MD SB506

Elementary schools, secondary schools, and county school systems must use Medicaid and CHIP reimbursement funds specifically for school-based health provider workforce purposes

Reimbursement funds must be allocated to create additional positions for school audiologists, psychologists, speech pathologists, and other health care practitioners

Funds must support paid internships for students seeking to become school-based health providers

Stipends for providers must be funded to address recruitment and retention challenges, with specific stipends designated for providers working in low-performing schools

Effective date is October 1, 2025, with the Department of Education required to adopt implementing regulations