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Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Room 17

The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare has jurisdiction over matters relating to the preservation of health, old age assistance, and social and economic security.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

Overview of Reports and Legislation from Last Biennium

  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Homelessness Awareness Day

Room 11

  • Margaret Bozik, Director of Asset Management & Special Initiatives, Champlain Housing Trust and Co-Chair, Chittenden County Homeless Alliance
  • Kara Casey, Housing and Economic Justice Specialist, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity
  • Renee Weeks, Director of Clinical and Shelter Services, Upper Valley Haven
  • Deb Zak, Asset Manager, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
10:10 AM

Overview of Recent Changes

  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
11:00 AM

Overview of Reports and Legislation from Last Biennium

Continued

  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Overview of Health Care Financing

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Michael Barber, Chief of Health Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:00 AM

Medicaid Finance Overview

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:15 AM

Department of Vermont Health Access

Update on Recent Changes

  • Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Cassandra Madison, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 18, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Update on Recent Changes

  • Camille George, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
9:30 AM

TBA

  • Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Department of Mental Health

Update on Recent Changes

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
11:00 AM

Department for Children and Families

Update on Recent Changes

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Senate Protocols and Floor Decorum

9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Overview and Updates

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
11:00 AM

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Review Act 43 Report

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Green Mountain Care Board

Overview of Annual Report

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
9:30 AM

Trauma Informed Care

Data Visualization Tool

  • Georgia Maheras, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Lauri Scharf, Program Manager, Health Care Informatics, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Heather Skeels, Senior Program Manager, Health Data Operations, Bi-State Primary Care Association
10:00 AM

Federally Qualified Health Centers

  • Georgia Maheras, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
10:30 AM

Break

10:50 AM

Health Care Contract and Medicine Assisted Treatment

  • Annie Ramniceanu, DOC Addiction and Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
  • Max Titus, Department of Corrections
  • Michael Touchette, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  • Ben Watts, Health Services Administrator, Department of Corrections
11:30 AM

Department of Health

Overview and Updates

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 24, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Medicaid Dental Benefit

  • Gail Auclair, CEO, Little Rivers Health Care, Inc.
  • Vaughn Collins, Executive Director, Vermont State Dental Society
  • Tom Connolly, Retired Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeon
  • Barbara Frankowski, M.D., MPH, Prof. of Gen. Pediatrics & Adolescent Med., Dept. of Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Janice Waterman, Practice Manager, The Health Center
11:30 AM

OneCare Vermont

Overview and Updates

  • Victoria Loner, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Kevin Stone, Acting CEO, OneCare Vermont
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 25, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.14 - An act relating to extending the moratorium on home health agency certificates of need

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Associate General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Bayada Home Health Care
10:00 AM

Department of Mental Health

Update on Recent Changes, continued

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Emma Harrigan, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
11:10 AM

Vermont Legislative Research Service

  • Anthony Gierzynski, Director, Vermont Legislative Research Service
11:20 AM

Pharmacists' Day

  • Lauren Bode, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
  • Marty Irons, Vermont Pharmacists Association
  • Theo Kennedy, Lobbyist, Vermont Pharmacists Association
11:30 AM

Implicit Bias Training

Ethan Allen Room

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

Bi-State Primary Care Association

  • George Fjeld, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region
  • Peter Gunther, Community Health Centers of Burlington
  • Tess Kuenning, President and CEO, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Scott McCray, CEO, Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley
  • Melissa Volansky, Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley
  • Josh White, Gifford Health Care
10:30 AM

S.14 - An act relating to extending the moratorium on home health agency certificates of need

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM

OneCare Vermont

Overview

  • Jessica Holmes, Economics Professor, Middlebury College
11:45 AM

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

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

  • Mary Cox, NAMI VT
  • Connie Stabler, Community Services
9:30 AM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

Introduction and walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

Green Mountain Care Board

  • Michael Barber, Chief of Health Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Melissa Miles, Health Policy Project Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
11:15 AM

Act 200, Section 8 Report

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 31, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Pathways VT

Overview

  • Todd Bauman, Executive Director, Northwest Counseling and Support Services
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
9:30 AM

Overview of the DA/SSA System

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
10:00 AM

Cannabis Prevention Issues

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Simha Ravven, Interim Chief Medical Officer, Brattleboro Retreat and Vice President, Vermont Medical Society
10:20 AM

Pathways Vermont

  • Jenn Astrella, Housing First Service Recipient, Putney
  • Ali Jafari, Support Line Operator, Pathways Vermont
  • Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
  • Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
10:40 AM

Health Care Advocate

Overview

  • Rep. Michael Fisher, Chief Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vt. Legal Aid
  • Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
11:00 AM

S.4 - An act relating to amending the charge of the Advisory Council on Child Poverty and Strengthening Families

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

Report of the Advisory Council on Child Poverty and Strengthening Families

  • Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

OneCare Vermont

  • Victoria Loner, Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
10:00 AM

The Faces of ACEs

Joint Film Screening and Discussion with House Health Care and House Human Services Committees - Room 11

  • Kathy Hentcy, Mental Health & Health Care Integration Director, Department of Mental Health
  • Kimberly Pierce, Filmmaker
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

Sheriffs in Hospital Emergency Rooms

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Roger Marcoux, Sheriff, Lamoille County Sheriff's Department
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
11:00 AM

Woodside

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
11:30 AM

Cannabis Prevention Issues

  • Hugh Garavan, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont
  • David Rettew, Psychiatrist
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont

Overview and Updates

  • Andrew Garland, Vice President Client Relations and External Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Don George, President and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
9:30 AM

Cannabis Prevention Issues

  • Jill Rinehart, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
9:45 AM

Tobacco Prevention

  • John Hughes, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Sciences, University of Vermont
10:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
11:00 AM

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

Introduction and walk-through

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Farm to School Day

  • Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  • Amethyst Peaslee, Director, College Street Children's Center, Middlebury
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
11:45 AM

Recovery Day

  • Gary DeCarolis, Director, Burlington Recovery Center
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 7, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.42 - An act relating to requiring at least one member of the Green Mountain Care Board to be a health care professional

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Government Relations Director, Vermont Medical Society
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S.53 - An act relating to determining the proportion of health care spending allocated to primary care

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Sen. Tim Ashe, Sponsor
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Government Relations Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Katie Whitaker, Care Coordinator, Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley
10:20 AM

University of Vermont Extension Programs

  • Katie Black, EFNEP Nutrition Educator, UVM Extension
  • Amy Davidson, Director, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, UVM Extension
  • Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension
10:35 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Report on Vermont's Institutions of Mental Disease

  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
11:15 AM

Children's Integrated Services

  • Morgan Cole, Director of Children's Integrated Services, Department for Children and Families
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
11:45 AM

Adjourn

Friday, February 8, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
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

  • Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
  • 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

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, AARP Vermont
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

Reforming Vermont's Mental Health System: Report to the Legislature on the Implementation of Act 200, Section 3

Act 200, Section 3 report

  • Karen Barber, Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  • Frank Reed, Director of Operations and Planning and Development, Department of Mental Health
10:45 AM

Patients Seeking Mental Health Care in Hospital Settings

Act 200, Section 7 report

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Emma Harrigan, Director of Policy Analysis and Development, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
11:00 AM

