2846

NONPUBLIC SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL OR PROGRAM RATES ESTABLISHED IN ANOTHER STATE

2846.1

Pursuant to the following sections, a nonpublic special education school or program may request that OSSE recognize a rate or set of rates approved in another state, or political subdivision within a state, based upon a rate-setting methodology OSSE deems to be reasonable. If another jurisdiction's rate-setting methodology results in a set of rates for a given school or program (for example, a per diem tuition rate and/or related service(s) rates) the set of rates shall be recognized by OSSE in total..

2846.2

A nonpublic special education school or program shall submit to OSSE documentation that supports the rate(s) established in another state in an appropriate electronic format, annually or within five (5) business days after the date a student is enrolled at the nonpublic special education school or program. The documentation submitted to OSSE shall include the following information:

(a) A complete set of all documents submitted to the rate-setting state or political subdivision;

(b) Copies of all communications and notices received from the rate-setting state, or political subdivision within a state, describing all limitations to the rates including, without limitation, the effective dates;

(c) Information relating to bundling related service(s) in the per diem education rate; and

(d) The number of regular school days in the year for which the rate(s) will be paid.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5442, 5451 (July 1, 2011).