Sec. 735. Grants for operation of projects
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The Secretary may make grants to State health agencies or to local community partnerships for the cost of operating school health service sites. The costs for which a grant may be made under this section include the following: The cost of furnishing health services that are not otherwise covered under this Act or by any other public or private insurer. The cost of furnishing services whose purpose is to increase the capacity of individuals to utilize available health services, including transportation, community and patient outreach, patient education, translation services, and such other services as the Secretary determines to be appropriate in carrying out such purpose.
Training, recruitment and compensation of health professionals and other staff. Outreach services to school-aged children who are at risk and to the parents of such children. Linkage of individuals to health plans, community health services and social services. Other activities deemed necessary by the Secretary. Applicants shall submit applications in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary. In order to receive a grant under this section, an applicant shall include in the application the following information:
A description of the services to be furnished by the applicant. The amounts and sources of funding that the applicant will expend, including estimates of the amount of payments the applicant will receive from sources other than the grant. Such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. In order to receive a grant under this section, an applicant shall meet the following conditions: The applicant furnishes the following services: Diagnosis and treatment of simple illnesses and minor injuries.
Preventive health services, including health screenings. Services provided for the purpose described in subsection (b)(2). Referrals and followups in situations involving illness or injury. Health and social services, counseling services, and necessary referrals, including referrals regarding mental health and substance abuse and oral health services. Such other services as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. The applicant is a participating provider in the State’s program for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act .
The applicant does not impose charges on students or their families for services (including collection of any cost-sharing for services under the comprehensive benefit package that otherwise would be required). The applicant has reviewed and will periodically review the needs of the population served by the applicant in order to ensure that its services are accessible to the maximum number of school-aged children in the area, and that, to the maximum extent possible, barriers to access to services of the applicant are removed (including barriers resulting from the area’s physical characteristics, its economic, social and cultural grouping, the health care utilization patterns of such children, and available transportation).
In the case of an applicant which serves a population that includes a substantial proportion of individuals of limited English speaking ability, the applicant has developed a plan to meet the needs of such population to the extent practicable in the language and cultural context most appropriate to such individuals. The applicant will provide non-Federal contributions toward the cost of the project in an amount determined by the Secretary. The applicant will operate a quality assurance program consistent with section 734(d).
A grant under this section shall be for a period determined by the Secretary. A recipient of funding under this section shall provide such reports and information as are required in regulations of the Secretary.