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Welcome to the School-Based Medicaid webpage. We acknowledge that navigating Medicaid School-Based Services can be complicated and confusing to implement. The purpose of this webpage is to provide information, resources, clarification, and training to support LEAs implementing and billing for Medicaid School-Based Services. This webpage has six sections, as described below.

What’s New – This section includes new information as it becomes available. Check this section frequently to learn about any exciting news or upcoming events.  Information in this section will move into other relevant sections as it ages.

Advisory Committees – This section describes the two advisory committees that address issues and support LEAs as they implement and seek reimbursement for Medicaid School-Based Services.

Clarification Form – This section explains how to submit questions, concerns, or issues related to implementing and billing for Medicaid School-Based Services. A link to the online Clarifications Form is provided.

Clarifications – This section includes the web link to a dedicated webpage that houses questions and responses from previously submitted Clarification forms.

Links – This section includes links to School-Based Medicaid resources.

School-Based Medicaid Resources - This section houses the Idaho Medicaid School-Based Services Reference Guide, agendas and minutes from advisory committee meetings, webinar recordings, training materials, and other documents related to implementing and billing for Medicaid School-Based Services.

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Idaho has two advisory committees designed to support Medicaid School-Based Services implementation and reimbursement:the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) and the Interagency Students Services Support Committee (ISSSC). Both committees meet on the second or third Wednesday in September, December, March, and June at the Idaho State Department of Education. Listed below are meeting dates for 2019-20.

Meeting Date	ISSSC Meeting Times	MAC Meeting Times
Wednesday, September 18, 2019	8:00 – 10:00 AM	1:00 – 4:00 PM
Wednesday, December 11, 2019	8:00 – 10:00 AM	1:00 – 4:00 PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2020	8:00 – 10:00 AM	1:00 – 4:00 PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2020	8:00 – 10:00 AM	1:00 – 4:00 PM

Medicaid Advisory Committee

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) and the State Department of Education (SDE) collaborate to support the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC). The purpose of the MAC is to facilitate collaboration among Local Educational Agencies (LEAs), the SDE, and the DHW related to Medicaid School-Based Services and providers. The MAC’s role is to serve as a consulting body for matters of Medicaid School-Based Services policy and practice and to recommend changes to Medicaid School-Based Services policy, within the scope of applicable state and federal rules. MAC membership includes representatives from SDE, DHW, LEA Special Education (SPED) Directors (or designees) from each of the six Idaho Educational Regions and charter schools, and Idaho Parents Unlimited. LEA representatives serve a three-year term. The 2019-20 MAC committee members are listed below.

Charlie Silva: Special Education Director, SDE

Karren Streagle: Alternate Assessment/Low Incidence Disabilities/Medicaid Coordinator, SDE

Matt Wimmer: Bureau Chief, Bureau of Developmental Disability Services, Division of Medicaid, DHW

Angie Williams: Medicaid Program Policy Analyst for School-Based Services, Division of Medicaid, DHW

Lori Stiles: Medicaid Program Integrity Unit, DHW

Sara Yoder: SPED Director, Boundary School District, Region 1

Lori Ravet: SPED Director, Lapwai School District, Region 2

Chynna Hirasaki: SPED Director, Caldwell School District, Region 3 (completing Julie Mead’s term)

Julie Mead: Director of Statewide Operations, Idaho-SESTA, Region 3, (supporting Chynna Hirasaki)

Sherry Bingham: SPED Director, Minidoka School District, Region 4

Dave Miner: SPED Director, Pocatello/Chubbuck School District, Region 5

Bryon Kennedy: SPED Director, Sugar-Salem School District, Region 6

Laura Sandidge: SPED Director, Another Choice Virtual Charter School

Jared Bissen: SPED Director, Gem Prep

Angela Lindig: Idaho Parents Unlimited

 

Interagency Student Services Support Committee

The Interagency Student Services Support Committee (ISSSC) was created by Executive Order No. 2017-04. The ISSSC brings together legislators, representatives from the SDE and DHW, representatives from administrative professional organizations, and LEA representatives to examine issues related to policy and procedures for Medicaid School-Based Services. The detailed responsibilities of the ISSSC are outlined in the Executive Order No. 2017-04 .The 2019-20 ISSSC committee members are listed below.

Co-Chair Senator Dean Mortimer: Chair, Senate Education Committee

Co-Chair Rob Winslow: Executive Director, Idaho Association of School Administrators

Senator Fred Martin: Chair, Senate Health and Welfare Committee

Charlie Silva: Special Education Director, SDE

Matt Wimmer: Bureau Chief, Bureau of Developmental Disability Services, Division of Medicaid, DHW

Karen Echeveria: Executive Director, Idaho School Boards Association

Alison Henken: K-12 Accountability and Projects Program Manager, State Board of Education

Angie Williams: Medicaid Program Policy Analyst for School-Based Services, Division of Medicaid, DHW

Karren Streagle: Alternate Assessment/Low Incidence Disabilities/Medicaid Coordinator, SDE

Julie Mead: MAC member representative, Director of Statewide Operations, Idaho-SESTA, Region 3

Dave Minor: MAC member representative, SPED Director, Pocatello/Chubbuck School District, Region 5

 

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If you have questions, concerns, or issues related to providing or billing for Medicaid School-Based Services, we ask you to submit them by completing the online Clarification form. Once you complete the online Clarification form, we will address your question, concern, or issue and send our response to you via email. We will then post your question, concern, or issue with our response to the Clarifications webpage. We ask that you do two things before you submit a new Clarification form:

1. Please browse the Clarifications webpage to see if your question, concern, or issue has already been addressed by an existing Clarification.
2. Please submit only one question, concern, or issue per Clarification form.