Descriptive
Data
Results
of the Making the Grade 2000 Survey of SBHC Initiatives
Primary
Care Provider
on Site
 |
Types
of Schools
Housing SBHCs
|
State
Policies
Table I: Policies Regarding Third Party Payments for SBHCs
| 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 prohibts SBHCs
from billing Medicaid |
No |
| State requires through law, managed care
contracts or regulations that Medicaid managed care provider
networks include beneficiaries |
Yes |
| 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 SBHCs managed care provider
networks include beneficiaries |
Yes |
Table II: Programs and Policies that Support SBHCs
| Is there a program unit that is responsible
for providing technical assistance to communities interested
in SBHCs? |
Yes |
| Does this office administer a grant programa
that supports SBHCs? |
Yes |
| Does the state have targeting guidelines for state-funded
SBHCs? |
Yes |
| Has the state established operating standards for
SBHCs?* |
Yes |
| Are SBHCs licensed by state health licensing authority? |
Yes |
*Operating standards
for SBHCs in Rhode Island are required.
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? |
No |
| Does state law permit nurse practitioners
to participate in managed care provider networks as primary
care providers? |
Yes |
Table IV: SBHCs and Community Support
| Has the state health department or education
agency sponsored polls or organized focus groups to identify
public interest or concerns regarding SBHCs? |
No |
| Has the state agency been asked to provide
information on how to start, operate, or fund a SBHC? |
Yes |
| Has the agency been contacted by persons
who were worried about the opening of a SBHC in their
community? |
No |
| Has the agency been contacted by persons
opposed to the opening of SBHCs in the state? |
No |
| Do SBHCs assess parent and/or student satisfaction
with their services? |
Yes |
State Funds for SBHCs for School Year 1999/2000
| Title V MCH Block Grant (state directed dollars) |
$117,000 |
| State General Fund |
$72,500 |
| Making the Grade |
$353,853 |
| Total |
$543,353 |
Source:
National Survey of School-Based Health Centers, 2000,
Making the Grade
State
Funds for SBHCs for School Year 2001/2002
| State General Fund |
$525,000 |
| Total |
$525,000 |
|
