House Committee on Health Care

AGENDA

May 19, 2020 - May 22, 2020

Last Updated 6/8/2020 3:13 PM

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

-                                   Meeting of House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting today will be live streamed here.

11:00 AM                   S. 128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Review draft language, committee discussion, possible vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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

Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont

David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice

-                                   Committee Discussion

Review health care portions of Act No. 91 (H.742), Vermont's response to COVID-19

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

1:04 PM                   Adjourn

3:30 PM                   All-House Caucus

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

-                                   No Committee Meeting Scheduled

11:00 AM                   House Floor

Thursday, May 21, 2020

-                                   Joint Meeting of House Committee on Health Care and Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

The House Committee on Health Care meeting this morning will be held jointly with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and will be live streamed here.

9:00 AM                   20-0981 - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

Testimony, committee discussion

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

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

Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

10:00 AM                   COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

Patient access to health care services delivered through telehealth

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)

10:30 AM                   20-0981 - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

11:00 AM                   Adjourn Joint Meeting

-                                   Meeting of House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting this afternoon will be live streamed here.

2:00 PM                   H. 960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Previously identified on agenda as 20-0896 An act relating to miscellaneous health care

Review draft language, committee discussion

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Louis Josephson, Ph.D., President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat

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

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health

Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

-                                   Committee Discussion

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, May 22, 2020

-                                   No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM                   House Floor

If you have any questions, please contact

Demis Martin - demis@leg.state.vt.us

 Please note that witnesses may not be called in the order in which they are listed.