Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 21. July 2009 00:23
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and its implementing rule establish the standards for protecting the privacy of personally identifiable student information maintained by the school district in the student's education records. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 14. July 2009 00:11
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires a local education agency (LEA) to obtain from a student’s parent (or the student, if eligible) a written, dated and signed consent before disclosing personally identifiable information from the student’s education record. There are specific limited exceptions to this requirement as specified in the FERPA rules at 34 CFR Part 99. [More]
Author: Ryan Paiva | Posted: 11. July 2009 00:20
Under FERPA, what are the parental consent requirements for Medicaid billing? Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), with limited exceptions, local education agencies (LEA) are precluded from disclosing personally identifiable student information contained in education records, including health or medical information, without prior written parental consent. The U.S. Department of Education, Family Policy Compliance office has provided guidance regarding FERPA parental consent requirements when LEAs participate in Medicaid billing programs. Use the link below for more intormation and a link to the Department of Education's Advisory Letter. [More]
