States Can Claim Federal Medicaid Match For Some State Plan EPSDT Services Provided By Schools At No Cost To Families

States can claim federal Medicaid matching funds for some state Medicaid plan services, such as health or developmental screenings, provided by schools to child Medicaid beneficiaries and other students at no cost to students' families, according to new guidance issued on December 15, 2014 by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In this guidance, CMS  clarified that it does not consider schools, public health departments, and child protective services agencies as legally liable third parties for the purposes of federal Medicaid matching funds for services such entities provide to Medicaid beneficiaries to ensure beneficiary/client access to . . .