Children & Youth Behavioral
Health Initiative (CYBHI)
CYBHI: Expanded Services for Students & New Funding for Districts
The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) and numerous California departments are partnering with schools, including Green Dot Public Schools, to expand access to school-based and school-linked mental and behavioral health services for students aged 25 years and younger.
The CYBHI enables Green Dot Public Schools to receive reimbursements for eligible behavioral health services already being provided in schools, including screenings, assessments, and ongoing mental health support offered to our students. This reimbursement will be provided directly by the insurance companies that cover the students, at no additional cost to parents or caregivers. This program will not affect families’ insurance coverage, and receiving services at school will not reduce or impact students’ or their families’ ability to obtain care outside of school.
As this program is launched across Green Dot Public Schools, parents and guardians may be asked for their student’s health insurance information. All health information will be securely stored and shared only in accordance with existing federal and state laws.
What do families need to know about the CYBHI fee schedule program?
Eligibility for Services:
This program will not change students’ eligibility to receive behavioral health services. Rather, it expands the availability of services by creating a new, sustainable method for providers to be reimbursed. Services delivered to students covered by Medi-Cal, most commercial health plans, or disability insurers (with certain exceptions) are eligible for reimbursement at the CYBHI fee schedule rate.
Privacy and Consent:
Schools within Green Dot Public Schools may ask for your student’s health insurance information. All health information will be securely stored and shared only in accordance with existing federal and state laws.
Billing:
There will be no cost to parents or caregivers for students who receive services eligible for reimbursement under the CYBHI fee schedule program (i.e., no co-pays). Receiving services at school will not reduce or impact students’ or their families’ ability to obtain care outside of school.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the CYBHI fee schedule change the services my student receives?
How does this relate to students receiving special education services?
Why do I need to provide health information? How will this information be used?
Can I choose which behavioral health services my student receives? What type of direction can I give as a parent or caregiver?
Will parents or caregivers have to pay for services provided to their student? How does the CYBHI fee schedule affect a family’s insurance?
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