Taxonomy code 251300000X
Local Education Agency (LEA) taxonomy code: 251300000X
Agencies
About this code
- Code
- 251300000X
- Grouping
- Agencies
- Classification
- Local Education Agency (LEA)
- For
- Organizations (NPI-2)
- Code set
- NUCC version 26.1
Definition
The term local education agency means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State to either provide administrative control or direction of, or perform a service function for public schools serving individuals ages 0 - 21 in a state, city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision including a combination of school districts or counties recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public schools. An LEA may provide, or employ professional who provide, services to children included in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), such services may include, but are not limited to, such medical services as physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
Providers choose taxonomy code 251300000X (Local Education Agency (LEA)) when they apply for or update their NPI. A provider can list several codes and marks one as primary; the code describes the type of care, not a license or board certification.
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Definition: National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC), Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, version 26.1, nucc.org.