Leveraging Medicaid, CHIP and Other Federal Programs in the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services for Children and Youth
The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) is issuing this CMCS Informational
Bulletin (CIB) to remind State Medicaid Agencies of the federal requirements for the Early and
Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit. This CIB also provides State
Medicaid Agencies, agencies administering the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP),
state behavioral health agencies, state developmental disability agencies, and other stakeholders
with relevant existing federal guidance and examples on ways that Medicaid and CHIP funding,
alone or in tandem with funding from other federal programs of the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), can be used in the provision of high-quality behavioral health1 services
to children and youth. CMCS remains committed to providing information and technical
assistance on leveraging funding opportunities to optimize beneficiary access to needed
treatment.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 18, 2022
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.