Maine Legislature (healthcare bills) · January 11, 2026 · Primary source
ME LD 858: An Act To Ensure Behavioral And Mental Health Services Are Available To Students By Providing Grants To Schools That Contract For Those Services
Summary
Maine LD 858 became law without the Governor's signature. The act establishes a grant program to provide funding to schools that contract for behavioral and mental health services for students. The law implicates state behavioral health service delivery and school-based contracting arrangements.
What this may mean
Schools in Maine that contract with behavioral and mental health service providers for student services become eligible for state grants under this new program. BH/SUD treatment facilities and licensed behavioral health practitioners that enter school-contracting arrangements gain a new state-funded demand source, though no federal regulatory obligation is created.
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