Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

8:00 AM

S.9 - An act relating to improving Vermont’s system for protecting children from abuse and neglect

Sec. 4 & 5- Adoption Act; Postadoption Contact Agreements

• Trine Bech, Executive Director, Vermont Parent Representation Center
• Amy Schullenberger, Lobbyist
• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

9:00 AM

S.20 - An act relating to establishing and regulating dental therapists

• Dr. Ellen Grimes, RDH, MA, MPA, Ed.D, Dental Hygiene Program Director, Vermont Technical College
• Julia Shaw, Policy Analyst, Office of the Health Care Advocate
• Daneille Delong, Health Program Administrator, Medicaid Policy, Department of Vermont Health Access
• Sarah Wovcha, JD, MPH, Executive Director, Children’s Dental Services, Minnesota
• Marshall Shragg, MPH, Executive Director, Minnesota Board of Dentistry
• Dr. Ana Karina Mascarenhas, Associate Dean of Research & Chief of Developmental Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, College of Dental Medicine
• William Lambrukos, , Senior Vice President, Operations and Senior Vice President, Delta Dental of Vermont
• Jackie Majoros, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
• Sheila Reed, Associate Director, Voices for Vermont's Children

11:30 AM

S.31 - An act relating to possession and transfer of firearms

Mental Health Advocacy Day Participant Testimony

• Laurie Emerson, Acting Executive Director, NAMI VT
• Nicholas Parrish, Project Director, The Wellness Co-op, Pathways Vermont