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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 36 to provide specialized behavioral health services for CMSN enrolled school-age children with serious emotional disturbance (mood, psychotic or anxiety disorders) or substance abuse problems, subject to the availability of enrollment slots. Children on the waiting list for an enrollment slot will be provided with the standard Medicaid behavioral health package through the CMSN until a slot becomes available. These children also receive their physical health care through the CMSN. A child with a physical, developmental or behavioral special health care need, but who does not have a serious emotional disturbance or substance abuse problem, will receive the standard Medicaid benefit package including the behavioral health services package through the CMSN. Department of Health Comprehensive and Full Service School Health Services Initiative Basic school health services are provided to all students in Florida public schools, and additionally, Comprehensive school health services and Full Service school health services are provided to low-income, at-risk school age children. Florida statute section 381.0056 requires that basic school health services be provided at all Florida public schools, including schools in the Comprehensive and Full Service School program. The Florida Department of Health’s School Health Services Program promotes student health through prevention, screening, early intervention, and treatment or referral for acute or chronic health problems. As required in Florida statute section 381.0057, , the Department of Health’s Comprehensive School Health Services are available to locally determined schools in 46 Florida counties where there is a high incidence of medically underserved high-risk children, low birth weight babies, infant mortality, or teenage pregnancy. The purpose is to promote the health of students, reduce teenage pregnancy and other risk-taking behaviors, and facilitate the educational process in developing healthy, self-sufficient adults who will become productive citizens independent of public support. The program does this by focusing on prevention of high-risk behaviors, keeping children in school, healthy and ready to learn, and by facilitating early return of students who are out of school because of serious illness, or for childbirth and parenting. Sixty-six of Florida’s sixty-seven counties provide Full Service School services per Florida statute section 402.3026. Full Service Schools are located in medically underserved, high-risk communities and they provide a range of health and social services (in addition to basic school health services) that increase access to health care and help to reduce health barriers to learning.