Executive Summary

The Third Party Billing program commenced in the Spring of 1992 as a collaborative effort between Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) and the Baltimore County Department of Health (BCDH). Third Party Billing is a systemwide effort of the Baltimore County Public Schools designed to recover health care costs from Medicaid for health care services rendered to Baltimore County Public School students. Related service data is submitted by speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, audiologists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers. Transportation services provided to special education students are also a billable service.

Currently, there are 5,048 eligible special education students identified in Baltimore County. These students constitute 37.39% of the Special Education population and 4.72% of the students attending Baltimore County Public Schools. Funds recovered from the Third Party Billing program supplement existing programs by creating a host of staff positions, as well as supplies and equipment from several programs.

Revised 06/26/06