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20 U.S.C. § 1441 — State interagency coordinating council
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 1441
mechanism under section 1412(a)(12) of this
title, where appropriate.
(2) Reimbursement for services by public agen-
cy
(A) In general
If a public agency other than an edu-
cational agency fails to provide or pay for
the services pursuant to an agreement re-
quired under paragraph (1), the local edu-
cational agency or State agency (as deter-
mined by the Chief Executive Officer or des-
ignee) shall provide or pay for the provision
of such services to the child.
(B) Reimbursement
Such local educational agency or State
agency is authorized to claim reimburse-
ment for the services from the public agency
that failed to provide or pay for such serv-
ices and such public agency shall reimburse
the local educational agency or State agen-
cy pursuant to the terms of the interagency
agreement or other mechanism required
under paragraph (1).
(3) Special rule
The requirements of paragraph (1) may be
met through—
(A) State statute or regulation;
(B) signed agreements between respective
agency officials that clearly identify the re-
sponsibilities of each agency relating to the
provision of services; or
(C) other appropriate written methods as
determined by the Chief Executive Officer of
the State or designee of the officer and ap-
proved by the Secretary through the review
and approval of the State’s application pur-
suant to section 1437 of this title.
(c) Reduction of other benefits
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed
to permit the State to reduce medical or other
assistance available or to alter eligibility under
title V of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 701
et seq.] (relating to maternal and child health)
or title XIX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.] (relating to medicaid for in
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Page 995
TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 1441
mechanism under section 1412(a)(12) of this
title, where appropriate.
(2) Reimbursement for services by public agen-
cy
(A) In general
If a public agency other than an edu-
cational agency fails to provide or pay for
the services pursuant to an agreement re-
quired under paragraph (1), the local edu-
cational agency or State agency (as deter-
mined by the Chief Executive Officer or des-
ignee) shall provide or pay for the provision
of such services to the child.
(B) Reimbursement
Such local educational agency or State
agency is authorized to claim reimburse-
ment for the services from the public agency
that failed to provide or pay for such serv-
ices and such public agency shall reimburse
the local educational agency or State agen-
cy pursuant to the terms of the interagency
agreement or other mechanism required
under paragraph (1).
(3) Special rule
The requirements of paragraph (1) may be
met through—
(A) State statute or regulation;
(B) signed agreements between respective
agency officials that clearly identify the re-
sponsibilities of each agency relating to the
provision of services; or
(C) other appropriate written methods as
determined by the Chief Executive Officer of
the State or designee of the officer and ap-
proved by the Secretary through the review
and approval of the State’s application pur-
suant to section 1437 of this title.
(c) Reduction of other benefits
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed
to permit the State to reduce medical or other
assistance available or to alter eligibility under
title V of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 701
et seq.] (relating to maternal and child health)
or title XIX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.] (relating to medicaid for infants or
toddlers with disabilities) within the State.
(Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 640, as added Pub. L.
108–446, title I, § 101, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2757.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is
act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Titles
V and XIX of the Act are classified generally to sub-
chapters V (§ 701 et seq.) and XIX (§ 1396 et seq.), respec-
tively, of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1440, Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 640, as
added Pub. L. 105–17, title I, § 101, June 4, 1997, 111 Stat.
116, related to the payor of last resort, prior to the gen-
eral amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter
by Pub. L. 108–446.
§ 1441. State interagency coordinating council
(a) Establishment
(1) In general
A State that desires to receive financial as-
sistance under this subchapter shall establish
a State interagency coordinating council.
(2) Appointment
The council shall be appointed by the Gov-
ernor. In making appointments to the council,
the Governor shall ensure that the member-
ship of the council reasonably represents the
population of the State.
(3) Chairperson
The Governor shall designate a member of
the council to serve as the chairperson of the
council, or shall require the council to so des-
ignate such a member. Any member of the
council who is a representative of the lead
agency designated under section 1435(a)(10) of
this title may not serve as the chairperson of
the council.
