Month: May 2014
E-signatures are Okay to release child record to SSA
May 19, 2014
The Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) secure online application and electronic medical record system use electronic signatures to indicate Parent/Guardian consent to release personal information about their child. If you are wondering if this electronic signature is acceptable to release the child’s Birth to Three records, the answer is YES. Medical Examiners rely on Birth to Three evaluations as part of their determination of eligibility for cash benefits. When you receive a request for records about a child currently or previously on your roster that includes a “typed” name of parent or guardian, please provide the requested information at your earliest convenience … Continue reading
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May 13, 2014
You may have seen an empty email around noon on May 13th. We are working with Mail Chimp to get blog posts sent to your inbox but something went wrong. When in doubt, it is probably a good practice to add this blog to your RSS feeds in Outlook or another feed service, or just check the blog tab at Birth23.org once a week.
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BESB Resource List
May 13, 2014
The Department of Rehabilitation Services-Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind has compiled a list of Funding Opportunities/ Benefits for Children with Disabilities and their Families. Areas include: Government Benefits, Chronic Disabilities/ Disability Specific Funds, Town/Regional Specific Funds, Adaptive Equipment & Assistive Technology Devices, and Wish Granting Organizations. If you would like to receive the full list with complete details, contact Gail Feld at Gail.Feld@CT.gov or at 860.602.4232.
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Family Survey Clarification
May 13, 2014
Each March we give batches of pre-printed family surveys to programs to pass on to specific families. The families who get the surveys are those who have had more than six months of visits on Feb 1st each year. If you have a family who you think should have received a survey and didn’t, first please check that their first visit was before 8/1/13. If it was, please contact Anna.Hollister@CT.gov. If it wasn’t, please do not give the family a blank survey as they need a number to complete the survey online. In addition, regardless of how the survey is completed, their results … Continue reading
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