HB 689

Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Use of Reimbursement Funds by Schools

Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring elementary schools, secondary schools, and county school systems to use certain funds received for services provided under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program or the Maryland Children's Health Insurance Program to provide additional positions for providers, paid internships for students seeking to become providers, stipends for providers that are designed to address problems in provider recruitment and retention, and stipends for providers working in low-performing schools that are designed to address retention.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 5FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Crowe, Eileen	ASHA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams , Susan	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leposa, Bradley	Maryland School Psychologists' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Howard County, Staff	Board of Education of Howard County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Written (PDF)
UNF	Scott, Suzie	Moms for Liberty Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ursprung, Patricia	Montgomery County Board of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shih, Nancy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Navabi, Jenniferlobbyist	Maryland Association of School Health Nurses	Written (PDF)
FWA	Navabi, Jenniferlobbyist	Maryland Occupational Therapy Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kleiderlein, Holly	Maryland School Counselor Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationFAV 1

ASHAFAV 1

Board of Education of Howard CountyUNF 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Association of School Health NursesFWA 1

Maryland Department of HealthINFO 1

Maryland Occupational Therapy AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

Maryland School Counselor AssociationFWA 1

Maryland School Psychologists' AssociationFAV 1

Moms for Liberty MarylandUNF 1

Montgomery County Board of EducationUNF 1

NASW MarylandFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland

FWANavabi, JenniferMaryland Association of School Health NursesRegistered for: B'More Clubhouse; Chase Brexton Health System; Children's Advocacy Institute; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.…

FWANavabi, JenniferMaryland Occupational Therapy AssociationRegistered for: B'More Clubhouse; Chase Brexton Health System; Children's Advocacy Institute; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.…

FWAElliott, 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…