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S.48 (Act 59)

An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Sen. Peter Shumlin , Sen. Kevin Mullin , Sen. Matthew Choate , Sen. Timothy Ashe , Sen. Claire Ayer , Sen. Susan Bartlett , Sen. Randolph Brock III, Sen. John Campbell , Sen. William Carris , Sen. Ann Cummings , Sen. William Doyle , Sen. Edward Flanagan , Sen. Harold Giard , Sen. Robert Hartwell , Sen. Vincent Illuzzi , Sen. M. Jane Kitchel , Sen. Sara Kittell , Sen. Virginia Lyons , Sen. Mark MacDonald , Sen. Richard Mazza , Sen. Richard McCormack , Sen. Hinda Miller , Sen. Alice Nitka , Sen. Douglas Racine , Sen. Philip Scott , Sen. Richard Sears Jr., Sen. Diane Snelling , Sen. Robert Starr , Sen. Jeanette White
5/9/2009 - Signed by Governor on June 8, 2009
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Senate 5/9/2009 - Signed by Governor on June 8, 2009
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An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

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An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Committee Meetings

2009 - 2010 Legislative Session
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Meeting Full List

2009 - 2010 Legislative Session
Friday, January 30, 2009
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
1:30 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Review bill with staff

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
3:15 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Testimony from interested parties

Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Bridget Asay, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Paul Harrington, Executive Vice President, Vermont Medical Society
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health

Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
3:00 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Ann Rugg, Deputy Director, Office of Vermont Health Access, Agency of Human Services
Elaine Erenrich Rosenburg, Director, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America/New England Chapter
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Sen. Peter Shumlin, Senate President Pro Tempore, Windham County
Chip Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Thursday, February 5, 2009
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
3:15 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Testimony via telephone

Sharon Treat, Director, National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices
3:45 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Philene Taormina, Director of Advocacy, AARP
Tom Simpatico, MD, President, Vermont Psychiatric Association
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health
4:30 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Testimony via telephone

John R Brumsted, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care
Richard "Mort" Wasserman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Vermont
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
1:30 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Marjorie Powell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Jessica Wolfe, Manager, State Government Relations, Boston Scientific Corporation
Susan Baker, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
2:30 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Testimony via telephone

Christopher White, General Counsel, Advanced Medical Technology Association
4:05 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel

Friday, February 13, 2009
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
-

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Andrew MacLean, Lobbyist, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health
Paul Harrington, Executive Vice President, Vermont Medical Society
John Hollar, Lobbyist, GlaxoSmithKline
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
3:45 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Mark up

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Susan Gretkowski, Lobbyist, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Thursday, February 19, 2009
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
4:00 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Mark up and vote


Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
9:00 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Background presentations

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, House Committee on Health Care
Sen. William H. Carris, Rutland County

Thursday, April 23, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
9:00 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

John R Brumsted, Chief Quality Officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Vermont Medical Society
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health
William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General
3:00 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Catherine Z. Davis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Meredith Jacob, Pharmaceutical Policy Fellow, Washington College of Law
Laura Ziegler, Concerned Citizen
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, April 24, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
9:30 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Robert Emmons MD, Psychiatrist
After budget meeting

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Kirke McVay, Psychologist
1:15 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

The House recessed this AM and is reconvening at 1:00 PM. So this afternoon's testimony times are now tentative.

Marjorie Powell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
David Goggin, Director of State Government Affairs at AmGen, New England Bio-Tech Association
Ann Rugg, Deputy Director, Office of Vermont Health Access
George Dunston, Co-Founder, Obsidian HDS

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
9:00 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Susan Baker, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Lila Richardson, Staff Attorney, Office of Vermont Health Care Ombusdman
3:00 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Jessica Wolfe, Manager, State Government Relations, Boston Scientific Corporation
Philene Taormina, Director of Advocacy, AARP
Thomas Tremblay, Associate Vice President for Government Relations, AdvaMed, durable medical equipment
Jonathan Weker, Dr., Vermont Psychiatric Association
Rich Harvie, Owner, Montpelier Pharmacy

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
8:30 AM

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(Marcia Hams via phone)

Tom Simpatico, MD, Vermont Psychiatric Association
Rep. George W. Till, Jericho
Marcia Hams, Director of Prescription Access and Quality, Community Catalyst
After Adj.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Committee discussion and bill draft mark-up

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Thursday, April 30, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
8:30 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Several witnesses via phone

Harry Chen, Consultant, Health Care Reform Commission
Judy Zsoldos RN
Kara Strempek, Pharmaceutical representative
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
After Adj.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Committee discussion and bill mark-up

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health
Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
Jim Hester, Director, Commission on Health Care Reform

Friday, May 1, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Appropriations
9:00 AM

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Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care

Friday, May 1, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
1:15 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
Rep. Steven Maier, Chair, House Committee on Health Care
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
3:30 PM

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Vote

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
Rep. Suzi Wizowaty, House Committee on Health Care
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Monday, May 4, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
3:00 PM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

This meeting is Joint with House Corrections and Institutions, and will be in Room 10. Topic: 340(b) drug pricing in Dept. of Corrections

Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
Delores Burroughs-Biron MD, Health Services Director, Department of Corrections

Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
9:15 AM

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House amendments

Rep. Joe Acinapura
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
8:30 AM

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Committee review of amendments to the bill

Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, House Committee on Health Care
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Bob Helm, Fair Haven

Friday, May 8, 2009
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
1:00 p.m.

