Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division

Title V 30/30 Earmarking

Federal Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant funding is the key source of support for promoting and improving the health of all mothers and children, including children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) in California. Pursuant to Title V of the Social Security Act, Section 505, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is mandated to administer and oversee the Title V Block Grant.

Process Information

Earmark categories

The Title V Block Grant allocation is earmarked into four categories: 
<ul>
<li>30% Preventive and Primary Care for Children (PPCSC) </li>
<li>30% Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) </li>
<li>30% MCAH (Other) activities </li>
<li>10% Administrative cost </li>
</ul>

Earmarking with time studies

MCAH will use the time studies to generate a quarterly projection of time spent in the earmarked categories. These projections are used with the associated budgeted allocations to report annual Title V expenditures. 
 Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJ) are required to time study in three categories: 
<ul>
<li>30% Preventive and Primary Care for Children (PPCSC) </li>
<li>30% Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) </li>
<li>30% MCAH (Other) activities </li>
</ul>

Who must time study?

All staff appearing on the Agency’s MCAH budget are required to time study. Each Agency will designate a month per quarter to report their time studies. Please notify MCAH TVTS coordinator which month in the quarter your agency wishes to designate as their time study month. We recommend using the same month you use for Title XIX.

How to complete the time study

See Title V 30/30 Earmarking instructions for further details

Deadlines

All completed TVTS are due 30 days after close of an Agency’s TVTS Month. Please email signed PDF copies of all Agency TVTS to <a href="mailto:MCAHFinAct@cdph.ca.gov">MCAHFinAct@cdph.ca.gov</a>. Please keep all signed original TVTS for your Agency records.

Time Study Resources