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State updates: SHINE school‑based Medicaid grant, child waiver and iRISE provider counts, Healthy Kentucky Home spotlight
Summary
Presenters summarized progress on SHINE (a $2.5M CMS cooperative agreement to expand school‑based Medicaid services), reported provider and participant counts for the child waiver and 1915 iRISE initiative, and highlighted Healthy Kentucky Home prevention messages.
Erica Jones, assistant director of health care policy for Kentucky Medicaid, said Kentucky received a $2.5 million cooperative agreement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to enhance school‑based Medicaid services through the SHINE initiative. Jones said Kentucky is in the third year of the three‑year grant and was one of three states selected in the enhancement category. The SHINE local grant program selected eight school districts to pilot projects focusing on workforce development, technology and partnerships to expand school‑based behavioral health services.
Blair Hanshew, clinical program manager for long‑term services and supports, reported the child waiver (Community Health for Improved Lives and Development) had 16 provider applications (10 certified, five denied, one in progress) and 65 unique participant applicants (23 in RFI status, one awaiting assessment, 23 approved, seven denied). Hanshew said 11 applications were closed but can be refiled, and the team is doing outreach to recruit providers and improve application accessibility.
Anne Holland, executive adviser for the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities, updated the 1915 iRISE initiative: 39 providers are in process to certify as providers, 20 are certified and 18 are Medicaid‑enrolled, and 210 individuals are enrolled in the program.
Dr. Judy Theriault presented the Healthy Kentucky Home Spotlight, describing the program's year‑two progress and prevention messages—encouraging two servings of fruit and vegetables daily, regular exercise, screenings for cancer and skin checks, and leveraging services such as WIC and the KEYS early intervention program for young children.
Presenters said they will place contact information, toolkit links and program materials in the chat and on the department website for providers and families seeking more information.
