IN HB1238 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

School based health services and report. 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. 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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Title

School based health services and report.

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History

DateChamberAction
2025-01-09HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Education
2025-01-09HouseAuthored by Representative Garcia Wilburn
2025-01-09HouseCoauthored by Representative Clere

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