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  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Chair
  • Sen. Richard Westman, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Ann Cummings
  • Sen. Dick McCormack
  • Sen. Debbie Ingram, Clerk

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17

March 19, 2019 - March 22, 2019

Last Updated 3/25/2019 8:19 AM

 

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

11:15 AM                   Introductions and Updates

Auburn Watersong, Director of Trauma Prevention and Resilience Development, VT Agency of Humans Services

 

11:30 AM                   School Nutrition Day

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont

Kathy Alexander, Food Service Director, Mount Abraham Unified School District and Addison Northwest School District

 

11:40 AM                   S. 7 - An act relating to the evaluation of social service integration with accountable care organizations

Discussion of Amendment

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Conor Kennedy, Agency of Human Services

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

9:00 AM                   S. 7 - An act relating to the evaluation of social service integration with accountable care organizations

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Susan Barrett, J.D., Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board

Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Development Disabilities Council

 

9:30 AM                   Prop 5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Committee Discussion

 

10:15 AM                   Afterschool Programs

Humberto Soriano, President, Chilean Society of Pediatrics

Michael Mann, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Boise State University

Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.

 

10:45 AM                   S. 73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Surgery Center

 

11:00 AM                   Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Workforce

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

Dr. Patricia Prelock , Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont

Dr. Nolan Atkins, Provost, Northern Vermont University

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 21, 2019

9:00 AM                   FY2020 Budget

Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   S. 128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice

Christine O'Neill, MMSc, PA-C, President, Physician Assistants Academy of Vermont

Sarah Bushweller, P.A.

 

11:15 AM                   Health Care Workforce

Deborah Wachtel, DNP, MPH, APRN, Assistant Professor, UVM College of Nursing, Vermont Nurse Practitioners' Association

 

11:25 AM                   S. 31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making

Possible amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor of Amendment

 

-                                   S. 53 - An act relating to increasing the proportion of health care spending allocated to primary care

Possible amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Sponsor of Amendment

 

-                                   S. 73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Possible amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Sen. Randy Brock, Sponsor of Amendment

 

11:50 AM                   Prop 5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 22, 2019

9:00 AM                   H. 218 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

Rep. Carl Rosenquist, Sponsor

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

 

9:30 AM                   S. 117 - An act relating to the therapeutic use of cannabis

Walk-through

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM                   S. 53 - An act relating to increasing the proportion of health care spending allocated to primary care

Possible amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Sponsor of Amendment

Susan Barrett, J.D., Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board

 

-                                   S. 73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Possible amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:00 AM                   Prop 5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Maya Sutton-Smith at 802-828-2279 or msuttonsmith@leg.state.vt.us