We recently renewed our PreK transportation contract via an rfp. The awarded bid is significantly higher than our previous rate. We are now paying per bus, not per child. Additionally, there is a genuine shortage of school bus drivers throughout our region.
We are trying to hire some drivers as part time employees of our county to alleviate the odd route bringing a lower number of child/ren and potentially curb costs. We encourage families to transport their own child and pay them mileage. Do counties have any other ideas or creative approaches they are doing to assist in keeping transportation costs lower?
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Pre-K Special Education Transportation
August 23, 2019
Nurses and their multiple roles
August 7, 2019
Do the nurses in your department do any work beyond running clinics? If so, what other work are they doing? What titles, beyond those traditional nursing roles, are your nurses filling? What is the title/name of the division your nurses work under (aside from nursing specific services)?
EL SPA County Feedback August 2019
August 1, 2019
There is a proposed change within the EI State Plan Amendment that would create two separate fixed rates for ISC with billing related time requirements that we predict most counties would not meet. We are concerned that this could have a fiscal impact to counties, so we plan to reach out to BEI this week for clarity. This proposed change is currently sitting with CMS for final approval.
Attached is the State Plan Amendment with attention to pages 24 (Method of Reimbursement) and 27 (change in payment methodology), as well as a list of questions that NYSACHO will bring forth to The Bureau of Early Intervention.
Certified Home Health Agency Requirement for Administrator and DPS
July 18, 2019
What qualifications does your Department’s Director of Patient Services (DPS) of your CHHA meet? & Have you had difficulties in the past few years recruiting and retaining qualified personnel to meet DPS requirements? *See Attachment called “Certified Home Health Agency Requirements for Administrator and DPS”*
PPD Shortage
July 17, 2019
Have counties updated their Department procedures to align with the new CDC/DOH TB serial screening recommendations based on the PPD shortage? See query attachments at the bottom.
Medical Examiner Contracting
July 5, 2019
Is your County Medical Examiner an individual, or does your County contract out for Medical Examiner services to a hospital or medical group?
Pre-K Program and Direct Services
July 1, 2019
Does your LHD administer the PreK program and also provide direct services to the PreK population? If you provide direct services to the PreK population, please indicate what services you provide.