(b) Composition
(1) In general
The council shall be composed as follows:
(A) Parents
Not less than 20 percent of the members
shall be parents of infants or toddlers with
disabilities or children with disabilities aged
12 or younger, with knowledge of, or experi-
ence with, programs for infants and toddlers
with disabilities. Not less than 1 such mem-
ber shall be a parent of an infant or toddler
with a disability or a child with a disability
aged 6 or younger.
(B) Service providers
Not less than 20 percent of the members
shall be public or private providers of early
intervention services.
(C) State legislature
Not less than 1 member shall be from the
State legislature.
(D) Personnel preparation
Not less than 1 member shall be involved
in personnel preparation.
(E) Agency for early intervention services
Not less than 1 member shall be from each
of the State agencies involved in the provi-
sion of, or payment for, early intervention
services to infants and toddlers with disabil-
ities and their families and shall have suffi-
cient authority to engage in policy planning
and implementation on behalf of such agen-
cies.
(F) Agency for preschool services
Not less than 1 member shall be from the
State educational agency responsible for
preschool services to children with disabil-
ities and shall have sufficient authority to
engage in policy planning and implementa-
tion on behalf of such agency.
(G) State medicaid agency
Not less than 1 member shall be from the
agency responsible for the State medicaid
program.
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(H) Head Start agency
Not less than 1 member shall be a rep-
resentative from a Head Start agency or pro-
gram in the State.
(I) Child care agency
Not less than 1 member shall be a rep-
resentative from a State agency responsible
for child care.
(J) Agency for health insurance
Not less than 1 member shall be from the
agency responsible for the State regulation
of health insurance.
(K) Office of the Coordinator of Education of
Homeless Children and Youth
Not less than 1 member shall be a rep-
resentative designated by the Office of Coor-
dinator for Education of Homeless Children
and Youths.
(L) State foster care representative
Not less than 1 member shall be a rep-
resentative from the State child welfare
agency responsible for foster care.
(M) Mental health agency
Not less than 1 member shall be a rep-
resentative from the State agency respon-
sible for children’s mental health.
(2) Other members
The council may include other members se-
lected by the Governor, including a represent-
ative from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
or where there is no BIA-operated or BIA-fund-
ed school, from the Indian Health Service or
the tribe or tribal council.
(c) Meetings
The council shall meet, at a minimum, on a
quarterly basis, and in such places as the coun-
cil determines necessary. The meetings shall be
publicly announced, and, to the extent appro-
priate, open and accessible to the general public.
(d) Management authority
Subject to the approval of the Governor, the
council may prepare and approve a budget using
funds under this subchapter to conduct hearings
and forums, to reimburse members of the coun-
cil for reasonable and necessary expenses for at-
tending council meetings and performing coun-
cil duties (including child care for parent rep-
resentatives), to pay compensation to a member
of the council if the member is not employed or
must forfeit wages from other employment when
performing official council business, to hire
staff, and to obtain the services of such profes-
sional, technical, and clerical personnel as may
be necessary to carry out its functions under
this subchapter.
(e) Functions of council
(1) Duties
The council shall—
(A) advise and assist the lead agency des-
ignated
or
established
under
section
1435(a)(10) of this title in the performance of
the responsibilities set forth in such section,
particularly the identification of the sources
of fiscal and other support for services for
early intervention programs, assignment of
financial responsibility to the appropriate
agency, and the promotion of the inter-
agency agreements;
(B) advise and assist the lead agency in the
preparation of applications and amendments
thereto;
(C) advise and assist the State educational
agency regarding the transition of toddlers
with disabilities to preschool and other ap-
propriate services; and
(D) prepare and submit an annual report to
the Governor and to the Secretary on the
status of early intervention programs for in-
fants and toddlers with disabilities and their
families operated within the State.
(2) Authorized activity
The council may advise and assist the lead
agency and the State educational agency re-
garding the provision of appropriate services
for children from birth through age 5. The
council may advise appropriate agencies in the
State with respect to the integration of serv-
ices for infants and toddlers with disabilities
and at-risk infants and toddlers and their fam-
ilies, regardless of whether at-risk infants and
toddlers are eligible for early intervention
services in the State.