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

  • Andrew Hackman, Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association
  • Matt Lenz, State Director, Toy Association
11:20 AM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Government Relations Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:55 AM

Our Voices Exposed (VOX)

Harwood Union High School

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:15 AM

Opportunities and Barriers to Implementing Tobacco 21 in Vermont

  • Jack Chen, Student, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
  • Kathryn Kurchena, Student, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
  • Rebecca Ryan, Division Director, Health Promotion, American Lung Association of the Northeast
9:45 AM

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

  • Andrea Villanti, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont
10:15 AM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

  • Georgia Maheras, Vice President of Policy and Programs, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Government Relations Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Deborah Wachtel, Assistant Professor, UVM College of Nursing, Vermont Nurse Practitioners' Association
10:30 AM

Childcare Demand Study

  • Rupa Datta, Vice President and Senior Fellow, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Janet McLaughlin, Interim CEO, Let's Grow Kids
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Carolyn Wesley, Interim Director, Building Bright Futures
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Lisa Brouillette Hurteau, Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
9:20 AM

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
9:30 AM

S.65 - An act relating to banning baby bumper pads

  • Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Critical Care Physician
9:40 AM

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

  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
  • Stephen Merena, Vermont Podiatric Medical Association
  • Virginia Renfrew, Vermont Association of Nurse Anesthetists
10:00 AM

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

  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Suzanne Hartigan, Senior Policy Director, American Chemistry Council
10:20 AM

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

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Gini Milkey, Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  • Heather Riemer, AFT-VT
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Lois Whitmore, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  • Scott Woodward, Pomfret
11:15 AM

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

  • Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
11:45 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Primary Care Spending

  • Michele Degree, Health Policy Advisor, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Sarah Lindberg, Health Services Researcher, Green Mountain Care Board
9:30 AM

Mental Health Payment Reform

  • Dillon Burns, Director of Mental Health Services, Vermont Care Partners
  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Payment Reform, Reimbursement and Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Selina Hickman, Director of Policy and Planning, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
10:00 AM

ACO and Service Integration

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Victoria Loner, Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Beth Tanzman, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access
11:00 AM

Child Grant

  • Laura Bernard , Coordinator, Early Childhood Services, Department of Mental Health
  • Laurel Omland, Operations Chief, Child, Adolescent and Family Unit, Department of Mental Health
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

Youth Culture in Finland and Vermont

  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  • Lasse Siurala, International Expert on Youth Culture
10:20 AM

ACO and Service Integration

  • Breena Holmes MD, Director of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Health
  • Scott Johnson
11:00 AM

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

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
11:15 AM

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

  • Elina Koumjian
11:30 AM

Opioid Coordination Council Report

  • Jolinda LaClair, Director of Drug Prevention Policy, Governor’s Opioid Coordination Council
11:50 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

  • Molly Dugan, Director, Support and Services at Home (SASH)
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Trip to Gifford Hospital in Randolph

  • Dan Bennett, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care
  • Ken Borie, Family Medicine, Gifford Health Care
  • Patrick Clark, Gifford Health Care
  • Jeff Hebert, Vice President of Finance, Gifford Health Care
  • Ashley Lincoln, Director of Development and Public Relations, Gifford Health Care
  • Rebecca O'Berry, Vice President of Operations, Gifford Health Care
  • Michele Packard, Gifford Health Care
  • Courtney Riley, Pediatrician, Gifford Health Care
  • Josh White, Gifford Health Care
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 21, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

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

Mark-up

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:00 AM

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

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Brian Murphy, Director of Pharmacy and Vendor Management, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
9:20 AM

Prevention

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

ACO and Service Integration

  • Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
10:30 AM

Election of Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

Friday, February 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.94 - An act relating to expanding Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to dental care and establishing the VDent dental assistance program

Walk-through and introduction

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
8:40 AM

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

Mark-up

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • David Mickenberg
-

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Affordable Housing

  • Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:50 AM

Brattleboro Retreat

Overview and Updates

  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
10:00 AM

Corrections Health Care Review: Consultant Report

  • Karl Becker, Senior Vice President, CGL
11:00 AM

Introduction

  • Rick Page, Dean, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
11:15 AM

S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age

  • Andrew MacLean, Reynolds American
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

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

Mark-up

  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nick Sherman, Lobbyist, Toy Association
10:15 AM

Committee Bill on SUD Prevention

Mark-up

  • Brian Flynn, Professor Emeritus, University of Vermont
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rebecca Ryan, Division Director, Health Promotion, American Lung Association of the Northeast
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
11:45 AM

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

Mark-up

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Mickenberg, Green Mountain Surgery Center
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

All-Payer Model: Updates from the Field

Green Mountain Care Board Meeting at the Pavilion

10:15 AM

Committee Bill on SUD Prevention

-

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:10 AM

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

Possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
11:15 AM

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

Mark-up

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
11:50 AM

Disability Awareness Day

  • Nate Besio, Vermont Center for Independent Living
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 28, 2019
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
8:30 AM

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

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Allison Crowley Demag, American Chemistry Council
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
8:45 AM

Committee Bill on SUD Prevention

  • Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
10:15 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Introduction and walk-through

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

S.94 - An act relating to expanding Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to dental care and establishing the VDent dental assistance program

  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nissa James, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:45 AM

S.61 - An act relating to providing meals to health care providers at conferences

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
11:50 AM

Visiting OB/GYN Residents

  • Alison Lutz, OB/GYN Resident from UVMMC
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 1, 2019
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Bill on SUD Prevention

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

S.42 - An act relating to requiring at least one member of the Green Mountain Care Board to be a health care professional

  • Kat McGraw, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Government Relations Director, Vermont Medical Society
10:10 AM

S.94 - An act relating to expanding Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to dental care and establishing the VDent dental assistance program

-

S.61 - An act relating to providing meals to health care providers at conferences

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jamie Feehan, Vermont Dental Society
  • Nissa James, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
11:00 AM

S.65 - An act relating to banning baby bumper pads

  • John Bloomer, Secretary, Vermont Senate
  • John Hollar, Breathable Baby
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
11:10 AM

S.65 - An act relating to banning baby bumper pads

Mark-up and possible vote

  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

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

Possible vote

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

After the Floor

S.94 - An act relating to expanding Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to dental care and establishing the VDent dental assistance program

Final mark-up and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:10 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Meeting Details
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-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

The General Assembly is on break for Town Meeting Week

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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9:30 AM

Senate Floor

After the Floor

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

-

S.61 - An act relating to providing meals to health care providers at conferences

Final mark-up and vote

  • Merideth Chaudoir, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
10:30 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Meeting Details
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8:30 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Room 10

  • Sen. Tim Ashe, Sponsor
  • John Bloomer, Secretary, Vermont Senate
  • Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Meagan Gallagher, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood Northern New England
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Hannah Lane, Policy Research Analyst and Business Manager, Vermont Commission on Women
  • Lauren MacAfee, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, University of Vermont Medical Center, Vermont Medical Society
  • Norman Smith, Attorney, Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care (VAEH)
  • Eleanor Spottswood, Deputy Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office
  • Sharon Toborg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life
  • Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  • Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 14, 2019
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

Mark-up

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, OneCare Vermont
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Falko Schilling, Lobbyist, Parent Child Centers
10:00 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Committee Discussion

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

Mark-up

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  • Gini Milkey, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
11:30 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Introduction

