Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Thursday, March 21, 2019

9:00 AM

FY2020 Budget

• Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
• Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
• Christine O'Neill, President, Physician Assistants Academy of Vermont
• Sarah Bushweller

11:15 AM

Health Care Workforce

• Deborah Wachtel, Assistant Professor, UVM College of Nursing, Vermont Nurse Practitioners' Association

11:25 AM

S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

Possible amendment

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Representative Joe Benning, Sponsor, Sponsor of Amendment

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S.53 - An act relating to determining the proportion of health care spending allocated to primary care

Possible amendment

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Representative Michael Sirotkin, Reporter, Sponsor of Amendment

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S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Possible amendment

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Representative Randy Brock, Representative, Sponsor of Amendment

11:50 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Adjourn