Welcome to the Southern Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs!
Commonly Used Referral Forms Are One Click Away:
Physician Referral Form to the Southern Regional Center
WIC Referral Form
ADRC Referral Form
What’s New
Joint Guidance on the Application of FERPA and HIPAA to Student Health Records
The U.S. Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released updated joint guidance addressing the application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to records maintained on students.
The guidance, which was first issued in November 2008, clarifies for school administrators, health care professionals, families, and others how FERPA and HIPAA apply to education and health records maintained about students. The revised guidance includes additional frequently asked questions and answers addressing when a student’s health information can be shared without the written consent of the parent or eligible student under FERPA, or without written authorization under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Feds Seek Information about Family Caregiving Challenges
The national Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage Family Caregivers Act (the RAISE Act) became law in January 2018. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and maintain a national strategy to recognize and support family caregivers, and to organize an Advisory Council to make recommendations. Now, in preparation for the Advisory Council’s initial report to Congress, HHS is providing an opportunity for individuals and organizations to submit information on the challenges faced by caregivers. This information will help guide the development of the national family caregiving strategy. To offer your thoughts, submit this form by February 7, 2020
Find Us
Our Southern Regional C
enter serves the following counties: Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Juneau, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk and Vernon, shown in orange on the map.
Contact the Southern Regional Center.
Call: 1-800-532-3321
Email: cyshcn@waisman.wisc.edu
The Southern Regional Center (SRC) has a listserv we use to inform families about upcoming trainings and events in our region and opportunities for state and national input. In 2020 we hope families from the listserv will join us in initiatives like reviewing the Navigation Guide, revamping this website, launching an SRC Facebook page, increasing partnerships with libraries and more. Do you want to stay informed and get involved? Send an email to join-src4family@lists.wisc.edu. You can unsubscribe at any time.
If you need to contact another regional center, please download a brochure at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/publications/p4/p40051.pdf
Wisconsin Well Badger Resource Center is a statewide public health Information and Referral (I&R) service and resource program offering a toll free phone line and website for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and more. Well Badger is staffed to provide information and referrals with a deliberate focus to engage high-risk populations and for those with special needs.
Website: https://wellbadger.org/
Phone: 1-800-642-7837
