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  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Chair
  • Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Ann Cummings
  • Sen. Larry Hart
  • Sen. Samuel Douglass, Clerk

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17 and Zoom

March 25, 2025 - March 28, 2025

Last Updated 3/28/2025 11:01 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

-                                   No Committee Meeting Scheduled

 

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 96 - An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Mari Cordes, Reporter

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:35 AM                   H. 266 - An act relating to the 340B prescription drug pricing program

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Daisy Berbeco, Reporter

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, March 27, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 482 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority to adjust a hospital’s reimbursement rates and to appoint a hospital observer

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Alyssa Black, Reporter

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:30 AM                   H. 80 - An act relating to the Office of the Health Care Advocate

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Wendy Critchlow, Reporter

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:05 AM                   H. 259 - An act relating to preventing workplace violence in hospitals

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Mari Cordes, Reporter and Sponsor

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   H. 237 - An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists

Sneak-peek

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:20 AM                   H. 237 - An act relating to prescribing by doctoral-level psychologists

Introduction

Rep. Francis McFaun, Reporter

 

11:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, March 28, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Daniel Noyes, Reporter

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   H. 238 - An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Ela Chapin, Reporter

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Adjourn

 

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