Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

8:00 AM

Health Care Reform

Considerations for Evaluating Health Care Reform Proposals

• Ken Thorpe, Health Care Consultant

9:00 AM

iPad Training

• Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Kevin Moore, Network/Systems Administrator, Office of Legislative Council

9:15 AM

H.217 - An act relating to smoking in lodging establishments, hospitals, and child care facilities, and on State lands

Markup and Vote

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Stephen Morabito, Administrator, Vermont Tobacco Evaluation and Review Board

10:00 AM

H.350 - An act relating to the posting of medical unprofessional conduct decisions and to investigators of alleged unprofessional conduct

H.633 language has been incorporated into H.350
Markup and Vote

• Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
• Diana Arnell, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

10:30 AM

Substance Abuse Treatment

Hub and Spoke and the Blueprint

• Beth Tanzman, Assistant Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access

11:30 AM

H.325 - An act relating to the rights of children of arrested and incarcerated parents

Markup and Vote

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Lund
• Kurt Kuehl, General Counsel, Department of Corrections