Hot Topics

1/26/11 -
A. Special Ed Speech Therapy Either "Direct" or "Related" Service;
(Ability to Communicate Basic Skill that Adversely Affects Educational Performance)

4/09 - Education Reforms Affect SLPs

4/08 - Mad as Hell? Join CSHA PAC!

1/1/09 - MEDICARE HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT REVIEWS
(CMS RAC Reviews)

8/23/06 - FEES; Suctioning & CA SLP Licensing Scope of Practice

After 1/1/07 removes hospital limitation on SLP endoscopy; authorizes suctioning

1. Legal clarification of SLPs' Authority for Suctioning; and
2. Expansion of settings for Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

School Issues

• Caseloads
• From ASHA Forums
  Caseload/Workload Calculator
  http://www.speechandlanguage.com/caseload/caseload_calc2.asp
  and
  http://www.sen.ca.gov/sor/reports/REPORTS_BY_SUBJ/HEALTH/Sidebyside53107.pdf
• Background and Laws
• B. CDE SED letter Updated 1/26/11
• Special Education Caseload Reduction Initiatives (CSHA Testimony)
• Local Unions & Caseloads, Etc.
• Complaints?  Caseloads and/or facilities preventing appropriate IEP services?
• SEALs Network for School-Based SLPs

HMO Issues

• HMO Help