House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

via Zoom

February 23, 2021 - February 26, 2021

Last Updated 2/25/2021 4:59 PM

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

 

 

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

after Floor                         Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   Committee Discussion of Bills in Committee

Committee Discussion and Review of Bills

 

1:50 PM                   H. 46 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions of mental health law

Introduction

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor

 

2:00 PM                   H. 104 - An act relating to allowing certain licensed out-of-state mental health professionals to treat Vermont patients using telemedicine

Introduction

Rep. David Durfee, Sponsor

 

2:10 AM                   H. 102 - An act relating to reducing prior authorization requirements in health insurance plans

Introduction

Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor

 

2:40 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Health Care Housing Overview

Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

 

4:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

This Testimony will Include a Break from 10:05-10:20am

Maria Mercedes Avila, Ph.D, Member, Governor's Task Force on Racial Equity

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Adjourns

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

3:00 PM                   H. 210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

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

 

4:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

Thursday, February 25, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

This testimony will include a Break from 10:00-10:15

Mike Bensel, Executive  Director, Pride Center of Vermont

Dana Kaplan, Executive  Director, Outright Vermont

Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration

 

11:45 AM                   Committee Adjourns

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

 

2:10 PM                   House Floor

 

5 min after Floor                   H. 46 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions of mental health law

A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont

 

-                                   H. 104 - An act relating to allowing certain licensed out-of-state mental health professionals to treat Vermont patients using telemedicine

Walk-through and Witness Testimony

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Kirke McVay, Ethics Committee Chair, Vermont Mental Health Counselors Association (4:00 PM)

 

4:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

Friday, February 26, 2021

8:30 AM                   Dr. Dynasaur Expansion for Noncitizen Children and Pregnant Women

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

Alicia Rodrigue, Communications Coordinator, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Erin Jacobsen, Professor of Law and Senior Staff Attorney, Vermont Law School Immigration Rights Clinic

Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland, Migrant Health Coordinator, Bridges to Health & Huertas, UVM Extension

Heidi Sulis, MPH, Executive Director, Open Door Clinic, Middlebury

Maricela -, Migrant Justice

Will Lambek, Migrant Justice - interpreter

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   H. 210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

 

11:45 AM                   Committee Adjourns

 

1:30 PM                   H. 210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont

Sarah Launderville, Executive  Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living - Written

A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont - Written

 

-                                   H. 46 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions of mental health law

Mark-up and Possible Vote

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

Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health - Written

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Colleen McGovern at cmcgovern@leg.state.vt.us