Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17 and Zoom

April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025

Last Updated 4/4/2025 10:02 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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

Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

 

10:30 AM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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

Laura Beliveau, Staff Attorney, Green Mountain Care Board

Ashley Johns, Staff Attorney, Agency of Human Services

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

Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Surgery Center

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   H. 80 - An act relating to the Office of the Health Care Advocate

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Emily Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

Laura Beliveau, Staff Attorney, Green Mountain Care Board

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Ashley Johns, Staff Attorney, Agency of Human Services

 

10:50 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   H. 13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services

Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square

Amy Johnson, Government Affairs & Communications Director, Vermont Care Partners

Kelsey Stavseth, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Human Services

Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

Helen Labun, Executive Director, Vermont Health Care Association

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, April 3, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 259 - An act relating to preventing workplace violence in hospitals

Elizabeth Couto, Chair, Vermont Emergency Nurse Association

Betsy Hassan, President, American Nurses Association Vermont

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

Lindsey Owen, Executive Director, Disability Rights Vermont

 

9:55 AM                   H. 80 - An act relating to the Office of the Health Care Advocate

Mark-up and vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Overview

Rep. Theresa Wood, Reporter

Rep. Jubilee McGill, Reporter and Sponsor

Rep. Anne B. Donahue

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:35 AM                   An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Overview

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   H. 489 - An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments

Amendment

Sen. Scott Beck, Sponsor

 

11:40 AM                   An act relating to the Emergency Temporary Shelter Program

Fiscal note

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:50 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 4, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 266 - An act relating to the 340B prescription drug pricing program

Testimony

Colleen Meiman, National Policy Advisor, State Associations of Community Health Centers

Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association

Kalvin Pugh, State 340B Policy Director, Community Access National Network

Charles Becker, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid - Zoom

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

 

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

Testimony

Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont

Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont

Kelly Ault, Executive Director, Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance

Steve Burns, Exective Director, Cookware Sustainability Alliance - Zoom

Anna Seuberling, Environmental Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

11:10 AM                   Social Service Provider Safety Presentation

Act 115 of 2024

Lynn Stanley, Director, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Vermont Chapter

Sarah Roberts, Staff Safety Manager, Department for Children and Families - Zoom

Kheya Ganguly, Director of Trauma Prevention and Resilience Development, Vermont Department of Mental Health - Zoom

Jacquelyn Prue, Public Safety Specialist, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living - Zoom

 

11:25 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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