Medicaid in Education Alert
New York State Department of Health (DOH), Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP)
New York State Education Department (NYSED)
Preschool/School Supportive Health Services Program (SSHSP)
Medicaid in Education

Issue #21-02

To: All SSHSP Medicaid Providers
From: NYS DOH OHIP SSHSP & NYSED Medicaid in Education Unit
Date: April 12, 2021
Subject: 2019-20 Certified Public Expenditure (CPE) Cost Report Timeline and Training

The annual cost report identifying the costs incurred for the July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 school year will open April 26, 2021 and must be filed and certified by June 18, 2021. To assist school districts and counties in this process, the NYS Department of Health’s contractor, Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) is posting a recording of an updated CPE Cost Report training that will be available on the PCG Claiming System home page.

The following relevant employees are recommended to listen to the training recording: school district/county employees responsible for submission or development of cost reports; RMTS coordinators; and school district/county compliance officers (if applicable). Participation in listening to the training is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged for staff responsible for filling out the cost report. The training recording will be posted no later than April 19, 2021.

The recorded training is limited to the annual SSHSP cost reporting aspects of the certified public expenditure (CPE) component of the SSHSP.

If you have any questions please contact PCG via the hotline at 1-866-912-2974 Option 2, or via email.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this Alert, please contact the NYS Department of Health at (518) 473-2160 or email, or the NYS Education Department, Medicaid Unit via email.

Last Updated: April 12, 2021