(f) Conflict of interest
No member of the council shall cast a vote on
any matter that is likely to provide a direct fi-
nancial benefit to that member or otherwise
give the appearance of a conflict of interest
under State law.
(Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 641, as added Pub. L.
108–446, title I, § 101, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2758.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1441, Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 641, as
added Pub. L. 105–17, title I, § 101, June 4, 1997, 111 Stat.
116, related to State interagency coordinating councils,
prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV
of this chapter by Pub. L. 108–446.
Another prior section 1441, Pub. L. 91–230, title VI,
§ 641, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 185; Pub. L. 95–49, § 4, June
17, 1977, 91 Stat. 230; Pub. L. 98–199, §§ 3(b), 12, Dec. 2,
1983, 97 Stat. 1358, 1372; Pub. L. 99–457, title III, § 312,
Oct. 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 1169; Pub. L. 100–630, title I,
§ 105(b), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3299; Pub. L. 101–476, title
V, § 501, Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1135; Pub. L. 102–421, title
II, § 203, Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2165, related to grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements for research and
related activities, attention deficit disorder centers,
and model demonstration programs, prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 105–17, title II, § 203(c), June 4, 1997, 111 Stat. 157,
effective Oct. 1, 1997.
§ 1442. Federal administration
Sections 1416, 1417, and 1418 of this title shall,
to the extent not inconsistent with this sub-
chapter, apply to the program authorized by this
subchapter, except that—
(1) any reference in such sections to a State
educational agency shall be considered to be a
reference to a State’s lead agency established
or designated under section 1435(a)(10) of this
title;
(2) any reference in such sections to a local
educational agency, educational service agen-
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**(a) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — A State that desires to receive financial assistance under this subchapter shall establish a State interagency coordinating council.
(2) **Appointment** — The council shall be appointed by the Governor. In making appointments to the council, the Governor shall ensure that the membership of the council reasonably represents the population of the State.
(3) **Chairperson** — The Governor shall designate a member of the council to serve as the chairperson of the council, or shall require the council to so designate such a member. Any member of the council who is a representative of the lead agency designated under [section 1435(a)(10) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1435/a/10&num=0&edition=prelim) may not serve as the chairperson of the council.
**(b) Composition**
(1) **In general** — The council shall be composed as follows:
(A) *Parents* — Not less than 20 percent of the members shall be parents of infants or toddlers with disabilities or children with disabilities aged 12 or younger, with knowledge of, or experience with, programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities. Not less than 1 such member shall be a parent of an infant or toddler with a disability or a child with a disability aged 6 or younger.
(B) *Service providers* — Not less than 20 percent of the members shall be public or private providers of early intervention services.
(C) *State legislature* — Not less than 1 member shall be from the State legislature.
(D) *Personnel preparation* — Not less than 1 member shall be involved in personnel preparation.
(E) *Agency for early intervention services* — Not less than 1 member shall be from each of the State agencies involved in the provi
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**(a) Establishment** There is hereby established the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (in this section referred to as “MACPAC”).
**(b) Duties**
(1) **Review of access policies for all States and annual reports** — MACPAC shall—
(A) review policies of the Medicaid program established under this subchapter (in this section referred to as “Medicaid”) and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program established under subchapter XXI (in this section referred to as “CHIP”) affecting access to covered items and services, including topics described in paragraph (2);
(B) make recommendations to Congress, the Secretary, and States concerning such access policies;
(C) by not later than March 15 of each year (beginning with 2010), submit a report to Congress containing the results of such reviews and MACPAC’s recommendations concerning such policies; and
(D) by not later than June 15 of each year (beginning with 2010), submit a report to Congress containing an examination of issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP, including the implications of changes in health care delivery in the United States and in the market for health care services on such programs.