  • Sarah Bushweller
11:40 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

Mark-up

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:55 AM

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

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 15, 2019
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

Mark-up

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
9:30 AM

S.141 - An act relating to nutritional requirements for children’s meals

Walk-through

  • Jessa Barnard, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
  • Ronda Burns, Vice President of Tourism, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Jennifer Costa, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
  • Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
9:45 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

Mark-up and vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

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

Mark-up

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

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

Mark-up

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michele Degree, Health Policy Advisor, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, OneCare Vermont
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

12:45 PM

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

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:15 AM

Introductions and Updates

  • Auburn Watersong, Director of Trauma Prevention and Resilience Development, VT Agency of Humans Services
11:30 AM

School Nutrition Day

  • Kathy Alexander, Food Service Director, Mount Abraham Unified School District and Addison Northwest School District
  • Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
11:40 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

Discussion of Amendment

  • Conor Kennedy, Agency of Human Services
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Development Disabilities Council
9:30 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Committee Discussion

10:15 AM

Afterschool Programs

  • Michael Mann, Associate Professor, Boise State University
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  • Humberto Soriano, President, Chilean Society of Pediatrics
10:45 AM

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

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Surgery Center
11:00 AM

Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Workforce

  • Nolan Atkins, Provost, Northern Vermont University
  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  • Patricia Prelock , Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 21, 2019
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

FY2020 Budget

  • Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

  • Sarah Bushweller
  • 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
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

  • Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor, Sponsor of Amendment
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

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

Possible amendment

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

Friday, March 22, 2019
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.218 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Carl Rosenquist, Sponsor
9:30 AM

S.117 - An act relating to the therapeutic use of cannabis

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

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

Possible amendment

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Reporter, Sponsor of Amendment
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
-

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

Possible amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, March 26, 2019
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Meeting Details
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9:00 AM

Health Care Workforce

  • Mat Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Chief, Department of Labor
  • Sarah Buxton, Director, Workforce Policy and Performance, Department of Labor
9:45 AM

Health Care Workforce

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:10 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 28, 2019
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9:00 AM

Nutrition Discussion

9:30 AM

Woodside

  • Alex Hodgetts, Clinical Services Rehabilitation Coordinator, Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
9:45 AM

Health Care Workforce

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Lorraine Jenne, Chief Operations and Human Resources Officer, Rutland Mental Health Services
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association & Bayada Home Health
  • Jena Trombley, Director of Human Resources, Clara Martin Center
11:00 AM

H.204 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting navigators, Medicaid records, and the Department of Vermont Health Access

Introduction and walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.528 - An act relating to the Rural Health Services Task Force

Introduction and walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Sponsor
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 29, 2019
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9:00 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jenney Samuelson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Michael K. Smith, Interim President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Dan Smith, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Affordable Housing and Step-Down Beds

  • Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez, Deputy Director, Pathways Vermont
  • Jeffrey Rothenberg, Director of Community Living, Washington County Mental Health Services
11:00 AM

Affordable Housing and Step-Down Beds

  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

H.218 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

Possible vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Eleanor Spottswood, Deputy Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 3, 2019
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9:00 AM

Rural Hospitals - Green Mountain Care Board Panel Discussion

Pavilion Auditorium

10:00 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

  • Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor of Amendment
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Health Care Workforce

  • Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program, University of Vermont
  • Mary Anne Sheahan, Executive Director, Vermont Talent Pipeline Management Project
11:30 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the Rural Health Services Task Force

  • Steve Maier, Executive Director, Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured
11:35 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 4, 2019
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9:00 AM

Mental Health Care Facilities

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Frank Reed, Director of Mental Health Services, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
10:20 AM

Confirmation of Governor's Appointment

  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
10:30 AM

FY2020 Budget

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 5, 2019
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9:00 AM

Primary Care

  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Payment Reform, Reimbursement and Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
9:30 AM

Confirmation of Governor's Appointment

  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
9:40 AM

H.204 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting navigators, Medicaid records, and the Department of Vermont Health Access

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor
  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:00 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Reporter
10:30 AM

H.249 - An act related to the Reach Up and Reach Ahead pilot program

Walk-through

  • Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:50 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Julie Lin, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care
11:00 AM

Confirmation of Governor's Appointment

  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
11:15 AM

Parent Child Centers

  • Margot Holmes, Executive Director, Springfield Area Parent Child Center
  • Amy Johnson, Program Manager, Northwest Counseling and Support Services
11:30 PM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
11:00 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the Rural Health Services Task Force

Mark-up and possible amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, OneCare Vermont
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Reporter
11:30 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights

  • Ed Paquin, Director, Disability Rights Vermont
  • Steve Pouliot, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (VABVI)
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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9:00 AM

Confirmation of Governor's Appointment

  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
9:15 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Julie Wasserman
9:30 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Stephen Whitaker, Telecom/IT Planning and Accountability Advocate, Montpelier
10:00 AM

Break

10:10 AM

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:00 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Christina Goodwin, Executive Director, Pine Forest Children's Center
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Nina Lemieux, Parent
  • Pam McCarthy, President, Vermont Family Network
  • Sonja Raymond, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education for Young Children
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 11, 2019
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9:00 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

Joint meeting with House Human Services in Room 11

  • Katherine Becker Van Haste, Director of Health Policy, Veterans & Business Outreach, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
  • Diane Derby, Field Representative, Sen. Patrick Leahy
  • Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
11:00 AM

Health Care Workforce

  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
11:15 AM

Health Care Workforce

Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

H.204 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting navigators, Medicaid records, and the Department of Vermont Health Access

-

H.528 - An act relating to the Rural Health Services Task Force

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 12, 2019
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9:00 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Introduction and walk-through

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Reporter
10:00 AM

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

H.249 - An act related to the Reach Up and Reach Ahead pilot program

  • Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Marybeth Redmond, Reporter
11:00 AM

TBA

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
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9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sarah Kinsler, Health Care Project Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange/Health Information Technology Integration Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:30 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Room 11

  • Samantha Deans, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Samatha Sheehan, Communication Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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9:00 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Room 10

  • Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  • Meagan Gallagher, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood Northern New England
  • Erica Gibson, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Garin Marschall
  • Eleanor Spottswood, Deputy Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office
  • Sharon Toborg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life
  • Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
11:30 AM

H.249 - An act related to the Reach Up and Reach Ahead pilot program

  • Michael Smith, Director of Operations, Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 18, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Graham Campbell, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the Rural Health Services Task Force

Possible vote

-

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Walk-through continued

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Confirmation of Governor's Appointment

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
10:45 AM

Reach Up

  • Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Felicia Kornbluh, Associate Professor, University of Vermont
11:15 AM

Vermont Healthcare Expenditure Analysis

  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Lori Perry, Senior Healthcare Financial Systems Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

CMS State Innovation Model Report

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
9:30 AM

Confirmation of Governor's Appointment

  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
9:45 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Room 10

  • Trish Blair
  • Maureen Curley
  • Pete Gummere, St. Johnsbury
  • Tom Kelly
  • John Klar
  • Annisa Lamberton, Middletown Springs
  • Michael McShane, Braintree
  • Joseph Nasca M.D., Pediatrician
  • Ingrid Skop, Chair-elect, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists
11:15 AM

H.249 - An act related to the Reach Up and Reach Ahead pilot program

Mark-up

  • Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

  • Lauren MacAfee, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, University of Vermont Medical Center
11:00 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Committee Discussion

