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Carmel Unified joins countywide behavioral health billing initiative to expand school-based services
Summary
District leaders described plans to join Monterey County’s CYBHI consortium and use a vendor platform to bill Medi-Cal and private insurance for school-based behavioral health, aiming to create a sustainable revenue stream for mental-health services at schools.
Carmel Unified outlined plans to participate in the California Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) through a Monterey County consortium, using a vendor platform to bill Medi-Cal and private insurers for school-based behavioral health services at no cost to families.
Steve Gonzales, director of special education, introduced the item and said the district wants to scale up in-district mental-health supports and make them sustainable. He introduced Allison McHenry of Healthy Campus, the platform vendor contracted by the Monterey County Office of Education to support CYBHI implementation.
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