Delivering Services in School-Based Settings: A Comprehensive Guide to Medicaid Services and Administrative Claiming

While schools are a setting for and can be providers of Medicaid and CHIP-covered services, the State Medicaid/CHIP agency has the leading role in determining which services are covered by Medicaid and CHIP when furnished in or by schools and how school-based providers are paid. Therefore, the rules vary greatly depending on the state and are generally quite complex. It is often difficult for individual schools and school districts to understand and properly comply with such varied laws. This results in substantial losses in funding for Local Education Agencies (schools and school districts) across the country.

NOSAC Hiring Executive Director to Guide the Organization into a New Phase of Influence and Impact

The National Organization of State Associations for Children (NOSAC) has made the exciting decision to proceed with hiring a staff person to serve in a NOSAC leadership role. Please see the posting here. NOSAC is looking for someone incredible that can represent its vast network and to help NOSAC be a stronger partner to other national organizations, such as NACBH.

Applications Open: STOP School Violence Act

Members should apply for STOP School Violence Act funding for their work with and in schools, particularly on suicide prevention and mental health training. The Grants.gov deadline is May 8 and the JustGrants deadline is May 15. Find more information here.

Medicaid “Unwinding” Information & Resources

The Biden Administration has announced that it will end the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency declarations on May 11^th. As these emergency declarations expire, many expanded Medicaid enrollment protections and increases in federal funding will expire or change.