Technician, Medicaid - Student Services

JOB DESCRIPTION: To coordinate with schools, special education staff, and the Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Department to ensure compliance with Medicaid funding requirements, including IEP compliance, coordinating required trainings, and oversee the Random Moment Time Studies.
QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or equivalent. Some knowledge of office terminology, procedures, and equipment. Ability to write legibly, follow oral and written directions, and work with a variety of people.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Register Medicaid billable SPED employees with AHCCCS.
• Request NPI number - National Provider Number for Certified personal.
• Coordinate trainings with SEAS to be in compliance with Medicaid requirements.
• Coordinate CPR/First Aid training for classified staff (Health Providers)
• Provide RMTS trainings for all district-wide AHCCCS approved providers.
• Monitor RMTS - Random Moments of Time Study Daily
• Review IEPs for compliance and accuracy and assist service coordinators in bringing special education files into compliance for Medicaid and state audits.
• Collaborate with the tuition out personnel to ensure they are in compliance with both special education records and Medicaid documentation such as DSCtop and Service Records.
• Collaborate with other district departments to ensure full compliance for both special education records and Medicaid.
• Provide our Transportation Department with weekly J2/J3 reports.
• Create and maintain spreadsheets of all current providers with all pertinent information including current licensure, CPR/First Aid, and AHCCCS provider ID numbers, NPI - National Provider Number, and maintain physical files with all licensure dating back five years.
• Provide PCG - Public Group Consultant with the IEPs of students who are Medicaid billable.
• Maintain a database of all current Medicaid students (both in district and tuition out). Manage DSCtop and assure all Providers are billing appropriately each month.
• Transportation (bus drivers)
• Nurses
• Health Aids
• OTs, PTs, Speech-Language Pathologist
• Perform clerical and all other duties as assigned.
• Serve as a public relations liaison in answering telephones, taking messages, returning phone calls, and receiving visitors.

SALARY: Twelve-month position, beginning salary Level 31, employee benefits in accordance with Board policies.
EVALUATION: Performance to be evaluated in accordance with Board Policy on the evaluation of support personnel.
Governing Board Approved: 6/10/2021