  • Emily Blistein, Director of Business Strategy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
10:30 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the Rural Health Services Task Force

Mark-up

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
10:45 AM

FY2020 Budget

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
11:15 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Committee Discussion

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 25, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Committee Discussion

9:30 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

  • Eleanor Spottswood, Deputy Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
10:00 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Committee Discussion

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the Rural Health Services Task Force

Mark-up

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 26, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Confirmation of Governor's Appointment

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
9:20 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Mark-up

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Bill Moore
  • Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
10:30 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

  • Ira Bernstein, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont Medical Center
11:15 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the Rural Health Services Task Force

Vote

11:30 AM

Adjourn

12:15 PM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:30 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Committee Discussion

11:45 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.136 - An act relating to next steps toward implementing a wholesale importation program for prescription drugs from Canada

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

H.531 - An act relating to Vermont’s child care and early learning system

Mark-up

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:50 AM

H.57 - An act relating to preserving the right to abortion

Committee Discussion

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, May 2, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

Committee Discussion

9:30 AM

Health Care Workforce and Budget Discussion

10:00 AM

S.136 - An act relating to next steps toward implementing a wholesale importation program for prescription drugs from Canada

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:15 AM

Health Care Workforce and Budget Discussion

11:00 AM

Adjourn

Friday, May 3, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.136 - An act relating to next steps toward implementing a wholesale importation program for prescription drugs from Canada

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Carrie Phillips, Executive Officer, Vermont Board of Pharmacy
  • Trisha Riley, Executive Director, National Academy of State Health Care Policy
9:45 AM

Funding for Expanding Medicaid Enrollees' Access to Dental Care

  • Sen. Tim Ashe
  • Sen. Jane Kitchel
10:00 AM

Health Care Workforce and Budget Discussion

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Adjourn

Thursday, May 9, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

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

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Cooper, Manager, Green Mountain Surgery Center
9:45 AM

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

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Adjourn

Friday, May 10, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

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

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Lori Houghton
  • Juli Larson, New England Vision
9:00 AM

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

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Benjamin Jickling, Reporter
10:00 AM

Adjourn

Monday, May 13, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
12:45 AM

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

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

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

Review and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:30 PM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.146 - An act relating to substance misuse prevention

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

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

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

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

  • Rep. Sandy Haas, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

TBD

Thursday, May 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

TBD

Friday, May 24, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

TBD

Thursday, December 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Visit to One Care

Colchester, VT

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Senate Floor

Fifteen Minutes after Senate Adjourns

Committee Discussion and Priorities

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Review of Reports and Bills in Committee

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.125 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
  • Ellen Watson, Chair Vermont Board of Nursing
11:30 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

  • Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Leonine Public Affairs
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Debbie Ingram, Chittenden District
  • Christine O'Neill, President, Physician Assistants Academy of Vermont
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 9, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.83 - An act relating to prohibiting female genital mutilation or cutting

  • Rep. Lori Houghton, House Health Care
9:15 AM

Break

10:00 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Sarah Bushweller
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
11:00 AM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Friday, January 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.125 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

Agency of Human Services Update

  • Mike Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor Convenes

After the Floor

Committee Review of Reports and Reports Repealed 2020

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Budget Adjustment

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
10:00 AM

Vermont All Payer Program

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:45 AM

Primary Care Workforce Shortage Solutions

Primary doctor testimony

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Fay Homan, GMCB Primary Care Advisory Group Member
  • Allan Ramsay, GMCB Primary Care Advisory Group Member
  • Valerie Rooney, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, GMCB Primary Care Advisory Group Member
  • Grace Solomon, Third Year Medical Student
11:30 AM

Homelessness Awareness Day

Joint Meeting with Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs in House Chambers

  • Rhianna Kendrick, Director of Operations, GroundWorks Collaborative, Brattleboro
  • Renee Weeks, Director of Shelter and Clinical Services, Upper Valley Haven, Co-Chair of the VT Coalition to End Homelessness
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 16, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

OneCare Vermont

Room 11 Joint meeting with House Committee on Health Care

  • Tom Borys, Senior Director of Finance and Payment Reform, OneCare Vermont
  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
11:00 AM

Rural Health Services Task Force

Room 17

  • Agatha Kessler, Health Policy Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Robin Lunge, Chair, Rural Health Services Task Force
  • Jill Olson, Member, Rural Health Services Task Force
  • Laura Pelosi, Member, Rural Health Services Task Force
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.181 - An act relating to access to employee restrooms for individuals living with an inflammatory bowel disease

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Dick Sears, Sponsor
-

S.243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Drew Hazelton, Chief of Operations, Rescue Inc.
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Dick Sears, Sponsor
9:20 AM

S.263 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

H.83 - An act relating to prohibiting female genital mutilation or cutting

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:40 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM Or After House Floor

OneCare Vermont

Room 11 Joint meeting with House Committee on Health Care

  • Sara Barry, Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Marissa Parisi, Executive Director, RiseVT
11:15 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Costa, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
  • Phillip Gardiner, Senior Program Officer, University of California Office of the President
  • Elizabeth Hamlin, Advocacy Director for New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont, American Lung Association
  • Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
11:45 AM

Adjourn

1:55 PM

Senate Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Room 11

  • Shamura Awayle, Student, Burlington High School, Above the Influence
  • Grace Brown , Student, Burlington High School, Above the Influence
  • Safiya Ibrahim, Student, Burlington High School, Above the Influence
  • Qamar Ibrahim, Student, Burlington High School, Above the Influence
9:30 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Room 11

  • Phillip Gardiner, Senior Program Officer, University of California Office of the President
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Press Conference

Cedar Creek Room

11:30 AM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

Homelessness Awareness Day

  • Jennifer Furey, Support Line Operator, Pathways Vermont
  • Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez, Deputy Director, Pathways Vermont, and Co-Chair, Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness
9:50 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Current Research on the Effect of Gun Waiting Periods on Suicide Prevention and Public Health

Joint Meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee
Room 11

  • Michael Luca, Professor, Harvard Business School
  • Deepak Malhotra, Professor, Harvard Business School
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

  • Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Intensivist, University of Vermont Medical Center, On behalf of Vermont Medical Society
  • Lauren E. Faricy, Pediatric Pulmonologist, University of Vermont Medical Center, On Behalf of the Vermont Medical Society
9:30 AM

S.263 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

  • Kari Aube, Educator, Addison County Parent Child Center
  • Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center
  • Margot Holmes, Executive Director, Springfield Area Parent Child Center
  • Amy Johnson, Program Manager, Northwest Counseling and Support Services
  • Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

IMD Waiver and Global Commitment

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Emma Harrigan, Director of Policy Analysis and Development, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
10:45 AM

Committee Discussion

Possible Committee Bill

10:55 AM

Adjourn

11:15 AM

Bi-State Primary Care Association

  • Kim Anderson, Director of Development and Communications, Community Health Centers of Burlington
  • Brad Berryhill, Medical Director, Rutland Regional Medical Center
  • Georgia Maheras, Vice President of Policy and Programs, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Audrey Von Lepel, Medical Director, Northern Tier Center for Health (NOTCH)
  • Josh White, Chief Medical Officer, Gifford Health Care
11:45 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Discussion of Possible Committee Bill

9:10 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Walk-through of the S.128 amendment

  • Margery Bower PA-C MPAS
  • Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Leonine Public Affairs, Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont
  • Sarah Bushweller
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
11:05 AM

Rural Health Care Task Force

Report

  • Laura Pelosi, Member, Rural Health Services Task Force
11:40 AM

Break

11:45 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Supportive housing options and continuum of care.

