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Chino Valley schools add nurses; district highlights diabetes care, screenings and billing efforts
Summary
School district leaders reported a new grant-funded registered nurse at Chino Valley High School and said all four campuses now have health-office coverage; nurses discussed diabetes caseloads, vision/hearing screening completion and efforts to pursue Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement.
Chino Valley Unified School District leaders on Oct. 1 said the district has added a grant-funded registered nurse and that every campus now has a staffed health office.
Why it matters: Board members were told the additional nursing capacity expands clinical care at schools, creates opportunities to bill Medicaid/Medicare for services already provided and allows nurses to do care coordination for students with chronic conditions.
Superintendent Daniels opened the superintendent’s report by announcing a competitive grant that funded an additional full-time registered nurse, bringing the district to three RNs covering four campuses; one campus remains staffed by a health aide. District nurse Catherine Verner told the board the three RNs together have nearly 50 years of experience…
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