2007 California Health and Safety Code Article 10. Public School Health Center Support Program 124174-124174.5

CA Codes (hsc:124174-124174.5)

124174.  The following definitions shall govern the construction of
this article, unless the context requires otherwise:
   (a) "Program" means a Public School Health Center Support Program.

   (b) "School health center" means a center or program that provides
age-appropriate health care services at the program site or through
referrals, and may be located at a local educational agency. A school
health center may serve two or more nonadjacent schools or local
educational agencies.
   (c) For purposes of this section "local educational agency" shall
be defined as a school, school district, charter school, or county
office of education if the county office of education serves students
in kindergarten, or any grades from 1 to 12, inclusive.



124174.2.  (a) The department, in cooperation with the State
Department of Education, shall establish a Public School Health
Center Support Program.
   (b) The program, in collaboration with the State Department of
Education, shall perform the following program functions:
   (1) Provide technical assistance to school health centers on
effective outreach and enrollment strategies to identify children who
are eligible for, but not enrolled in, the Medi-Cal program, the
Healthy Families Program, or any other applicable program.
   (2) Serve as a liaison between organizations within the
department, including, but not limited to, the Medi-Cal program,
prevention services, primary care, and family health.
   (3) Serve as a liaison between other state entities, as
appropriate, including, but not limited to, the State Department of
Mental Health, the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, the
Department of Managed Health Care, the Office of Emergency Services,
and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board.
   (4) Provide technical assistance to facilitate and encourage the
establishment, retention, or expansion of, school health centers. For
purposes of this paragraph, technical assistance may include, but is
not limited to, identifying available public and private sources of
funding, which may include federal Medicaid funds, funds from
third-party reimbursements, and available federal or foundation grant
moneys.
   (c) The department shall consult with interested parties and
appropriate stakeholders, including the California School Health
Centers Association and representatives of youth and parents, in
carrying out its responsibilities under this article.



124174.3.  (a) The department shall establish standardized data
collection procedures and collect data specified in subdivisions (c)
and (d) from school health centers on an ongoing basis.
   (b) The data collected pursuant to this section shall be submitted
in a format determined by the department in accordance with
applicable state and federal requirements for confidentiality and
protected health information.
   (c) Data collected pursuant to this section shall include the
following:
   (1) The name of the primary contact person, telephone numbers,
including facsimile physical address, and the e-mail address, if
applicable, for each school health center.
   (2) The annual number of schoolage children receiving health
services or mental health services from the school health center.
   (3) The type and volume of services provided by the school health
centers.
   (4) The funding mechanisms used by the school health centers.
   (5) Information on other programs offered by school health centers
with an emphasis on preventative health services that address health
issues unique to schoolage children, including, but not limited to,
childhood obesity, asthma, immunizations against communicable
diseases, and child and adolescent mental health disorders.
   (d) To the extent feasible, the department shall collect data on
health services provided at a local educational agency outside a
school health center.
   (e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent funds are
appropriated for this purpose in the Budget Act or pursuant to the
enactment of legislation subsequent to the addition of this section.



124174.4.  The State Department of Education, in collaboration with
the department, shall perform the following functions:
   (a) Coordination of programs within the State Department of
Education that support school health centers and programs within the
State Department of Mental Health and the State Department of Alcohol
and Drug Programs, where appropriate.
   (b) The provision of technical assistance to facilitate and
encourage the establishment, retention, and expansion of school
health centers in public schools. For purposes of this subdivision,
"technical assistance" may include the provision of information to
local educational agencies and other entities regarding the
utilization of facilities, liability insurance, cooperative
agreements with community-based providers, and other issues pertinent
to school health centers.



124174.5.  (a) The program, in collaboration with the State
Department of Education, shall act as a liaison for school-based
health centers.
   (b) Beginning on or before January 1, 2009, the program shall
provide a biennial update to the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of the Legislature that includes information on all of the
following:
   (1) The number and geographical distribution of school health
centers.
   (2) The number of schoolage children who were served by school
health centers.
   (3) The type and volume of health and mental health services
provided by school health centers.
   (4) A description of state funds used by school health centers.
   (5) A description of any obstacles to the financial sustainability
of school health centers and any necessary policy changes that would
address those financial obstacles.
   (c) The department shall post on its Web site any written
materials provided to the Legislature as part of the updates required
by this section.