Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17 and Zoom

January 9, 2024 - January 12, 2024

Last Updated 1/12/2024 10:39 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Act 76 of 2023 - An act relating to child care, early education, workers' compensation, and unemployment insurance

Update

Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

Morgan Crossman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Building Bright Futures

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 186 - An act relating to the systemic evaluation of recovery residences and recovery communities

Walk-Through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   S. 188 - An act relating to supports for child care providers

Walk-Through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   S. 189 - An act relating to mental health response service protocols

Walk-Through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   S. 197 - An act relating to the procurement and distribution of products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and monitoring adverse health conditions attributed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Walk-Through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   S. 162 - An act relating to extending the moratorium on home health agency certificates of need

Walk-Through

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   S. 173 - An act relating to the collection, sharing, and selling of consumer health data

Walk-Through

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, January 11, 2024

8:30 AM                   Bi-State Primary Care Association

Introductions

 

Joint meeting with the House Committee on Health Care. This meeting will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270. This meeting will be livestreamed at <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtilisCXIU4ZgxQ8fRgsdw/featured>.

Georgia Maheras, Esq., Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Bi-State Primary Care Association

Jeffrey McKee, Psy.D., Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Centers of Burlington

Kayla Davis, Co-Executive Director, Battenkill Valley Health Center

Josh Dufresne, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, North Star Health

 

9:00 AM                   Act 167 of 2022 - An act relating to health care reform initiatives, data collection, and access to home- and community-based services

Update

 

Joint meeting with the House Committee on Health Care. This meeting will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270. This meeting will be livestreamed at <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtilisCXIU4ZgxQ8fRgsdw/featured>.

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Owen Foster, J.D., Chair, Green Mountain Care Board

Alena Berube, Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board

Marisa Melamed, Associate Director of Health Systems Policy, Green Mountain Care Board

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Act 167 of 2022 - An act relating to health care reform initiatives, data collection, and access to home- and community-based services

Update, continued

Wendy Trafton, Deputy Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

 

11:30 AM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, January 12, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 109 - An act relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services

Walk-Through

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   S. 211 - An act relating to health care reform and to the regulatory duties of the Green Mountain Care Board

Walk-Through

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:25 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   S. 151 - An act relating to pay parity and transparency in health care

Review S.151 in conjuction with S.211

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Kiki Carasi-Schwartz at kcarasi-schwartz@leg.state.vt.us