Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Friday, February 8, 2019

9:00 AM

Freestanding Health Care Facilities Work Group Report

• Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

9:30 AM

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

Introduction and Walk-through

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Amy Cooper, Manager, Green Mountain Surgery Center

10:00 AM

S.55 - An act relating to the regulation of toxic substances and hazardous materials

• Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
• Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
• Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation

10:30 AM

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

• Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
• Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
• Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
• Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
• David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, AARP Vermont

11:30 AM

Senate Floor