S.48 - An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Staff review and testimony

Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Lorrentz, Nurse Practitioner, Cambridge Family Practice
Michael Scovner, M.D., Poultney
Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Rep. George W. Till, Representative, Jericho
Rep. Kurt Wright, Representative, Burlington
Deborah Richter MD, Family Physician
Paul Harrington, Vermont Medical Society

No committee documents found for S.48 in the 2009 - 2010 Legislative Session.
An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Witnesses Who Testified

2009 - 2010 Legislative Session
House Committee on Appropriations
  • Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
House Committee on Health Care
  • Rep. Joe Acinapura
  • Susan Baker, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
  • John R Brumsted, Chief Quality Officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Vermont Medical Society
  • Delores Burroughs-Biron MD, Health Services Director, Department of Corrections
  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Sen. William H. Carris, Rutland County
  • Harry Chen, Consultant, Health Care Reform Commission
  • Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, House Committee on Health Care
  • Catherine Z. Davis, Director of Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • George Dunston, Co-Founder, Obsidian HDS
  • Robert Emmons MD, Psychiatrist
  • David Goggin, Director of State Government Affairs at AmGen, New England Bio-Tech Association
  • Marcia Hams, Director of Prescription Access and Quality, Community Catalyst
  • Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
  • Rich Harvie, Owner, Montpelier Pharmacy
  • Rep. Bob Helm, Fair Haven
  • Jim Hester, Director, Commission on Health Care Reform
  • Meredith Jacob, Pharmaceutical Policy Fellow, Washington College of Law
  • Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health
  • Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Kirke McVay, Psychologist
  • Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Marjorie Powell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
  • Lila Richardson, Staff Attorney, Office of Vermont Health Care Ombusdman
  • Ann Rugg, Deputy Director, Office of Vermont Health Access
  • Tom Simpatico, MD, Vermont Psychiatric Association
  • William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General
  • Kara Strempek, Pharmaceutical representative
  • Philene Taormina, Director of Advocacy, AARP
  • Rep. George W. Till, Jericho
  • Thomas Tremblay, Associate Vice President for Government Relations, AdvaMed, durable medical equipment
  • Jonathan Weker, Dr., Vermont Psychiatric Association
  • Jessica Wolfe, Manager, State Government Relations, Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Laura Ziegler, Concerned Citizen
  • Judy Zsoldos RN
House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
  • Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Rep. Steven Maier, Chair, House Committee on Health Care
  • Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Rep. Suzi Wizowaty, House Committee on Health Care
Senate Committee on Finance
  • Bridget Asay, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Susan Baker, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • John R Brumsted, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care
  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Lobbyist, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
  • Paul Harrington, Vermont Medical Society
  • Paul Harrington, Executive Vice President, Vermont Medical Society
  • John Hollar, Lobbyist, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Ken Libertoff, Director, Vermont Association for Mental Health
  • Jennifer Lorrentz, Nurse Practitioner, Cambridge Family Practice
  • Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
  • Andrew MacLean, Lobbyist, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
  • Chip Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Marjorie Powell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
  • Deborah Richter MD, Family Physician
  • Elaine Erenrich Rosenburg, Director, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America/New England Chapter
  • Ann Rugg, Deputy Director, Office of Vermont Health Access, Agency of Human Services
  • Michael Scovner, M.D., Poultney
  • Sen. Peter Shumlin, Senate President Pro Tempore, Windham County
  • Tom Simpatico, MD, President, Vermont Psychiatric Association
  • Philene Taormina, Director of Advocacy, AARP
  • Rep. George W. Till, Representative, Jericho
  • Sharon Treat, Director, National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices
  • Richard "Mort" Wasserman, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Vermont
  • Christopher White, General Counsel, Advanced Medical Technology Association
  • Jessica Wolfe, Manager, State Government Relations, Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Rep. Kurt Wright, Representative, Burlington

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No fiscal documents found for S.48 in the 2009 - 2010 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference members found for S.48 in the 2009 - 2010 Legislative Session.
An act relating to the marketing of prescribed products

Committee of Conference Meetings

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Committee of Conference Meeting Full List

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No committee of conference meeting history found for S.48 in the 2009 - 2010 Legislative Session.
No committee of conference report found for S.48 in the 2009 - 2010 Legislative Session.

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Staff & Other Information

Staff
Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
Notes
Taken up for action in the 2009 Special Session. For details please see </B><a href="http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/summary.cfm?Session=2010.1&Bill=S.48">S.48 of the 2009 Special Session</A>

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