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Content available from: AAC-Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC)

Securing funding for AAC devices can be difficult. This presentation reviews the current status of funding for SGDs in our health care system. Key concepts and principles that support coverage and related SGD access are addressed, including the SLP’s role in determining eligibility and availability for funding through Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, Tricare, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Key vocabulary, history, resources and web pages relating to SGD are addressed.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• describe the four areas that determine funding for SGDs
• examine how SGDs can serve as specific treatment across five broad communication impairment areas
• demonstrate how SLPs participate in the funding process for SGDs

System Requirements

To complete this program, you will need the following:

• Adobe Flash Player
• Adobe Reader

And one of the following browsers:

• Windows 2000/XP/Vista: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later, Netscape 7.x, Firefox 1.x or later, or Opera 7.11
• Mac OS X: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, Opera 6, or Safari 1.0 (Mac OS 10.2x or later only)
• Linux: Konqueror 3.3.1, Mozilla 1.7.3, Firefox 1.x