Fact Sheets - Ohio
SCHOOL-BASED
HEALTH CENTERS IN OHIO
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In school year 1999/2000
Ohio reported 20 school-based health centers, an increase of
ten over a two-year period. Most of the centers (15) were located
in urban areas. That year state funding for centers came to
$75,000 -- all from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
or Title V program -- which marked a $40,000 decrease in funding
for centers over two years. Thirteen of the centers were located
in elementary schools, four in high schools, one in a K-12 school,
and two in alternative schools. |
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Descriptive Data, 1999/2000
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| SBHCs
with primary care providers |
Types
of schools housing SBHCs |
Location
of SBHCs |
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State
Policies
Table I: Policies Regarding Third Party Payments for SBHC
Services
| SBHCs are eligible for services under
fee-for-service Medicaid |
Yes |
| SBHCs are eligible for services under
fee-for-service SCHIP |
Yes |
| State policy specifically prohibits SBHCs
from billing Medicaid |
No |
| State requires through law, managed care
contracts or regulations that Medicaid managed care
provider networks inlcude SBHCs |
No |
| State encourages through law, mangaed
care contracts or regulations that Medicaid managed
care provider networks include SBHCs |
No |
| State prohibits SBHCs from being paid
for care provided to Medicaid managed care beneficiaries |
No |
| State requires through law, managed care
contracts or regulations that SCHIP managed care provider
networks inlcude SBHCs |
No |
| State encourages through law, mangaed
care contracts or regulations that SCHIP managed care
provider networks include SBHCs |
No |
Table II: Programs and Policies that Support SBHCs
| Is there a program unit which is responsible
for providing technical assistance to communities interested
in SBHCs? |
Yes |
| Does this office administer a grant program
that supports SBHCs? |
No |
| Does the state have targeting guidelines
for state-funded SBHCs? |
No |
| Has the state established operating standards
for SBHCs? |
No |
| Are SBHCs licensed by state health licensing
authority? |
No |
Table III: SBHCs and Managed Care Experience
| Do any SBHCs in the state have contracts
with managed care plans? |
Yes |
| Do any SBHCs participate in commercial
plans? |
Yes |
| Does state law permit nurse practitioners
to participate in managed care provider networks as
primary care providers? |
No |
Table IV: SBHCs and Community Support
| Has the state health department or education
agency sponsored polls or organized focus groups to
identify public intersts or concerns regarding SBHCs? |
No |
| Has the state agency been asked to provide
inforamtion on how to start, operate, or fund a SBHC? |
Yes |
| Has the state agency been contacted
by persons who were worried about the opening of SBHCs
in their communities? |
No |
| Has the agency been contacted by persons
opposed to the opening of SBHCs in the State? |
Yes |
| Do SBHCs assess parent and/or student
satisfaction with their services? |
Yes |
Source:
National Survey of School-Based Health Centers 2000,
Making the Grade
State Funds for SBHCs for School Year 1999-2000
Title V MCH Block Grant
(state directed dollars) |
$7,500 |
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Contact Information:
Angela Norton
SBHC Program Administrator
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 118
264 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
Phone: 614/466-6039
Fax: 614/466-9850
Email: anorton@gw.odh.state.oh.us
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Related Links:
Ohio Department of Health
http://www.odh.state.oh.us
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