S.189 (Act 115)

An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Sponsors: Sen. Virginia Lyons

Last Recorded Action: 5/10/2024 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 23, 2024

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2023-2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
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S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Walk-Through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
9:30 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Overview

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nicole DiStasio, Director of Policy, Department of Mental Health
Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Programs, Department of Public Safety
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
11:00 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Kristin Chandler, Coordinator, Team Two
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
9:45 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Programs, Department of Public Safety
Jeremy Therrien, Crisis Program Director, Department of Mental Health
Nicole DiStasio, Director of Policy, Department of Mental Health
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
10:00 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Committee discussion

Heather Simons, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
Nicole DiStasio, Director of Policy, Department of Mental Health
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
10:45 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Committee discussion and possible vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 23, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
11:00 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Committee discussion

Lynn Currier Stanley, Executive Director, Vermont and New Hampshire Chapters, National Association of Social Workers
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
11:00 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Committee discussion and mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
11:50 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Liz Mills, Representative, Vermont Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
11:45 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Possible amendment

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
15 Minutes After Floor

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Introduction, walk-through, testimony

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Reporter, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Samantha Sweet, Mental Health Director, Department of Mental Health
Nicole DiStasio, Director of Policy, Department of Mental Health
Christopher Brickell, Deputy Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
15 Minutes After Floor

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Testimony

Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
April Plante, Clinical Director, Adult Home Health Services, UVM Health Network Home Health and Hospice
Kathy Demar, Executive Director, Lamoille Home Health & Hospice
Sara King, President and CEO, VNA and Hospice of the Southwest Region
Kaili Kuiper, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Programs, Department of Public Safety
Lynn Currier Stanley, Executive Director, Vermont and New Hampshire Chapters, National Association of Social Workers
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
3:00 PM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Lindsey Owen, Executive Director, Disabilities Rights Vermont
Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
15 Minutes after Floor

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kaili Kuiper, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Friday, April 12, 2024
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
15 Minutes after Floor

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Committee discussion and possible vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
Friday, April 26, 2024
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
10:50 AM

S.189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and the safety of social service and home health providers

Walk-through of House amendment

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel