

Clinics, Centers, and Programs

http://mn-mason.org/language.html

----- Original Message -----

>Its been awhile since I wrote......I last wrote when I was trying to

figure

>out how to buy the dynmate (voice device) for my son . My

insurance has denied it and the dr didn't fall threw in appealing it.

So the school went ahead and bought it (for school use only), They

offered me to buy it off them ($7000.00) with a payment plan for the

next two years. I figured out $300 for the next 24 months (were am I

suppose to get that kind of money?