AAC Funding, Insurance & Advocacy Flashcards
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Which federal law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and requires reasonable accommodations, including AAC access, in public settings?
Answer: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA mandates that public entities and employers provide reasonable accommodations, which can include AAC systems, to individuals with communication disabilities.
What does the term 'medical necessity' mean in the context of AAC device funding?
Answer: The device is clinically required to meet the individual's communication needs
Medical necessity means the AAC device is clinically essential to address the individual's functional communication deficit and cannot be met by other means.
Which funding source specifically serves children from low-income families and can cover AAC devices through state waiver programs?
Answer: Medicaid
Medicaid covers AAC devices for eligible low-income children and adults, often through home and community-based service (HCBS) waiver programs.
A letter of medical necessity (LMN) for an AAC device should primarily include which of the following?
Answer: Diagnosis, functional communication limitations, trial results, and rationale for the specific device
An effective LMN documents the clinical diagnosis, functional communication limitations, evidence from device trials, and a clear rationale linking the specific device to the client's needs.
Which organization provides advocacy resources and a communication bill of rights for AAC users in the United States?
Answer: National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities (NJC)
The NJC published the Communication Bill of Rights, a foundational advocacy document affirming the communication rights of individuals with severe disabilities.
When an AAC device is funded through Medicare, what restriction applies to the type of device covered?
Answer: The device must be dedicated solely to speech generation and cannot run other apps
Medicare requires that a covered SGD be a dedicated speech-generation device and not a general-purpose tablet or computer that runs other non-medical applications.