This guide is intended to assist Wisconsin school districts in accessing the health care financing system as a means of supporting specialized services. Topics covered include: determination of a local education agency's potential for third-party covered services; the need to become a certified provider dependent upon the funding source; determination of whether local education agency staff meet the qualifications necessary to become a certified provider; establishment of a system or mechanism to document relevant treatment-services data and translate that data into an appropriate third-party claim; and obtaining parental consent. Individual chapters address the following areas: (1) historical background--legal basis for third-party claims; (2) cautions in accessing third-party funds and gaining parental support; (3) delivery of health care services in an educational setting; (4) the Wisconsin Medical Assistance Program coverage of medically necessary services provided in the schools; (5) the health care financing system (including military coverage, state programs, private commercial plans, funded plans, and managed care alternatives); (6) documentation; (7) collection and transmission of treatment data; (8) insurance claim form preparation; (9) the life cycle of an insurance claim; (10) reporting third-party reimbursements; and (11) the "make or buy" decision. Extensive appendixes provide sample forms and documentation. A glossary and list of 11 state resources are also included. (DB)