| LEA ADHoc Workgroup Information
Under the LEA Program, California’s school districts and COE
are reimbursed by the federal government for health services provided to
Medi-Cal eligible students. The report published by the United States
GAO in April 2000 estimated that California ranked in the bottom quartile,
with respect to the average claim per Medicaid-eligible child, of states
with school-based programs.
|
 |
To reduce the gap in per child recovery for Medicaid
school-based reimbursements between California and the three states
recovering the most per child from the federal government, SB 231 was signed
into law in October 2001.
SB 231 requires the California Department of Health Care
Services to amend California’s Medicaid state plan to accomplish various
goals to enhance Medi-Cal services provided at school sites and access by
students to those services.
Participants in the LEA Ad Hoc Workgroup represent large,
medium, and small school districts, county offices of education,
professional organizations representing LEA services, DHCS, and the State
Department of Education. Meetings are held every other month and provide a
forum for LEAs to identify relevant issues and make recommendations to
improve the LEA Program.
|
