I do not have any affiliations with health insurance as an in-network provider. I do have a National Provider Number, Medicare/Medicaid Number, and OT license number. With these numbers and an ICD-10 code and a CPT code. (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems/Current Procedural Terminology), you can submit your sales receipt to your out-of-network provider or Health Savings Account.

This service is independent of any school-based program and is completed via direct services In PA only for student interventions. This option requires a prescription from the physician.

This style of treatment focuses on additional support over and above and IEP and is similar to that of a tutor.

All coaching and consulting is a fee for service. This method of service delivery is community education which does not require a prescription. Cheri coaches parents to support a specific student. Consulting services are reserved for larger entities such as a school district.

Yes, the Occupational Therapy Practice Act in PA requires all practitioners to have Professional Liability insurance.

Testing your child for dysgraphia is not the easiest process. First of all, dysgraphia is a medical diagnosis. This diagnosis is not pertinent in the school setting as it is not an educational classification.

That being said, a comprehensive evaluation from a neuropsychologist and occupational therapist that specialize in dyslexia and dysgraphia are your best chances at narrowing down the skills that your child/student is missing.

Moreover, most of these evaluations are not covered under medical insurances. Nine of 10 times you need to pay cash for them. It may cost a parent over $5000 to get this type of evaluation completed if they can find practitioners that specialize in this area.

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An educational classification is a category that a child is placed in when an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is implemented. These classifications were established under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA). These categories include:
1. Autism
2. Deaf-blindness
3. Emotional Disturbance
4. Hearing Impairment
5. Intellectual Disability
6. Multiple Disabilities
7. Orthopedic Impairment
8. Other Health Impairment
9. Specific Learning Disability
10. Speech or language impairment
11. Traumatic Brain Injury
12. Visual Impairment

[71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 61306, Oct. 30, 2007; 82 FR 31912, July 11, 2017]

You can find more information about the classifications at

These classifications may confuse you because the terms seem medical in nature. However, the Department of Education has designed them to be very broad. Unlike, the codes that are used by physicians to diagnose illnesses. These codes are called ICD-10 codes. ICD = International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

School psychologists are required to place a student in one of these categories. They synchronize the reports fro all persons involved in the care and education of the student in linking specific medical diagnosis with that broad educational classification.

https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.8

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1. Specific learning disability (SLD)
   The umbrella term “SLD” covers a specific group of learning issues. The conditions in this group affect a child’s ability to read, write, listen, speak, reason or do math. Here are some of the issues that could fall in this group:

Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
Dyscalculia
Auditory processing disorder
Nonverbal learning disability
2. Other health impairment
The umbrella term “other health impairment” covers conditions that limit a child’s strength, energy or alertness. One example is an attention issue like ADHD.

1. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
   ASD is a developmental disability. It covers a wide range of symptoms and skills, but mainly affects a child’s social and communication skills. It can also impact behavior.
2. Emotional disturbance
   Children covered under the term “emotional disturbance” can have a number of mental disorders. They may include anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. (Some of these issues may also be covered under “other health impairment.”)
3. Speech or language impairment
   The umbrella term “speech or language impairment” covers a number of communication problems. Those include stuttering, impaired articulation, language impairment or voice impairment.
4. Visual impairment, including blindness
   A child who has vision problems is considered to have a visual impairment. This condition includes both partial sight and blindness. If eyewear can correct a vision problem, then it doesn’t qualify.
5. Deafness
   Children with a diagnosis of deafness have a severe hearing impairment. They aren’t able to process language through hearing.
6. Hearing impairment
   The term “hearing impairment” refers to a hearing loss not covered by the definition of deafness. This type of loss can change or fluctuate over time. Remember that being hard of hearing is not the same thing as having auditory processing disorder.
7. Deaf-blindness
   Children with a diagnosis of deaf-blindness have both hearing and visual impairments. Their communication and other needs are so great that programs for the deaf or blind can’t meet them.
8. Orthopedic impairment
   Any impairment to a child’s body, no matter what the cause, is considered an orthopedic impairment.
9. Intellectual disability
   Children with this type of disability have below-average intellectual ability. They may also have poor communication, self-care and social skills. Down syndrome is one example of an intellectual disability.
10. Traumatic brain injury
    This is a brain injury is caused by an accident or some kind of physical force.
11. Multiple disabilities
    A child with multiple disabilities has more than one condition covered by IDEA. Having multiple issues creates educational needs that can’t be met in a program for any one condition.

If you haven’t done so already, you might want to find out if your child is eligible for special education. If your child is found eligible, the next step will be to create an Individualized Education Program (IEP). If he isn’t school-age yet, you may want to learn about early intervention.