§ 1397hh. Annual reports; evaluations
(a)
Annual report
Subject to subsection (e), the State shall—
(b)
State evaluations
(1)
In general
By March 31, 2000, each State that has a State child health plan shall submit to the Secretary an evaluation that includes each of the following:
(A)
An assessment of the effectiveness of the State plan in increasing the number of children with creditable health coverage.
(B)
A description and analysis of the effectiveness of elements of the State plan, including—
(i)
the characteristics of the children and families assisted under the State plan including age of the children, family income, and the assisted child’s access to or coverage by other health insurance prior to the State plan and after eligibility for the State plan ends,
(iii)
the amount and level (including payment of part or all of any premium) of assistance provided by the State,
(C)
An assessment of the effectiveness of other public and private programs in the State in increasing the availability of affordable quality individual and family health insurance for children.
(D)
A review and assessment of State activities to coordinate the plan under this subchapter with other public and private programs providing health care and health care financing, including medicaid and maternal and child health services.
(E)
An analysis of changes and trends in the State that affect the provision of accessible, affordable, quality health insurance and health care to children.
(c)
Federal evaluation
(1)
In general
The Secretary, directly or through contracts or interagency agreements, shall conduct an independent evaluation of 10 States with approved child health plans.
(2)
Selection of States
In selecting States for the evaluation conducted under this subsection, the Secretary shall choose 10 States that utilize diverse approaches to providing child health assistance, represent various geographic areas (including a mix of rural and urban areas), and contain a significant portion of uncovered children.
(3)
Matters included
In addition to the elements described in subsection (b)(1) of this section, the evaluation conducted under this subsection shall include each of the following:
(A)
Surveys of the target population (enrollees, disenrollees, and individuals eligible for but not enrolled in the program under this subchapter).
(B)
Evaluation of effective and ineffective outreach and enrollment practices with respect to children (for both the program under this subchapter and the medicaid program under subchapter XIX of this chapter), and identification of enrollment barriers and key elements of effective outreach and enrollment practices, including practices (such as through community health workers and others) that have successfully enrolled hard-to-reach populations such as children who are eligible for medical assistance under subchapter XIX of this chapter but have not been enrolled previously in the medicaid program under that subchapter.
(C)
Evaluation of the extent to which State medicaid eligibility practices and procedures under the medicaid program under subchapter XIX of this chapter are a barrier to the enrollment of children under that program, and the extent to which coordination (or lack of coordination) between that program and the program under this subchapter affects the enrollment of children under both programs.
(4)
Submission to Congress
Not later than December 31, 2001, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the results of the evaluation conducted under this subsection.
(5)
Subsequent evaluation using updated information
(A)
In general
The Secretary, directly or through contracts or interagency agreements, shall conduct an independent subsequent evaluation of 10 States with approved child health plans.
(B)
Selection of States and matters included
Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall apply to such subsequent evaluation in the same manner as such provisions apply to the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1).
(C)
Submission to Congress
Not later than December 31, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the results of the evaluation conducted under this paragraph.
(D)
Funding
Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for the purpose of conducting the evaluation authorized under this paragraph. Amounts appropriated under this subparagraph shall remain available for expenditure through fiscal year 2012.
(d)
Access to records for IG and GAO audits and evaluations
For the purpose of evaluating and auditing the program established under this subchapter, or subchapter XIX, the Secretary, the Office of Inspector General, and the Comptroller General shall have access to any books, accounts, records, correspondence, and other documents that are related to the expenditure of Federal funds under this subchapter and that are in the possession, custody, or control of States receiving Federal funds under this subchapter or political subdivisions thereof, or any grantee or contractor of such States or political subdivisions.
(e)
1 Information required for inclusion in State annual report
The State shall include the following information in the annual report required under subsection (a):
(1)
Eligibility criteria, enrollment, and retention data (including data with respect to continuity of coverage or duration of benefits).
(2)
Data regarding the extent to which the State uses process measures with respect to determining the eligibility of children under the State child health plan, including measures such as 12-month continuous eligibility, self-declaration of income for applications or renewals, or presumptive eligibility.
(4)
Data regarding access to primary and specialty services, access to networks of care, and care coordination provided under the State child health plan, using quality care and consumer satisfaction measures included in the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey.
(5)
If the State provides child health assistance in the form of premium assistance for the purchase of coverage under a group health plan, data regarding the provision of such assistance, including the extent to which employer-sponsored health insurance coverage is available for children eligible for child health assistance under the State child health plan, the range of the monthly amount of such assistance provided on behalf of a child or family, the number of children or families provided such assistance on a monthly basis, the income of the children or families provided such assistance, the benefits and cost-sharing protection provided under the State child health plan to supplement the coverage purchased with such premium assistance, the effective strategies the State engages in to reduce any administrative barriers to the provision of such assistance, and,[2] the effects, if any, of the provision of such assistance on preventing the coverage provided under the State child health plan from substituting for coverage provided under employer-sponsored health insurance offered in the State.
(e)
1 Information on dental care for children
(1)
In general
Each annual report under subsection (a) shall include the following information with respect to care and services described in section
1396d
(r)(3) of this title provided to targeted low-income children enrolled in the State child health plan under this subchapter at any time during the year involved:
(A)
The number of enrolled children by age grouping used for reporting purposes under section
1396a
(a)(43) of this title.
(2)
Inclusion of information on enrollees in managed care plans
The information under paragraph (1) shall include information on children who are enrolled in managed care plans and other private health plans and contracts with such plans under this subchapter shall provide for the reporting of such information by such plans to the State.
[1] So in original. Two subsecs. (e) have been enacted.
[2] So in original. The comma probably should not appear.