A student who uses a wheelchair and needs healthcare services related to a breathing machine is enrolled in special education services.

A student who uses a wheelchair and needs healthcare services related to a breathing machine is enrolled in special education services. He is considered medically fragile and requires nursing care 24 hours a day. The school would like to share the cost of the nurse with the family. How the cost be legally shared? The school can share costs with the family if it allows them to select the nurse who provides services. The school can work with the insurance company to share costs, but there cannot be a cost to the family. The school covers the same percentage amount as the family’s insurance company. The school requires the family to apply for Medicaid services in order to share costs with another state fund.