Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/1440?qt-us_code_tabs=3
Timestamp: 2014-11-27 03:17:04
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1440', '§ 1440', '§ 1440', '§ 640', '§ 101', '§ 701', '§ 1396', '§ 640', '§ 101']

20 U.S. Code § 1440 - Payor of last resort | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 20 › Chapter 33 › Subchapter III › § 1440 20 U.S. Code § 1440 - Payor of last resort
Nonsubstitution Funds provided under section 1443 of this title may not be used to satisfy a financial commitment for services that would have been paid for from another public or private source, including any medical program administered by the Secretary of Defense, but for the enactment of this subchapter, except that whenever considered necessary to prevent a delay in the receipt of appropriate early intervention services by an infant, toddler, or family in a timely fashion, funds provided under section 1443 of this title may be used to pay the provider of services pending reimbursement from the agency that has ultimate responsibility for the payment.
Obligations related to and methods of ensuring services (1)
Establishing financial responsibility for services (A)
In general The Chief Executive Officer of a State or designee of the officer shall ensure that an interagency agreement or other mechanism for interagency coordination is in effect between each public agency and the designated lead agency, in order to ensure—
Consistency between agreements or mechanisms under subchapter II The Chief Executive Officer of a State or designee of the officer shall ensure that the terms and conditions of such agreement or mechanism are consistent with the terms and conditions of the State’s agreement or mechanism under section 1412
(a)(12) of this title, where appropriate.
Reimbursement for services by public agency (A)
In general If a public agency other than an educational agency fails to provide or pay for the services pursuant to an agreement required under paragraph (1), the local educational agency or State agency (as determined by the Chief Executive Officer or designee) shall provide or pay for the provision of such services to the child.
Reimbursement Such local educational agency or State agency is authorized to claim reimbursement for the services from the public agency that failed to provide or pay for such services and such public agency shall reimburse the local educational agency or State agency pursuant to the terms of the interagency agreement or other mechanism required under paragraph (1).
Special rule The requirements of paragraph (1) may be met through—
Reduction of other benefits Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to permit the State to reduce medical or other assistance available or to alter eligibility under title V of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.] (relating to maternal and child health) or title XIX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.] (relating to medicaid for infants or toddlers with disabilities) within the State.
(Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 640, as added Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101,Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2757.)
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Titles V and XIX of the Act are classified generally to subchapters V (§ 701 et seq.) and XIX (§ 1396 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
A prior section 1440,Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 640, as added Pub. L. 105–17, title I, § 101,June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 116, related to the payor of last resort, prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by Pub. L. 108–446.