2017-2018 Session
Change SessionSenate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)
The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare has jurisdiction over matters relating to the preservation of health, old age assistance, and social and economic security.
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Materials posted on this page are for informational purposes only and may not include all material received by the Committee. The Committee is not responsible for the accuracy of posted material, and posting does not represent approval or endorsement by the Committee or the Vermont General Assembly.
- H.145 - An act relating to establishing the Mental Health Crisis Response Commission
- H.184 - An act relating to evaluation of suicide profiles
- H.199 - An act relating to reinstating legislative members to the Commission on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
- H.201 - An act relating to length of stay at designated shelters
- H.230 - An act relating to consent by minors for mental health treatment
- H.265 - An act relating to the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- H.271 - An act relating to administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
- H.283 - An act relating to protecting against financial exploitation of vulnerable adults
- H.326 - An act relating to eligibility and calculation of grant or subsidy amount for Reach Up, Reach Ahead, and the Child Care Services Program
- H.400 - An act relating to evaluating access to and use of long-acting reversible contraceptives
- H.404 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement for long-acting reversible contraceptives
- H.507 - An act relating to Next Generation Medicaid ACO pilot project reporting requirements
- H.508 - An act relating to building resilience for individuals experiencing adverse childhood experiences
- H.589 - An act relating to the reasonable and prudent parent standard
- H.608 - An act relating to creating an Older Vermonters Act working group
- H.639 - An act relating to eliminating cost-sharing for certain breast imaging services
- H.673 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Reach Up program
- H.686 - An act relating to establishing the Child Fatality Review Team
- H.690 - An act relating to explanation of advance directives and treating clinicians who may sign a DNR/COLST
- H.736 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention
- H.869 - An act relating to insurance coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives without cost-sharing
- H.901 - An act relating to health information technology and health information exchange
- H.912 - An act relating to the health care regulatory duties of the Green Mountain Care Board
- H.914 - An act relating to reporting requirements for the second year of the Vermont Medicaid Next Generation ACO Pilot Project
- H.921 - An act relating to nursing home oversight
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- S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn
- S.4 - An act relating to publicly accessible meetings of an accountable care organization’s governing body
- S.14 - An act relating to expanding the Vermont Practitioner Recovery Network
- S.19 - An act relating to allowing silver-level nonqualified health benefit plans to be offered outside the Vermont Health Benefit Exchange
- S.31 - An act relating to circulating nurses in hospital operating rooms
- S.37 - An act relating to access to treatment for patients with a terminal illness
- S.45 - An act relating to providing meals to health care providers at conferences
- S.47 - An act relating to the assessment of Vermont’s public benefit structure
- S.50 - An act relating to insurance coverage for telemedicine services delivered in or outside a health care facility
- S.53 - An act relating to recommendations for achieving universal coverage for primary care in Vermont
- S.70 - An act relating to the nutritional requirements for children’s meals
- S.71 - An act relating to the administration of immunizations by pharmacists
- S.88 - An act relating to increasing the smoking age from 18 to 21 years of age
- S.90 - An act relating to coordinating Vermont’s response to adverse childhood and family experiences
- S.92 - An act relating to prescription drug price transparency and cost containment
- S.95 - An act relating to sexual assault nurse examiners
- S.103 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials
- S.113 - An act relating to food and lodging establishments
- S.133 - An act relating to examining mental health care and care coordination
- S.146 - An act relating to prescription drug pricing standards for State purchasers
- S.158 - An act relating to the Child Protection Registry
- S.163 - An act relating to creation of a multistate public pharmacy benefit management program
- S.164 - An act relating to establishing the Unused Prescription Drug Repository Program
- S.165 - An act relating to preemployment health screenings for hospital employees
- S.174 - An act relating to the Exchange special enrollment period for pregnancy
- S.175 - An act relating to the wholesale importation of prescription drugs into Vermont
- S.202 - An act relating to educational requirements for child care providers
- S.203 - An act relating to systemic improvements of the mental health system
- S.209 - An act relating to the admissibility of a child’s hearsay statements in a proceeding before the Human Services Board
- S.217 - An act relating to the role of independent, State-licensed adoption agencies in CHINS proceedings
- S.223 - An act relating to the administration of intravenous prescription drugs to cancer patients through local physician practices
- S.224 - An act relating to co-payment limits for visits to chiropractors
- S.225 - An act relating to pilot programs for coverage by commercial health insurers of costs associated with medication-assisted treatment
- S.232 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact
- S.243 - An act relating to the Board of Medical Practice and reporting of professional disciplinary actions
- S.253 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
- S.261 - An act relating to ensuring a coordinated public health approach to addressing childhood adversity and promoting resilience
- S.262 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Medicaid program and the Department of Vermont Health Access
- S.278 - An act relating to regulation of ambulatory surgical centers
- S.280 - An act relating to the Advisory Council on Child Poverty and Strengthening Families
- S.282 - An act relating to health care providers participating in Vermont’s Medicaid program
Bills In Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Bills that are currently in committee.
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Bills Out of Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Bills sponsored by the committee, and bills reported out of committee. Includes bills where the committee has been relieved of responsibility.
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Bills Referred to Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Bills that were in committee at any time. Does not include bills sponsored by Committee.
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Bills Sponsored by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
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