Need for emergency beds for adults and children; Residential programs and funding for children and transitional youth; Emergency services at UVMMC.

  • Diane Bugbee, Community Member
  • Kelly Deforge, Community Member
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

  • Karl Champine, Owner, Token Glass
  • Kinn Elliott, Vapor Technology Association
  • Gaetano Putigano, Owner, 802 E-Cig Supply, Inc.
9:30 AM

S.181 - An act relating to access to employee restrooms for individuals living with an inflammatory bowel disease

Amendment

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:40 AM

H.83 - An act relating to prohibiting female genital mutilation or cutting

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Hayley Pierce, OB/GYN Resident from UVMMC
  • Absa Samba, Student Activist
10:05 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

  • David Anderson, Intern, Middlebury College
  • John Dixon, Former Chief of Police of the Petersburg Police Department, Richmond, VA., Reynolds and the Multicultural Health Marketing Group
  • Prospero Gogo, Cardiologist and Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab at UVMMC, On Behalf of the Vermont Medical Society, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Andrew MacLean, MMR, British American Tobacco, formerly RAI, formerly Reynolds Tobacco
  • Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Andrea Villanti, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont
12:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

  • Eileen Peltier, Executive Director, Downstreet Housing, Residences for Recovery Initiative and VTARR, Vice Chair
12:10 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 31, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.263 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Walk-through with discussion and possible mark-up

  • Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center
  • Margot Holmes, Executive Director, Springfield Area Parent Child Center
  • Amy Johnson, Program Manager, Northwest Counseling and Support Services
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Parent Child Center Network
9:55 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Mark-up and Draft Fiscal Note

  • Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
-

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:10 AM

Committee Discussion

11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

S.181 - An act relating to access to employee restrooms for individuals living with an inflammatory bowel disease

Amendment

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S.184 - An act relating to supportive youth programming

Walk-through

  • Kimberly Johnson, Intern, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM

S.252 - An act relating to stem cell therapies not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:55 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Mark-up and committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Skyler Genest, Director of Compliance and Enforcement, Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery
11:45 AM

Blue Cross partnership with Civica Rx

  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Meeting Details
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9:00 AM

S.300 - An act relating to planning for the care and treatment of patients with cognitive impairments

  • Sen. Randy Brock, Sponsor
-

S.302 - An act relating to establishing a mental health mobile response unit pilot program in the city of Rutland

  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Sponsor
  • Laurel Omland, Director, Child, Adolescent and Family Unit, Vermont Department of Mental Health
  • Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor
9:30 AM

S.246 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority over prescription drug costs

  • Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor
10:00 AM

S.243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

  • James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  • Drew Hazelton, Chief of Operations, Rescue Inc.; Chair, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, Rescue Inc.
  • Margaret Laggis, EMT, Hardwick Rescue
  • Robert Lucas, Peer Support LeaderVSP, Vermont State Police
  • Mark McDonough, Peer Support Leader BFD, Burlington Fire Department
  • Elizabeth Novotny, Community Member
  • George Scribner, Enforcement Division, Vermont Fish and Wildlife
  • Trevor Whipple, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
11:25 AM

S.181 - An act relating to access to employee restrooms for individuals living with an inflammatory bowel disease

Vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:40 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Review and Vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist at MMR, Nurse Educator Study Committee
11:50 AM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 6, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.83 - An act relating to prohibiting female genital mutilation or cutting

  • Lule Adan
  • Andrea Green, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Director, Pediatric New American Clinic at the UVM Children's Hospital Pediatric Primary Care
9:45 AM

Committee Discussion

10:35 AM

S.202 - An act relating to limiting the co-payment amount for chiropractic services in certain health insurance plans

  • Jeff Albertson
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Aimee Koch, Executive Director, VT Chiropractic Association
  • Addie Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:20 AM

S.284 - An act relating to suicide prevention initiatives

  • Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor
11:35 AM

Adjourn

Friday, February 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.83 - An act relating to prohibiting female genital mutilation or cutting

Vote

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, OneCare Vermont
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:30 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Cannabis Trade Association
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

S.302 - An act relating to establishing a mental health mobile response unit pilot program in the city of Rutland

  • Laurel Omland, Director, Child, Adolescent, and Family Unit, Vermont Department of Mental Health
10:50 AM

S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

Break

11:40 AM

PROSPER Program (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience)

  • Amy Gale, Principal, Lyndon Town School
  • Sarah Kleinman, Extension Director of 4-H, Farmworker, and Family Education Programs, University of Vermont Extension
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.125 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
  • Deb Snell, President, VFNHP, President, AFT Vermont
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Woodside

  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
9:50 AM

Break

10:00 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:50 AM

Emergency Room Recovery Coaching

  • Geoff Butler, Emergency Department Recovery Coach Supervisor, North Central Vermont Recovery Center
  • Daniel Franklin, Executive Director, North Central Vermont Recovery Center
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Review of Master Plan for Aging
Joint Hearing with House Human Services
Room 10

  • Gretchen Alkema, The SCAN Foundation
  • Megan Burke, Policy Analyst, The SCAN Foundation
11:00 AM

S.243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Peter Lynch, Chief of Training, Vermont Fire Academy
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Elizabeth Novotny, Community Member
  • Bradley R. Reed, President, Professional Firefighters of Vermont
11:45 AM

Suicide Prevention

  • Steve Broer, Director of Behavioral Health, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
  • JoEllen Tarallo, Executive Director, Center for Health and Learning
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 14, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.252 - An act relating to stem cell therapies not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Cindy Bruzzese, Director, Vermont Ethics Network
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Daniel Weiss, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Vermont
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S.288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

S.295 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:25 PM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

S.125 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

Mark-up and vote

  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S.252 - An act relating to stem cell therapies not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Mark-up

  • Cindy Bruzzese, Director, Vermont Ethics Network
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
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S.246 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority over prescription drug costs

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Mark-up, discussion and possible vote

  • Margaret Laggis, EMT, Hardwick Rescue
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Peter Lynch, Chief of Training, Vermont Fire Academy
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Elizabeth Novotny, Community Member
  • Bradley R. Reed, President, Professional Firefighters of Vermont
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S.185 - An act relating to adopting a climate change response plan and regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

S.202 - An act relating to limiting the co-payment amount for chiropractic services in certain health insurance plans

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Aimee Koch, Executive Director, VT Chiropractic Association
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:00 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Heidi Hall, CFO, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Sandy McGuire, Chief Financial and Operations Officer, Howard Center
  • Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Health First
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 20, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Department of Mental Health Ten Year Plan

  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
10:20 AM

Adjourn

10:30 AM

Election of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges

Joint Assembly

After Joint Assembly

Senate Floor

Friday, February 21, 2020
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
8:30 AM

An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense (S.183)

  • Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:00 AM

S.300 - An act relating to planning for the care and treatment of patients with cognitive impairments