(2) **Specific topics to be reviewed** — Specifically, MACPAC shall review and assess the following:
(A) *Medicaid and CHIP payment policies* — Payment policies under Medicaid and CHIP, including—
(i) the factors affecting expenditures for the efficient provision of items and services in different sectors, including the process for updating payments to medical, dental, and health professionals, hospitals, residential and long-term care providers, providers of home and community based services, Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics, managed care entities, and providers of ot
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1396
of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 6, 2014], the Sec-
retary shall develop and report to Congress on a stra-
tegic plan for collecting or otherwise accessing data on
race and ethnicity for purposes of specifying quality
measures and resource use and other measures under
subsections (c) and (d) of section 1899B of the Social Se-
curity Act, as added by subsection (a), and, as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, other similar provisions
of, including payment adjustments under, title XVIII of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).’’
SUBCHAPTER XIX—GRANTS TO STATES
FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
§ 1396. Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access
Commission
(a) Establishment
There is hereby established the Medicaid and
CHIP Payment and Access Commission (in this
section referred to as ‘‘MACPAC’’).
(b) Duties
(1) Review of access policies for all States and
annual reports
MACPAC shall—
(A) review policies of the Medicaid pro-
gram established under this subchapter (in
this section referred to as ‘‘Medicaid’’) and
the State Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
gram established under subchapter XXI (in
this section referred to as ‘‘CHIP’’) affecting
access to covered items and services, includ-
ing topics described in paragraph (2);
(B) make recommendations to Congress,
the Secretary, and States concerning such
access policies;
(C) by not later than March 15 of each year
(beginning with 2010), submit a report to
Congress containing the results of such re-
views and MACPAC’s recommendations con-
cerning such policies; and
(D) by not later than June 15 of each year
(beginning with 2010), submit a report to
Congress
containing
an
examination
of
issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP, includ-
ing the impli
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**(a)** To improve the health of all mothers and children consistent with the applicable health status goals and national health objectives established by the Secretary under the Public Health Service Act [[42 U.S.C. 201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] for the year 2000, there are authorized to be appropriated $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter—
(1) for the purpose of enabling each State—
(A) to provide and to assure mothers and children (in particular those with low income or with limited availability of health services) access to quality maternal and child health services;
(B) to reduce infant mortality and the incidence of preventable diseases and handicapping conditions among children, to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, to reduce the need for inpatient and long-term care services, to increase the number of children (especially preschool children) appropriately immunized against disease and the number of low income children receiving health assessments and follow-up diagnostic and treatment services, and otherwise to promote the health of mothers and infants by providing prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care for low income, at-risk pregnant women, and to promote the health of children by providing preventive and primary care services for low income children;
(C) to provide rehabilitation services for blind and disabled individuals under the age of 16 receiving benefits under subchapter XVI, to the extent medical assistance for such services is not provided under subchapter XIX; and
(D) to provide and to promote family-centered, community-based, coordinated care (including care coordination services, as defined in subsection (b)(3)) for chi
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 701
1 So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
2 See References in Text note below.
retary for Family Support, and provisions relating to
termination of entitlement under AFDC program, see
section 116 of Pub. L. 104–193, as amended, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 601 of this title.
SUBCHAPTER V—MATERNAL AND CHILD
HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2192(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat.
818, substituted ‘‘MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
SERVICES BLOCK GRANT’’ for ‘‘MATERNAL AND
CHILD HEALTH AND CRIPPLED CHILDREN’S SERV-
ICES’’ as the heading of title V of the Social Security
Act [42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.] as part of the general revision
of this subchapter.
§ 701. Authorization of appropriations; purposes;
definitions
(a) To improve the health of all mothers and
children consistent with the applicable health
status goals and national health objectives es-
tablished by the Secretary under the Public
Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.] for the
year 2000, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each
fiscal year thereafter—
(1) for the purpose of enabling each State—
(A) to provide and to assure mothers and
children (in particular those with low in-
come or with limited availability of health
services) access to quality maternal and
child health services;
(B) to reduce infant mortality and the in-
cidence of preventable diseases and handi-
capping conditions among children, to re-
duce the incidence of stillbirth, to reduce
the need for inpatient and long-term care
services, to increase the number of children
(especially preschool children) appropriately
immunized against disease and the numbe
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