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Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
AGENDA
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January 25, 2022 - January 28, 2022
Last Updated 1/28/2022 9:43 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
9:30 AM FLOOR
10:00 AM S. 90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry
Mark Levine, MD, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
10:30 AM Budget Adjustment
Overview of Health and Human Services related issues
Sarah Clark, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
9:00 AM Community Mental Health Needs
- S. 197 - An act relating to the Coordinated Mental Health Crisis Response Working Group
Ashley Miller, MD, Pediatrician, South Royalton
Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Programs, Department of Public Safety
Lynn Cota, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
10:15 AM S. 194 - An act relating to peer-operated respite centers
- S. 195 - An act relating to the certification of mental health peer support specialists
Discussion of S.194 and S.195
Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Programs, Department of Public Safety
Gloria van den Berg, Executive Director, Alyssum, Inc
Linda Limoges, Guest, Alyssum Peer Respite
Sera Davidow, Executive Director, Wildflower Alliance (Mass.)
Kenneth Russell, Executive Director, Another Way Inc.
- Committee Discussion
Thursday, January 27, 2022
9:00 AM 22-0575 - An act relating to expanding the Blueprint for Health and access to home- and community-based services
Walk-through, possible vote
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Opportunities for Evolution of Vermont’s Healthcare Regulatory System
Donna Kinzer, Consultant, DK Healthcare Consulting
10:30 AM Opportunities for Evolution of Vermont’s Health Care Regulatory System
Cont. discussion
Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Friday, January 28, 2022
9:00 AM S. 91 - An act relating to Parent Child Center Network
Miranda Gray, Interim Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- S. 239 - An act relating to enrollment in Medicare supplemental insurance policies
Introduction by sponsor, walk-through by counsel
Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Sponsor
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- S. 244 - An act relating to strengthening primary care and primary care providers
Introduction by sponsor, walk-through by counsel
Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Committee Discussion
Possible discussion of BAA, other topics
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