Walk-through and testimony

  • Grace Gilbert-Davis, Executive Director, Vermont Chapter The Alzheimer’s Association
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Manager, Vermont Medical Society
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S.243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

  • Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

S.302 - An act relating to establishing a mental health mobile response unit pilot program in the city of Rutland

Walk-through and testimony

  • Dick Courcelle, Chief Executive Officer, Rutland Mental Health Services
  • Kimberly Johnson, Intern, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Laura Kass, Chief Services Officer-Behavioral Health, Rutland Mental Health Services
  • Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Michele Michalkovic, Director of Emergency Services, Rutland Mental Health Services
  • Doug Norford, Director Children and Family Services, Rutland Mental Health Services
10:45 AM

S.295 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Bradley R. Reed, President, Professional Firefighters of Vermont
  • Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation
11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

S.125 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

Discussion and possible vote

  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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S.243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Discussion and possible vote

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S.252 - An act relating to stem cell therapies not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

S.202 - An act relating to limiting the co-payment amount for chiropractic services in certain health insurance plans

Discussion and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
11:20 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Implicit Bias Training

Legislative Lounge

  • Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Testimony

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Sara Barry, Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Rebecca Heintz, General Counsel, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
10:20 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.246 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority over prescription drug costs

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
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An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense (S.183)

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:40 AM

S.243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Review new draft and possible vote

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:50 AM

Habitat for Humanity

  • Susan Sommer, Executive Director, Bennington County Habitat for Humanity
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 27, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:10 AM

Committee Discussion

9:30 AM

S.197 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

Walk-through

  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

S.243 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Review and possible vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S.185 - An act relating to adopting a climate change response plan and regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs

Testimony

  • Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
  • Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission
  • Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
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Relating to regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs

  • Kimberly Johnson, Intern, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

S.302 - An act relating to establishing a mental health mobile response unit pilot program in the city of Rutland

  • Kimberly Johnson, Intern, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Break

11:45 AM

S.302 - An act relating to establishing a mental health mobile response unit pilot program in the city of Rutland

Vote

11:55 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 28, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.295 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Shelden Goodwin, Political Outreach Associate, Vermont Conservation Voters
  • Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
  • Patrick MacRoy, Deputy Director, Prevent Harm
  • Samuel Nicolai, VP Engineering and Compliance, Casella Waste Management
  • Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation
10:00 AM

S.252 - An act relating to stem cell therapies not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Discussion and possible vote

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
  • Jonathon Fenton, Vermont Regenerative Medicine
10:30 AM

S.297 - An act relating to the Agency of Health Care Administration

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Doug Racine, Former Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  • Mike Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
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S.202 - An act relating to limiting the co-payment amount for chiropractic services in certain health insurance plans

Discussion and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

S.252 - An act relating to stem cell therapies not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Discussion

11:25 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Clarke Collins, Benefits Director, Vermont Department of Human Resources
  • Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
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S.202 - An act relating to limiting the co-payment amount for chiropractic services in certain health insurance plans

Possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
11:30 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

  • Alena Berube, Director of Value Based Programs & ACO Regulation, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Mark Hage, Director of Benefits, Vermont-NEA
12:00 PM

Adjourn

4:00 PM

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Health Care and House Committee on Human Services
House Chamber

  • Erica Bornemann, Director, Vermont Emergency Management & Homeland Security
  • Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.197 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

  • Emily Adams, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Unit
  • Leah Burke, Chief, Clinical Genetics, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Robert Gleeson, Medical Consultant, American Council of Life Insurers
  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Debra Leonard, Chair, Laboratory and Pathology Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  • Marie Wood, Director Familial Cancer Program, Hematology/Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, UVM
10:00 AM

S.295 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Laura Brust, Assistant General Counsel, American Chemistry Council
  • Eileen Conneely, Senior Director, Chemical Products and Technology, American Chemistry Council
  • Stewart Holm, Chief Scientist, American Forest & Paper Association
  • Renee Lani, Manager, Chemical Products and Technology, American Chemistry Council
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:10 AM

S.185 - An act relating to adopting a climate change response plan and regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Christine Vatovec, Lecturer, Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources, University of Vermont
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Relating to regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs (S.225)

11:30 AM

S.218 - An act relating to the Department of Mental Health’s Ten-Year Plan

Walk-through of amendment

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

S.297 - An act relating to the Agency of Health Care Administration

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 12, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Discussion and mark-up

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Wendy Trafton, Deputy Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
10:05 AM

Break

10:20 AM

S.197 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

Discussion

  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Chris Rice, Lobbyist, MMR, American Council of Life Insurers
10:50 AM

S.295 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
11:20 AM

S.185 - An act relating to adopting a climate change response plan and regional planning commission involvement in identifying health care-related needs

  • Charlie Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
  • Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jared Ulmer, Climate & Health Program Manager, Vermont Department  of Health
12:05 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 13, 2020
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8:50 AM

S.252 - An act relating to stem cell therapies not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Discussion

9:10 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Continued discussion and mark-up

10:45 AM

S.295 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Mark-up and discussion

  • Kimberly Johnson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

Adjourn

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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9:30 AM

Introduction and Remote Meeting Format

NOTE: This meeting will be held as a conference call. To participate or listen in to the call, please call (877)278-2734 and use the Pin# 124560.

9:50 AM

Governor's Executive Order-COVID-19

Review of Health and Welfare Components

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Governor's Executive Order-COVID-19

What does a public health emergency declaration mean for Executive Branch and Legislative authority?

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:10 AM

Review of Federal Actions COVID-19

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:20 AM

Community Concerns and Policy Issues - COVID-19

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

As Passed the House

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
11:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Next Steps

11:30 AM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 19, 2020
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9:30 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Walk-through continued; beginning with Section 13 and Fiscal Note
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  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
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COVID 19 Response

As it relates to H.742

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Robin Lunge, Green Mountain Care Board
11:10 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Discussion and Mark-up

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Jill Mazza Olson, COVID-19 Association Coalition
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Area Agencies on Aging
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
11:45 AM

Next Steps

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 20, 2020
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12:30 PM

Introduction

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12:35 PM

COVID-19 Response

Update from Vermont Department of Health

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
12:45 PM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Mark-up and Discussion

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gabe Gilman, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
1:45 PM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Fiscal Analysis

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:00 PM

COVID-19 Response

Next Steps

2:30 PM

Adjourn

Saturday, March 21, 2020
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2:00 PM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Review Latest Draft, Committee Discussion, Bill Mark-up and
House Health Care and House Human Services Committees Bill Mark-up and Discussion
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  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Rep. William J. Lippert, House Committee on Health Care
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, House Committee On Human Services
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Adjourn

Monday, March 23, 2020
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9:30 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Review of Draft COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
No meeting scheduled at this time

-

Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
No meeting scheduled at this time

-

Thursday, March 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Federal Funding

Brief Status Update

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:45 AM

COVID 19 Response

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

Updates on Outstanding Questions

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

Committee Priorities and Next Meetings

11:30 AM

Adjourn

Friday, March 27, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
No meeting scheduled at this time

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Zoom Training

This will not be live streamed

10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Hospitals and FQHCs

  • Steve Leffler, President, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Georgia Maheras, Vice President of Policy and Programs, Bi-State Primary Care Association
11:45 AM

Break

2:00 PM

Special Education K-12 COVID-19 Updates

Joint Committee with Senate Committee on Education
Please click here for the livestream

