Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Thursday, March 28, 2024

9:00 AM

H.247 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact

Mark-up and vote

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

9:45 AM

H.766 - An act relating to prior authorization and step therapy requirements, health insurance claims, and provider contracts

Introduction and walk-through

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Representative Alyssa Black, Co-sponsor, House Committee on Health Care
• Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

10:30 AM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Grey Gardner, Senior Staff Attorney, Drug Policy Alliance
• Elizabeth Deutsch, Assistant Director and Director of Nursing, Howard Center’s Chittenden Clinic
• Grace Keller, Chair, Vermont Overdose Prevention Network

11:30 AM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

Evidence based funding

• Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM

Adjourn