TIPS FOR TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO ADULT SERVICES
-Get the Transition Health Care Checklist and work thru the questions to plan for teaching the skills needed to be as independent as possible.
Need to know to maintain Health Insurance
-Private Insurance: Youth may be able to continue on the parents insurance as long as they are considered an "adult dependent child"
-submit to your insurance benefits people a current statement from your doctor explaining about all medical conditions and disabilities
-HIPAA: Stands also for portability
-for all:when changing group health insurance get a certificate of coverage for portability, this will waive the waiting time and increase costs for pre-existing conditions, a formula is applied.
-Social Security as wan adult is one pathway to public insurance (MA)
-Youth on SSDI as a child, remember to reapply as an adult with disabilities
-Critical to have current evaluations and assessments including educational, medical, and psychological. These are needed to apply and qualify for many services and programs.
-Remember to return to your doctor for orders and services paid by public and private insurance.