  • Jacqueline Kelleher, State Director of Special Education, Agency of Education
  • Erin Maguire, Special Education Administrator/Westford-Essex School District, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
  • Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Development Disabilities Council
  • Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney, Vermont Special Education Advisory Council
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Temporary Closing of Woodside

Joint Meeting with Senate Committee on Judiciary
This meeting will be livestreamed here

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Covid-19 Impact on Residential Care and Foster Care

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Judiciary
continued

  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 2, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Education

  • Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
  • Laurel Olmland, Director,Child,Adolescent, and Family Unit, Vermont Department of Mental Health
  • Jessica Robinson , Medicaid Programs Administrator, Agency of Education
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Friday, April 3, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Nursing Homes and Residential Care Homes

  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
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Home Health and Hospice Services

  • Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  • Patrick Gallagher, Development Director, Pathways Vermont
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
11:00 AM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Support Services

  • Linda Johnson, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • JoEllen Tarallo, Executive Director, Center for Health and Learning, Director, VT Suicide Prevention Center
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
12:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Update on Federal Support Package

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Setting Priorities for Designated Agencies and Specialized Service Agencies

  • Bob Bick, Executive Director, HowardCenter
  • Rachel Cummings, Counseling Services of Addison County
  • Christie Everett, Director, Access and Acute Care Services, Clara Martin Center
  • Beth Sightler, Executive Director, Champlain Community Services
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
10:45 AM

COVID-19 Response

Care Facility and Workforce Recommendations

  • Martha Maksym, President and CEO, Wake Robin Continuing Care Retirement Community
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
11:15 AM

COVID-19 Response

Substance Use Disorder Services

  • Bob Bick, Executive Director, HowardCenter
  • Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority, Department of Health
  • Grace Keller, Safe Recovery Program Coordinator, Howard Center
11:45 AM

COVID-19 Response

Health Alert Network

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Thursday, April 9, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Substance Use Disorder

  • Tom Dalton, Executive Director, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
  • Chadd Viger, Exective Director, Recovery House
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Childcare

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Tricia Coates, Interim Executive Director, Lund Center
  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Floyd Nease, Exective Director, Lamoille Family Center
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
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Covid-19 Response Committee Discussion

Childcare

Friday, April 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
15 Minutes After Floor

COVID-19 Response Updates

Expanding prospective payments

  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:45 AM

COVID-19 Response

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Foster Care Implications

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Implementation

  • Mike Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Medication & Pharmaceutical Issues

  • Gabe Gilman, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Wes McMillian, Director of Pharmacy Services, UVM Medical Center
  • Lindsay Smith, Assistant Professor, UVM College of Medicine
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Diversity and Equity Issues

  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  • Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Justice for All
  • Tabitha Moore, President, NAACP - Rutland
11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Thursday, April 16, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Update on Federal Funds

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Community Hospitals

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Frank Knoll, Board Chair, North Country Hospital
  • Brian Nall, President and CEO, North Country Hospital
11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Friday, April 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Broadband and Internet Issues

  • Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service
  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
10:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Human Services
Children's Integrated Services Update

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Morgan Cole, Director of Children's Integrated Services, Department for Children and Families
  • Chloe Leary, Executive Director, Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development
11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Health Care
Vermont Health Benefit Exchange, Open Enrollment

  • Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
9:45 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Health Care
Access to Health Care Services for Vermont Farm Workers - Documented and Undocumented

  • Jose Ignacio De La Cruz, Dairy Worker
  • Julia Doucet, Outreach Nurse and Nurse Case Manager, Open Door Clinic, Middlebury
  • Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice
  • Georgia Maheras, Vice President of Policy and Programs, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Heidi Sulis, Executive Director, Open Door Clinic, Middlebury, and Chair, Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Medication Access, Pharmaceutical Issues

  • Lauren Bode, Vice President, Vermont Pharmacists Association, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
  • Heather King, Pharmacy Systems Coordinator, Price Chopper/Market 32, Vermont Association of Chain Drug Stores
  • Brian Murphy, Director of Pharmacy and Vendor Management, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Heather Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Chain Drug Stores
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Friday, April 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Health Care
Emergency Rule H-2020-03-E, Coverage of COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Cigna Health Care
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Cost Impacts - Health Insurance Premiums & Reserves

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Miranda Motter, Senior Vice President for State Affairs and Policy, American Health Insurance Plans
  • Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Cost Impacts - Independent Health Care Providers

  • Hannah Rabin, Richmond Family Medicine
  • Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Health First
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Calculation of Income to Determine Farm Worker Eligibility for Financial Assistance

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Crisis Standards of Care

  • Cindy Bruzzese, Director, Vermont Ethics Network
  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
Friday, May 1, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Green Mountain Care Board Update

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Alena Berube, Director of Value Based Programs & ACO Regulation, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
10:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Services Provided by Telehealth and Telephone - Updates during COVID-19 and Continuation of Coverage

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Christine Cooney, State Government Affairs, Cigna Health Care
  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Hillary Hill, Health Care Administrator, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Tiffany Lingenfelter Pierce, Medical Director, Cigna Health Care
  • Katie Marvin, GMCB Primary Care Advisory Group Member, Stowe Family Practice
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Hillary Wolfley, Associate Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Emergency Response Planning
Legislative Solutions Committee Discussion

  • Abby Fuist, Senior Intern, Charlie Ross Class, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, UVM
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susanne Young, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Patient Access to Telehealth, Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
  • Joshua Green, Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
11:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Broadband Issues

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
2:30 PM

COVID-19 Response

Childcare and Return to Work
Joint Hearing with House Committee on Health and Human Services

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Amy Brady, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Ellen Drollet, Owner, Family Child Care Home Program, Burlington
  • Alyson Gryzb, Owner, Bennington Early Childhood Center
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Beth Truzansky, Deputy Director, Building Bright Futures
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

S. - An act relating to establishing a health care emergency State plan

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Human Services
Walk-through, Committee Discussion

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Joint Meeting with the House Committee on Health Care
Testimony

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:00 AM

COVID-19 FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Update from Agency of Human Services

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
10:45 AM

COVID-19 FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Department Updates

  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Payment Reform, Reimbursement and Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
11:30 AM

COVID-19 FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Department Updates

  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
Friday, May 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:40 AM

Committee Discussion

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Introduction, Walk-through

  • Rep. James Gregoire, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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S.295 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Amendment Committee Discussion

  • Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
  • Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. David Durfee, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
  • Olivia Graffeo-Cohen, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Rep. Sandy Haas, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Rep. Lori Houghton, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Rep. Francis McFaun, Sponsor
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
  • Rep. Carl Rosenquist, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Thursday, May 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Patient Access to Health Care Services Delivered Through Telehealth

  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Childcare Facility Guidelines

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Sen. Ruth Hardy
  • Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
  • Judy Rex, Director of Policy and Planning, Department of Children and Families
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Vicky Senni, Co-Director, Turtle Island Children's Center
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Coronavirus Relief Fund Discussion

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Health Care Systems Financial Update

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Health First
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
9:45 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Agency of Human Services - Health Care Systems Financial Update

  • Mike Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with the House Committee on Health Care
Health Care Systems Financial Update

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Health First
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
11:15 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Patient Access to Health Care Services Delivered Through Telehealth
Committee Discussion

