Bill Summary for H 500 (2023-2024)

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Summary date: 

Apr 25 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 500 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 28, 2023
AN ACT TO ENSURE INCREASED AWARENESS OF SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE REIMBURSABLE UNDER NORTH CAROLINA'S MEDICAID STATE PLAN AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF HEALTH BENEFITS, TO EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THE INTEGRATED CARE FOR KIDS MEDICAID PILOT PROGRAM, UPDATED FROM THE 2020 RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE NORTH CAROLINA CHILD WELL-BEING TRANSFORMATION COUNCIL, TO IMPLEMENT MEDICAID COVERAGE OF SCHOOL-BASED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AND TO REQUIRE ANNUAL PARENTAL CONSENT FOR STUDENT ACCESS TO SCHOOL HEALTH CLINIC SERVICES.
Intro. by Stevens.

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House committee substitute amends the 1st edition as follows. 

Part I.

Corrects an NCGA committee name. Adds the following.

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits (DHB), to implement Medicaid coverage of schoolbased transportation in adaptive vehicles for students with disabilities provided by local education agencies on the days they receive Medicaid covered health-related services, as described in Clinical Coverage Policy 10C. Requires DHB to submit a State Plan amendment, or develop a new or amend an existing clinical coverage policy; assign a CPT code as needed; and develop billing instructions. Requires coverage to be effective the later of July 1, 2023, or any effective date required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 

Requires an annual parental consent form to be signed in order for a child to access services provided at a school health clinic. Mandates that the form include a list of services provided, including specific preventative services provided, if any; a list of services available off-campus upon referral; and a list of other clinics to which the clinic may refer a student. Applies beginning with the 2023-24 school year. 

Part II.

Corrects an NCGA committee name.

Changes the act's titles.