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State Children’s Health Insurance Program

Phase 1 Effective Date: April 1, 1998

Revised: 1/26/98, 2/19/98, 3/3/98, 3/6/98 Phase 2 Effective Date: July 1, 1998

Revised: 8/20/98, 8/24/98, 10/1/99, 7/28/00, 1/31/01, 7/02/02, 7/22/02, 1/3/03, 2/13/04, 9/27/04, 11/15/04, 8/11/05, 10/1/06, 7/1/09, 7/1/10, 7/1/11, 7/1/12 21 physicians enrolled in Healthy Kids plans. The CMSN enters into contracts with providers to participate in the CMSN.

Children’s Mental Health Services Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Health work collaboratively to provide Medicaid-funded and state-funded mental health and substance abuse services for children through networks of contracted providers. There is also an array of substance abuse services funded by Medicaid and the Department of Children and Families for children and adolescents with serious alcohol or other drug addictions. Direct Health Services Direct health services are provided by county health departments, school-based health centers and voluntary practitioner programs. • Florida has 67 county health departments, which provide comprehensive primary care services, including care for acute and chronic illness, injuries, family planning, prenatal care, diagnostic services and prescriptions. • County health departments are MediPass providers for Medicaid patients. Some county health departments have agreements with managed care organizations to provide other Medicaid services. • The county health departments furnish services on a sliding fee scale, according to family size and income. • Maternal and Child Health Block Grant (Title V of the Social Security Act) funds are passed through to the county health department where they are used to support a number of activities on behalf of women and children, particularly those of low income. State Title V staff provides oversight, consultation and standards to assure appropriate utilization of these funds. When families are ineligible for any insurance plan, or when there is not another provider of free or reduced price health care (i.e., community or rural health centers) available or accessible, many of these county health departments provide direct services to low- income children. Services provided in county health departments include comprehensive well child clinic services, including developmental and physical assessments, immunizations and parent