Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Friday, February 25, 2022

8:30 AM

S.90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

Possible vote

9:00 AM

S.285 - An act relating to health care reform initiatives, data collection, and access to home- and community-based services

Mark-up and testimony

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Mike Fisher, Vermont Health Care Advocate
• Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
• Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
• Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
• Jessica Holmes, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
• Sarah Lindberg, Health Services Researcher, Green Mountain Care Board

10:20 AM

Break

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S.243 - An act relating to implementation of an unused prescription drug repository program

Mark-up

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health

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S.197 - An act relating to the provision of mental health supports

• Lance Metayer, Team Leader, School-Based Clinical Services, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
• Anne Paradiso, Director of School Programs, Howard Center

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S.193 - An act relating to strategies for reducing prescription drug costs for Vermonters

Possible introduction by sponsor and walk-through by counsel

• Senator Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden County
• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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S.242 - An act relating to prescription drugs dispensed by a health insurer-designated pharmacy for administration to a patient in a health care setting

Possible introduction by sponsor and walk-through by counsel

• Senator Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden County
• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

FLOOR