Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What does the county think is reasonable & customary and what does he charge? I'm just curious--I have a hunch that what the county wants to pay is an amount much lower than any decent practictioner charges.
The cap set by the county is $900 for an education evaluation, $1,200 for a psychological evaluation and $400 for a speech/language evaluation. The Stixrud range for neuro-psychological testing is $2,960-$4,035.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
That Wrightslaw page is confusing. At one point it says:
Wrightslaw wrote:
There is no provision in the law that allows districts to limit the cost or that requires parents to pay a portion of the cost of an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE). - See more at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=8697#sthash.Ctfjwd2t.dpuf
although it qualifies it by saying that it's based on IDEA 97 (as if 10 years wasn't long enough to review IDEA 2004) and then later it says
Wrightslaw wrote:
It is not inconsistent with IDEA for a district to publish a list of the names and addresses of evaluators that meet agency criteria, including reasonable cost criteria. - See more at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=8697#sthash.Ctfjwd2t.dpuf
I don't have an answer for the OP, but I don't think the two sentences cited above are inconsistent with each other. A school district is free to publish a list -- perhaps to offer guidance, perhaps to encourage the use of those practitioners -- but cannot require the use of the people on that list.
OP, has the school given you something in writing that limits the cost of the IEE? What does that cite to -- a law, policy, regulation, something else?
Anonymous wrote:
That Wrightslaw page is confusing. At one point it says:
Wrightslaw wrote:
There is no provision in the law that allows districts to limit the cost or that requires parents to pay a portion of the cost of an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE). - See more at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=8697#sthash.Ctfjwd2t.dpuf
although it qualifies it by saying that it's based on IDEA 97 (as if 10 years wasn't long enough to review IDEA 2004) and then later it says
Wrightslaw wrote:
It is not inconsistent with IDEA for a district to publish a list of the names and addresses of evaluators that meet agency criteria, including reasonable cost criteria. - See more at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=8697#sthash.Ctfjwd2t.dpuf
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're in a disagreement with the school regarding assessments/recommendations. We're in the process of getting an IEE done through Stixrud. However, the cost at Stixrud is greater than what the county says in 'reasonable & customary'. The research I've done seems to indicate that once the school has agreed to an IEE, it's to be done at no cost to the parent as long as the evaluators meet the criteria set forth by the school. Stixrud certainly meets that criteria. Can I expect the county to fully reimburse us? Anyone been through this? FWIW, DC is a complex case. Thanks.
What is the exact language that you found indicating this? Please copy and paste it here so we can read it and give you a response. Thanks.
There are numerous writings about this, including WrightsLaw http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=8697 . I'm not looking for an interpretation of the law but what people have experienced with IEEs that exceeded the cap set by the school system. As many of us have experienced, the law may say one thing but the school district may do something different. Thanks.
Wrightslaw wrote:
There is no provision in the law that allows districts to limit the cost or that requires parents to pay a portion of the cost of an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE). - See more at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=8697#sthash.Ctfjwd2t.dpuf
Wrightslaw wrote:
It is not inconsistent with IDEA for a district to publish a list of the names and addresses of evaluators that meet agency criteria, including reasonable cost criteria. - See more at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=8697#sthash.Ctfjwd2t.dpuf
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would think that one of the "criteria set by the school" would be cost of the evaluation. Stixrud is wonderful, but his evaluations are not cheap.
The criteria referred to are the qualifications of the evaluator to conduct the assessments, not the cost.
Anonymous wrote:What does the county think is reasonable & customary and what does he charge? I'm just curious--I have a hunch that what the county wants to pay is an amount much lower than any decent practictioner charges.
Anonymous wrote:I would think that one of the "criteria set by the school" would be cost of the evaluation. Stixrud is wonderful, but his evaluations are not cheap.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're in a disagreement with the school regarding assessments/recommendations. We're in the process of getting an IEE done through Stixrud. However, the cost at Stixrud is greater than what the county says in 'reasonable & customary'. The research I've done seems to indicate that once the school has agreed to an IEE, it's to be done at no cost to the parent as long as the evaluators meet the criteria set forth by the school. Stixrud certainly meets that criteria. Can I expect the county to fully reimburse us? Anyone been through this? FWIW, DC is a complex case. Thanks.
What is the exact language that you found indicating this? Please copy and paste it here so we can read it and give you a response. Thanks.
Anonymous wrote:We're in a disagreement with the school regarding assessments/recommendations. We're in the process of getting an IEE done through Stixrud. However, the cost at Stixrud is greater than what the county says in 'reasonable & customary'. The research I've done seems to indicate that once the school has agreed to an IEE, it's to be done at no cost to the parent as long as the evaluators meet the criteria set forth by the school. Stixrud certainly meets that criteria. Can I expect the county to fully reimburse us? Anyone been through this? FWIW, DC is a complex case. Thanks.
Anonymous wrote:Has the county actually agreed to an IEE?