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Sustaining School Mental Health Programs &Services

Sustaining School Mental Health Programs &Services. April 2012 Sustainability Meeting 2009 SSHS Grantees TASs: Beth Freeman and Kelly Wells. Agenda. Review of Legacy Wheel Blending Funding within all 3 Tiers IDEA: School Medicaid Claiming (SMAC) Guide

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Sustaining School Mental Health Programs &Services

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  1. Sustaining School Mental Health Programs &Services April 2012 Sustainability Meeting 2009 SSHS Grantees TASs: Beth Freeman and Kelly Wells

  2. Agenda • Review of Legacy Wheel • Blending Funding within all 3 Tiers • IDEA: School Medicaid Claiming (SMAC) Guide • Activity: Let’s Google! and Develop a SMAC Chart

  3. “I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions, they will be moved to act.”-Bill Gates

  4. Review of Legacy Wheel • School-based mental health programs broken down into functions • Data is analyzed by CMT and decisions are made on what to continue • Eliminate functions that will be sustained by other funding sources • Work on functions that still need to be sustained

  5. Blended Funding Share responsibility among community partners, school districts, state agencies, and social service non-profits to continue services in the red, yellow, andgreenzones.

  6. School Medicaid Administrative Claiming (SMAC) Guide • Search state SMAC guide on various websites: • Health and Human Services • State Department of Education • Office of Exceptional Children • Review guide to determine services your state’s Medicaid reimbursement services allowable under IDEA and/or other school-based services

  7. Questions to Ask: School Medicaid Programs • What services is my school district currently billing Medicaid for – school health and/or IEP-related services? • Examples: Administrative services, outreach, screening, individual and group counseling, nursing, assessments, speech, PT/OT, personal care, special transportation • How are Special Education programs funded in my state for schools districts through Medicaid? • Examples: Psychological educational assessments, IEP related services, 504 plans • What services could my school district bill for that they are not?

  8. Develop Your SMAC Chart

  9. Let’s ! Your State School Medicaid Administrative Claiming Guide

  10. We Want to Hear from YOU! • Please share with us… • What you have learned from your research today? • Did you learn any new ways to use SMAC that may bring in funding to sustain your school-mental health program? • Are there any new partners that you need to bring in the school to provide services?

  11. Contact Information Beth Freeman Kelly Wells 803-957-6845 803-661-6087 efreeman@air.orgkwells@air.org

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