Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Friday, April 5, 2024

9:00 AM

H.847 - An act relating to peer support provider and peer recovery support specialist certification

Mark-up

• Representative Eric Maguire, House Director, Rutland Dismas House
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

9:30 AM

Appointments

Update

9:45 AM

H.621 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for diagnostic breast imaging

Possible vote

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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H.741 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening

Possible vote

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:15 AM

JRS44 - Joint resolution declaring the increasing number of drug overdose deaths in Vermont to be a public health emergency

Introduction and walk-through

• Senator Tanya Vyhovsky, Co-sponsor, Senate Government Operations Committee
• Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:00 AM

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

• Representative Eric Maguire, House Director, Rutland Dismas House
• Miro Weinberger, Former Mayor, City Of Burlington
• Scott Pavek, Substance Use Policy Analyst, City of Burlington, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member
• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:30 AM

Senate Floor