Colorado conducted a pilot study in 2019 to better understand the financial impact of expanding its school Medicaid program and make data-informed decisions about how best to move forward with a state plan amendment. This case study details Colorado’s path toward expanding its school Medicaid program and highlights key lessons learned from this work. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the amendment in 2020.

Under a Healthy Students, Promising Futures technical assistance contract, Rebecca Gudeman from the National Center for Youth Law developed this tool (Appendix C) to support efforts to share school health information and data for the HSPF state team in Colorado.

Also see:
Main Tool: Legal Guide to School Health Information and Data Sharing in Colorado
Appendix B: A Quick Reference Chart to Confidentiality Laws

Under a Healthy Students, Promising Futures technical assistance contract, Rebecca Gudeman from the National Center for Youth Law developed this tool (Appendix B) to support efforts to share school health information and data for the HSPF state team in Colorado.

Also see:
Main Tool: Legal Guide to School Health Information and Data Sharing in Colorado
Appendix C: A Quick Reference Chart to Confidentiality Laws

Under a Healthy Students, Promising Futures technical assistance contract, Rebecca Gudeman from the National Center for Youth Law developed this tool to support efforts to share school health information and data for the HSPF state team in Colorado.

Also see:
Appendix B: Colorado Minor Consent and Confidentiality Laws
Appendix C: A Quick Reference Chart to Confidentiality Laws

This activity brief, maintained by Healthy Schools Campaign and Community Catalyst, outlines state actions to implement the reversal of the free care policy. Some of the information in this brief is based on informal conversations with policymakers and advocates. This document is updated as changes are known to the HSPF team.