H.237 (Act 84)
An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists
Sponsors:
Rep. Francis McFaun
,
Rep. Brian Cina, Rep. Mari Cordes, Rep. Allen "Penny" Demar, Rep. Gina Galfetti, Rep. Leslie Goldman, Rep. Woodman Page
Last Recorded Action: 4/29/2026 - House message: Governor approved bill on April 27, 2026
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Health Care
- Rick Barnett, Chair, Vermont Psychological Association
- Brandon Campo, Vermont Psychological and Neurofeedback Center, LLC
- Lisa Catapano Friedman, President, Vermont Psychiatric Association
- Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Jen Colin, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Bill Reporter, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Sarah Hastings, Professor, Psychology Graduate Program in Clinical Counseling Psychology, St. Michael’s College
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Phillip Hughes, Research Assistant Professor, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC, Eshelman School of Pharmacy
- Francis McFaun, Sponsor
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
- Jen Colin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Rick Barnett, Vermont Psychological Association
- Rick Barnett, Chair, Vermont Psychological Association
- Sen. Randy Brock, Amendment Sponsor
- Brandon Campo, Vermont Psychological and Neurofeedback Center, LLC
- Emily Carr, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation
- Jen Colin, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
- Evan Eyler, Professor, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
- Sarah Hastings, Professor, Psychology Graduate Program in Clinical Counseling Psychology, St. Michael’s College
- Phillip Hughes, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University SUNY
- Francis McFaun, Reporter
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Emily Tredeau, Staff Attorney, Office of Professional Regulation
- Bud Vana, Psychiatrist, Bridges Healthcare
- Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society & Vermont Psychiatric Association