Funding For Educational Services
Family Resources are provided to support families who choose to keep their family member who has a developmental disability at home.
Respite services, or short-term residential care, are provided for families in their home or at an approved respite facility. Generally, respite care is provided for anywhere from four hours up to two weeks at a time.
Family Resource services also include counseling, parent training, and financial assistance for adaptive equipment such as wheelchair ramps.
Parent/Family Support groups also meet to provide family members with resources, support, or opportunities to provide suggestions regarding the services provided by the Board.
For additional information on the Family Resources Program, please call Franklin County Residential Services at 614-844-3800 or visit http://www.fcres.com
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| The Autism Scholarship Program (ASP) gives the parents of children with autism who qualify for a scholarship the choice to send the child to a special education program other than the one operated by the school district of residence to receive their education and the services outlined in the child’s individualized education program (IEP). Section 3310.41 of the Revised Code establishes the ASP and requires the Ohio Department of Education to adopt rules prescribing procedures to implement the program. |
Funding for Therapy Services
- Delaware County
- Autism Scholarship Program
- Ohio Medicaid
- Private Health Plans
- Special Needs Scholarship Program
- Early Intervention - Serving families with children birth through two years
- Family Support – Supporting families with children ages three through ten years
- Transition Support – Supporting youth ages eleven though high school
- Adult Support – Supporting adults in the community
- Provider Search Process
- Family Secured Provider information
- Medicaid and Waiver information
- Brochures and Information
- Incident reporting – MUI
- Rights and Due Process
- Parent Reimbursement for Respite Services
- Family Reimbursement Invoice
- Special Parents Network
- Special Needs Registry for Emergency Preparedness
Ohio Department of Education’s Autism Scholarship
| The Autism Scholarship Program (ASP) gives the parents of children with autism who qualify for a scholarship the choice to send the child to a special education program other than the one operated by the school district of residence to receive their education and the services outlined in the child’s individualized education program (IEP). Section 3310.41 of the Revised Code establishes the ASP and requires the Ohio Department of Education to adopt rules prescribing procedures to implement the program. |
Governor Kasich informed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that Ohio will not run a health insurance exchange but will leave that to the federal government.
Also, he informed HHS that Ohio will retain regulatory control over health insurance plans offered through a federally-operated exchange as well as retain the authority to determine who is eligible for Medicaid benefits. The Administration will submit additional details to the federal government prior to HHS’s February 2013 deadline.
Governor Kasich’s letter to HHS
All five states surrounding Ohio have enacted autism insurance reform laws which bar state-regulated health plans from discriminating against children and young adults with autism by refusing to cover proven treatments, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
The House bill (HB-598) is sponsored by state Reps. Lou Terhar (Green Township) and Cheryl Grossman (Grove City); the Senate version (SB-381) is sponsored by Senator Bill Seitz (Cincinnati). The legislation was unveiled at a Statehouse press conference today attended by Lorri Unumb, Autism Speaks’ vice president for state government affairs.
Governor Kasich signed the biennial state operating budget in June 2011, which included language to create a new special education scholarship program named after former state legislator and special education advocate Jon Peterson. The Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program will provide scholarships to students who, for the 2012-2013 school year, are eligible to attend kindergarten through 12th grade and have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) from their district of residence. The amount of each scholarship will be based on the disability identified on the student’s IEP and will not exceed $20,000.