Training Issues

Activities by Staff Position

School Nurse

• Advises a parent/guardian they qualify for Healthy Families/Medi-Cal.
• Sets an appointment with a primary care facility for a Medi-Cal student.
• Writes articles for distribution on how to access Medi-Cal.
• Arranges for transportation to or from a Medi-Cal service.
• Consults with parent/guardian to determine health service references needed.
• Case manages the health needs for Medi-Cal students.
• Assists with a Healthy Family/Medi-Cal application or process.
• During an IEP or SST team, plans and coordinates health service for student or family. IEP meetings are not MAA billable.

Principal

• Attends a health services meeting that reviews and plans interagency services
• Identifies and closes health and Medi-Cal service gaps.
• Meets with administrators and teachers to discuss the referral needs of students, including recommendations about services (including Medi-Cal eligibility and services) to meet identified needs.
• Participates in long-range planning of health services, including enhancement and expansion of service programs, including those funded by Medi-Cal.
• Participates in case conferences, SSTs and IEP meetings regarding discussion of appropriate referrals to meet district and community health service needs. IEP meetings are not MAA billable.
• Assists in the planning, development and implementation of program evaluation systems, which include those evaluating the provision of health and Medi-Cal services.
• Arranges for the non-emergency/non-medical transportation to Medi-Cal covered services, where appropriate.
• Collaborates with outside agencies, district personnel and peers to implement, maintain and enhance programs/services, including health and Medi-Cal program services.
• Develops proposals, new programs, budgets and grants, including those related to health and Medi-Cal program services, to meet LEA goals and students' needs.

Healthy Start Services Advocate

• Provides outreach information to students and families.
• Helps to fill out Medi-Cal/Healthy Families enrollments.
• Helps to identify health care for Medi-Cal recipients.

Psychologist

• Identifies and explains to parents/student health services in district and community.
• Refers and assists families with access to appropriate community resources to meet their needs (including health, Medi-Cal and Medi-Cal eligibility).
• Directs and assists with the Healthy Families and/or Medi-Cal application process.
• Participates in the SST, IEP meetings and discusses appropriate service referrals, including health and Medi-Cal, to meet the needs of students. IEP meetings are not MAA billable.
• Consults with other health agencies and professionals, both public and private, regarding individual cases, including collaboration for accessing resources.
• Completes 3632 documents for student to access Mental Health.
• Arranges for the non-emergency/non-medical transportation to Medi-Cal covered services.
• Works with district, county, school, and outside agency staff to identify, implement, maintain and enhance programs and services, including health and Medi-Cal program services.

Counselor

• Consults with families regarding student educational, social and medical needs including outreach to bring them into services and the Medi-Cal system (eligibility and services).
• Case manages student health services and collaborates with other health providers.
• Assists student/family to access Healthy Families and/or enter Medi-Cal application process.
• Collaborates with community-based and local governmental agencies to provide enhanced services, including Medi-Cal, to students and families.
• Arranges for the non-emergency/non-medical transportation to Medi-Cal covered services, where appropriate.
• Collaborates with outside agencies, district personnel and peers to implement, maintain and enhance programs/services, including health and Medi-Cal program services.

Health Aide/Assistant

• Helps fill out enrollment forms for Medi-Cal.
• Sends/gives out information on how to access services through Medi-Cal.
• Sends/gives out information about qualifying for Medi-Cal.
• May assist with arranging for transportation to or from a Medi-Cal service.

Special Education Resource Specialist and Day Class Teacher

• Refers, coordinates and monitors delivery of IEP health services in district and community such as Mental Health, CCS, Speech, OT, specialized nurse care, counseling.
• Works with other health providers to oversee services are delivered as required.
• Works with general education teachers to explain how health services will be delivered to students in their classes and around the school.
• Collaborates with outside agencies to identify and improve quality of health services to at-risk and special-needs students and families.
• Advises and assists parents with access to health services in district and community.
• Arranges for specialized transportation for students to access health care services.
• Creates and distributes information about health services access and information.

See SMAA manual for list of approved RMTS job categories

Other Personnel

Other personnel to consider for participation in MAA:

• School health coordinators
• Paid employees sitting on committees to develop health services including Medi-Cal.
• Paid staff involved with wrap-around services and/or community agency committees.
• Paid consultants working with or arranging for services to Medi-Cal students and families
• Transportation personnel arranging transportation for covered services