IndianaSchool based health services and report.
What it does
Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to the United States Department of Health and Human Services to allow school corporations to seek Medicaid reimbursement for medically necessary school based Medicaid covered services (program). (Current law allows for the state plan amendment.) Sets forth requirements of the state plan amendment and program. Removes language that would have allowed for offsetting reductions to distributions of state tuition support or other state funds to school corporations in the amount of certain nonfederal reimbursements.
More detail
Specifies how school corporations can expend the funds. Requires the office and the department of education (department) to each employ one employee for the program and to train school corporations concerning the program. Requires the department to conduct a study concerning workload levels for school based health providers who are licensed occupational therapists and licensed physical therapists. Specifies components to consider in determining a methodology and requirements of the study. Requires the department to submit a report of the study to the legislative council before November 1, 2025, and to post the report on the department's website.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jan 9Authored by Representative Garcia WilburnLatest
- Jan 9Coauthored by Representative Clere
- Jan 9First reading: referred to Committee on EducationIntroduced