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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Taylor, JP		DATE TYPED:	03/12/01		HB	HJM 62
SHORT TITLE:		Coordination of Medicaid Services				SB
					ANALYST:		Dunbar

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01

FY02

FY01

FY02

See Narrative

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HB525, HJM46, SB432, SB684, and SJM45

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Department of Public Education

Health Policy Commission

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

HJM 62 resolves that the Human Services Department and the Department of Education collaborate to study the current status of the provision and coordination of services in medical and educational settings, prepare a written report, and present the report with their findings and recommendations to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee by October 1, 2001.

Significant Issues

The Human Services Department, State Department of Public Education, and Public School Districts are in a three way joint powers agreement.

The State Department of Public Education has a full time staff person to work directly with the program.

Seventy-nine of our eighty-nine school districts participate in the Medicaid in the Schools program. This program generated approximately $10 million dollars in 1998-99 that schools could use to improve and expand health and health related services.

HSD continues to work with school district providers throughout the state to resolve outstanding claims and payment issues. Out of 133 claims that were received during the period of October 1999 to June 2000, 33 have been resolved. Out of $7,550.1HSD has made payments totaling $802.7 as of January 2001.

36 of 79 school districts have filed writ of mandamus with the Supreme Court to get resolution to the outstanding claims. The Supreme Court has taken this request under advisement.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The State Department of Public Education would have to identify the staff time needed to fulfill

what the memorial is requiring.

RELATIONSHIP

SB 432, Office of Medicaid in Schools, which relates to health care, creating an office of Medicaid in the Schools within the State Department of Public Education
HB 525, Student Medicaid Enrollment Effort, which refers to establishing a process for enrolling all eligible students in Medicaid and for billing the Medicaid program for all health services eligible for reimbursement provided by school nurses
SJM 45, Medicaid in the Schools Program
HJM 46, Medicaid in the Schools Program

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