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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-22A-08" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="22A" subtitle_name="School–based Health Centers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Council shall develop policy recommendations to improve the health and educational outcomes of students who receive services from school–based health centers by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Supporting local community efforts to establish or expand school–based health center capacity in primary care, behavioral health, and oral health;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Integrating school–based health centers into existing and emerging patient–centered models of care;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Promoting the inclusion of school–based health centers in networks of managed care organizations and commercial health insurance carriers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Advancing the public health goals of State and local health officials;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Promoting the inclusion of school–based health centers into networks of school health services and coordinated student service models for the range of services offered in school settings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Supporting State and local initiatives to promote student success;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Reviewing and revising best practice guidelines; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Supporting the long–term sustainability of school–based health centers.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Council shall review the collection and analysis of school–based health center data collected by the State Department of Education to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Make recommendations on best practices for the collection and analysis of the data; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide guidance on the development of findings and recommendations based on the data.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Council shall conduct other activities the Council considers appropriate to meet the purpose of the Council.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On or before December 31 of each year, the Council shall report the findings and recommendations of the Council to the Maryland Department of Health, the State Department of Education, the Commission, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on improving the health and educational outcomes of students who receive services from school–based health centers.</text>
  </level>
</section>
