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HBCSD approves MOU, billing and data agreements to connect students with CYBHI services
Summary
The board approved a memorandum of understanding with Beach Cities Health District and related state CYBHI agreements to enable school‑linked behavioral health services and billing via Beach Cities and Carilion/TAD Health, authorizing data‑use and affiliate provider addenda for program administration.
The Hermosa Beach City School District board approved several agreements on June 10 to participate in California’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI). The board approved a memorandum of understanding with Beach Cities Health District to designate it as an affiliate community‑based provider and authorized a CYBHI fee schedule agreement with the California Department of Health Care to enable state‑mandated reimbursement.
District staff explained that, because HBCSD is a small district without in‑house medical billing capacity, the district will partner with Beach Cities Health District (and its contractor TAD Health) for claims processing and billing. "Because we are so small, Beach Cities is basically saying we'll take that on for you," the presenter said, describing the arrangement as a way for the district to access state funding for behavioral health services without staffing a billing operation.
The board also approved a data use agreement with Carilion Behavioral Health to govern secure handling and sharing of behavioral health data under CYBHI, and an affiliate provider addendum authorizing Beach Cities and TAD Health to send and receive rosters, claims, and related secure data exchanges on the district’s behalf. Board members asked about privacy and liability; staff said the agreements include standard privacy protections and that Beach Cities will handle billing and related administration. "It allows student identifying information back to the medical insurance in order for them to bill," a staff member said, explaining the mechanics of reimbursement.
Board members noted that neighboring districts are entering similar agreements and requested a future briefing on program oversight and service quality. The board approved the suite of agreements by voice vote.
