School-Based Health Centers - Services, Infrastructure, and Funding
Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide coverage for sports physicals performed by school-based health centers; requiring the Secretary of Health to include certain infrastructure needs in guidelines on the expansion of school-based health centers; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health, on or before January 1, 2024, to develop a certain school-based health center funding allocation formula and a certain budget proposal.
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Testimony (60)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 49UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Howard County, Staff | Board of Education of Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Twesigye, Joy | Maryland Assembly of School-Based Health Care | Oral |
| FAV | January, Briannalobbyist | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maryland Chesapeake Chapter, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practition | National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake Chapter | Position only |
| FAV | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | MONTGOMERY, MEGAN | Love Maryland PAC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Eleanor | Maryland AG Bell | Oral |
| UNF | Hartman, Laura | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Adams, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Borek, Valerie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bress, Steve | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Brocato, Deborahlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Butler, Jenna | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cusack, Sarah | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Daly, Denee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fisher, Kara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Helms Jr, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Helms, Jessica | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hinkhaus, Shannon | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | KIJESKY, CRYSTAL | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kapper, Jill | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kuk, Justin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McCullough, Karen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Gala | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Millsaps, Victoria | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Morrison, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Myers, Theresa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ohmen, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sherrell, Shawna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Smirnova, Ekaterina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Stoklosa, Margaret | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Talbott, Kathy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Vaughn, Lori | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Zelivinski, Ronit | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FWA | Saint-George, Esq., Jo | Women of Color For Equal Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education