Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17

February 11, 2020 - February 14, 2020

Last Updated 2/14/2020 12:56 PM

 

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   S. 302 - An act relating to establishing a mental health mobile response unit pilot program in the city of Rutland

Laurel Omland, MS,NCC, Director, Child, Adolescent, and Family Unit, Vermont Department of Mental Health

 

10:50 AM                   S. 288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Committee Discussion

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:15 AM                   Break

 

11:40 AM                   PROSPER Program (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience)

Sarah Kleinman, Extension Director of 4-H, Farmworker, and Family Education Programs, University of Vermont Extension

Amy Gale, Principal, Lyndon Town School

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

9:00 AM                   S. 125 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

Mark-up and possible vote

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Deb Snell, President,  VFNHP, President, AFT Vermont

Meredith Roberts, RN, PhD, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State

 

9:45 AM                   Woodside

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

 

9:50 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   S. 290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board

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

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association

Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare

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

Victoria Loner, RN.C, MHCDS, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont

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

 

11:50 AM                   Emergency Room Recovery Coaching

Daniel Franklin, Executive  Director, North Central Vermont Recovery Center

Geoff Butler, Emergency Department Recovery Coach Supervisor, North Central Vermont Recovery Center

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 13, 2020

9:15 AM                   H. 611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Review of Master Plan for Aging

Joint Hearing with House Human Services

Room 10

Megan Burke, LICSW, Policy Analyst, The SCAN Foundation

Gretchen Alkema, The SCAN Foundation

 

11:00 AM                   S. 243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Bradley R. Reed, President, Professional Firefighters of Vermont

Peter Lynch, Chief of Training, Vermont Fire Academy

Elizabeth Novotny, Community Member

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

 

11:45 AM                   Suicide Prevention

JoEllen Tarallo, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Health and Learning

Steve Broer, Director of Behavioral Health, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 14, 2020

9:00 AM                   S. 252 - An act relating to stem cell therapies not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Daniel Weiss, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Vermont

Cindy Bruzzese, Director, Vermont Ethics Network

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State

Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

-                                   S. 288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:00 AM                   S. 295 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:25 PM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date. This committee is paperless. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Doris Oatley at 802-828-2279 or doatley@leg.state.vt.us