  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.950 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses for advance directives for a limited time

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Therese Corsones, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
10:30 AM

H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Committee Discussion

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care
Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Dr. Kate McIntosh, Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
Friday, May 29, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Coronavirus Relief Fund Discussion

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
10:15 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Amendment Discussion

  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:10 AM

H.950 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses for advance directives for a limited time

Committee Discussion, Possible Vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Coronavirus Relief Fund Committee Discussion

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

S.220 - An act relating to professional regulation

Amendment Discussion

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

H.635 - An act relating to regulation of long-term care facilities

Testimony, Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sean Londergan, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Jamie Renner, Assistant Attorney General, Chair, Elder Protection Initiative,Office of the Vermont Attorney General
  • Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
11:00 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Testimony, Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gabe Gilman, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
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H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Testimony, Committee Discussion

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Coronavirus Relief Fund
Agency of Human Services Update

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
11:15 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, June 5, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Coronavirus Relief Fund Discussion
Policy Recommendation Discussion for Transition Away from State of Emergency

10:30 AM

H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Discussion, Possible Vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.635 - An act relating to regulation of long-term care facilities

Discussion, Possible Vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Coronavirus Relief Fund

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Childcare Legislative Solutions Policy Discussion

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Human Services Child Development Division
  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
10:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Coronavirus Relief Fund

11:00 AM

H.424 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

  • Patricia Casanova, VT Deputy Compact Administrator ICPC/ICJ, Human Trafficking Consultant, Department for Children and Families
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Committee Discussion

  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Member, House Committee on Health Care
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Coronavirus Relief Fund Health Care Sector Considerations

  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Linda Wichlac, President, Vermont Association for Adult Days
11:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Coronavirus Relief Funding for the Brattleboro Retreat

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Friday, June 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Food Security Issues Committee Discussion

  • Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  • Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
  • Helen Rortvedt, Farm to School Program Director, NOFA VT
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
  • John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  • Nicole Whalen, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Vermont Foodbank
11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Coronavirus Relief Fund Proposal

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Review of legislation referred to House Committee on Health Care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:15 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Committee Discussion

  • Jessa Bernard, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Bard Hill, Policy and Planning Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
11:45 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Review of House Proposal

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

VPharm Discussion

  • Jason Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center
10:00 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Prior Authorization

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Cigna Health Care
  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, America's Health Insurance Plans
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:30 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Act 91 Extension Provisions

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
11:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Coronavirus Relief Fund Proposal

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, June 19, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.965 - An act relating to health care- and human services-related appropriations from the Coronavirus Relief Fund

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Continued Testimony, Committee Discussion

  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Payment Reform, Reimbursement and Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Craig Miskovich, Attorney, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Jessica Oski, Lobbyist, United Nurses and Professionals (UNAP)
10:45 AM

H.572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Committee Discussion, Vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

Senate Floor

Monday, June 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

H.965 - An act relating to health care- and human services-related appropriations from the Coronavirus Relief Fund

Agency Testimony

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
11:20 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Agency Testimony

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
11:45 AM

H.965 - An act relating to health care- and human services-related appropriations from the Coronavirus Relief Fund

Community Investments

  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
12:00 AM

H.965 - An act relating to health care- and human services-related appropriations from the Coronavirus Relief Fund

Committee Discussion, Mark up

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:45 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Committee Discussion, Mark up

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

12:15 PM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Committee Discussion, Vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:45 PM

H.965 - An act relating to health care- and human services-related appropriations from the Coronavirus Relief Fund

Committee Discussion, Vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Thursday, June 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Friday, June 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

Committee Discussion

11:00 AM

H.967 - An act relating to the provision of child care at family child care homes during remote learning days

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Human Services
Meeting live streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCttFrXkkFl2e3d3DEVKZC0Q/videos?sort=dd&flow=list

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Christel Michaud, Director of Childcare Licensing, Division of Child Development, Department for Children and Families
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Proposed amendment and committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:20 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Introduction, testimony, committee discussion

  • Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Angela Smith Dieng, Director, Adult Services, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging
  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Member, House Committee On Human Services
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Member, House Committee On Human Services
11:00 AM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Introduction, testimony, committee discussion

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Annmarie Christensen, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Rep. Peter Reed, Representative, House Committee on Health Care
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Agency of Human Services Coronavirus Relief Fund Update

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
9:50 AM

Break

10:00 AM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Committee amendment discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
11:00 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Committee discussion, vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:20 AM

S.252 - An act relating to stem cell therapies not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Walk through, committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:40 AM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Walk through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, August 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Childcare Hub Program Update

  • Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Miranda Gray, Child Care Hubs Project Manager, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  • Geoffrey Pippenger, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families/Economic Services Division
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Agency of Human Services and Departmental Updates

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

11:15 AM

H.967 - An act relating to the provision of child care at family child care homes during remote learning days

Walk through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Department for Children and Families Update

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
10:00 AM

Child Care Financial Assistance for Providers Overview

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:15 AM

COVID-19 Response

School Public Health Precaution Update

  • Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
10:50 AM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Testimony, committee discussion

  • Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program, University of Vermont
11:15 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Testimony, committee discussion

  • Deanna Jones, Benefits Program Analyst, Vermont Association of Senior Centers and Meal Sites
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Jamie Renner, Assistant Attorney General, Chair, Elder Protection Initiative,Office of the Vermont Attorney General
Friday, September 4, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

10:00 AM

H.967 - An act relating to the provision of child care at family child care homes during remote learning days

Amendment walk through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel
-

H.723 - An act relating to telehealth

Amendment walk through

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Alena Berube, Director of Value Based Programs & ACO Regulation, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
11:10 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living Update

  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Bill Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
11:45 AM

H.967 - An act relating to the provision of child care at family child care homes during remote learning days

Vote

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Amendment walk through, discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Committee discussion

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Joshua Green, Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians
  • Rick Page, Dean, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
10:30 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

Woodside Update

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
11:30 AM

Parent Child Centers

  • Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Mental Health and Public Safety Update

  • Karim Chapman, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Anthony French, Station Commander, Vermont State Police
  • George Karabakakis, Chief Executive Officer, Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeast Vermont
  • Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Wilda White, Chair, Mental Health Crisis Response Commission
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

School Public Health Precaution Update

  • Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
  • Breena Holmes MD, Director of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Health
11:30 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Committee discussion

Friday, September 11, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Department of Financial Regulation Vaccination Proposal

Joint Meeting with the House Committee on Health Care

  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
9:40 AM

Break

10:00 AM

H.611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Committee Discussion

-

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Committee Discussion

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

After the Floor

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

Review of Health and Welfare Policies in the Budget

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Review of Health and Welfare Policies in the Budget

  • Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Thursday, September 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Meeting with the House Committee on Health Care
Coronavirus Relief Fund Allocations and Expenditures

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Sara Chesbrough, Equity Technical Coordinator, Health Operations Center, Department of Health
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
10:00 AM

Child Care Financial Assistance for Providers Overview

Review of Budget Language

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

Break

11:30 AM

H.969 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Proposed amendment discussion

  • Sen. Becca Balint, Windham County
  • Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Friday, September 18, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Senate Floor

After the Floor

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Discussion of Amendment Proposal by Senate Appropriations Committee

Thursday, September 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Friday, September 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Senate Floor

10:45 AM

Committee Discussion

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