House Committee on Health Care

AGENDA

Room 42 and Zoom

April 2, 2024 - April 5, 2024

Last Updated 4/5/2024 2:50 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

-                                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

9:00 AM                   Central Vermont Medical Center Emergency Department

Facility tour

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 Minutes After Floor                   S. 189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and social service provider safety

Introduction, walk-through, testimony

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Chair, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Samantha Sweet, Mental Health Director, Department of Mental Health

Nicole DiStasio, Director of Policy, Department of Mental Health

Christopher Brickell, Deputy Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, April 4, 2024

9:00 AM                   Designated and Specialized Services Agencies

Washington County Mental Health Services

Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services

Danielle Mitchell, Children, Youth, and Family Director, Washington County Mental Health Services

Rachel Lavallee, Director of Nursing, Washington County Mental Health Services

Jessica Kell, Chief of Operations, Washington County Mental Health Services

Nicole DiStasio, Director of Policy, Department of Mental Health

10:35 AM                   Break

11:10 AM                   Designated and Specialized Services Agencies

Washington County Mental Health Services, continued

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 Minutes After Floor                   S. 189 - An act relating to mental health response service guidelines and social service provider safety

Testimony

Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

April Plante, Clinical Director, Adult Home Health Services, UVM Health Network Home Health and Hospice

Kathy Demar, Executive Director, Lamoille Home Health & Hospice

Sara King, President and CEO, VNA and Hospice of the Southwest Region

Kaili Kuiper, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid

Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Programs, Department of Public Safety

Lynn Currier Stanley, Executive Director, Vermont and New Hampshire Chapters, National Association of Social Workers

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, April 5, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 Minutes after Floor                   Reports Due to the House Committee on Health Care

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

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Review of S.183 - An act relating to reenvisioning the Agency of Human Services

Walk-through and committee discussion

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

-                                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) and the Vermont Health Information Exchange (VHIE)

Updates

Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)

Maurine Gilbert, Director of Client Engagement, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)

2:00 PM                   S. 109 - An act relating to Medicaid coverage for doula services

Testimony and committee discussion

Martha Churchill, Lead Midwife; Clinical Coordinator of Midwifery Services, UVM Medical Center

2:40 PM                   Adjourn

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Clare Neal at cneal@leg.state.vt.us

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