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House Committee on Health Care Room 45

The House Committee on Health Care considers matters relating to health care.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 7, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Canvassing Committee Report followed by Caucuses

11:30 AM

Committee Introductions and Orientation

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Remarks

-

House Floor

Friday, January 8, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 minutes after the Floor

Committee Introductions and Orientation

2:30 PM

Health Care 101

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:30 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Orientation to Health Care Committee

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

COVID-19 Response

Updates from the Department of Health

Joint Meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Human Services

View livestream here.

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
12:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

- immediately following Floor

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Review of Health and Human Services CRF policies and funds
Joint Meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Human Services

View livestream here.

  • Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center
  • Jacob Bogre, Executive Director, Association of Africans Living in Vermont
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Mary Feldman, Executive Director, Rutland County Parent Child Center
  • Heidi Hall, CFO, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Sarah Launderville, President, Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Parent Child Center Network
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 15, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

Review of Bills

Review of 2019-2020 Bills Passed by House Health Care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

- Immediately following the Floor

Implicit Bias Prevention Training

1:00 PM

Caucuses

2:00 PM

Health Care 101

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
3:00 PM

Structural Overview of Vermont Health Care Services

Committee Discussion

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Overview of New Federal Funding and Guidelines
Joint Meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Human Services

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Stephen Klein, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
10:45 AM

Committee Forum

Committee Discussion and General Questions

11:00 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 21, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Health Care Advocate

Introduction to the Office of the Health Care Advocate and Consumer Perspectives on Health Care

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Marjorie Stinchcombe, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
9:45 AM

COVID-19 Emergency Legislation Updates

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

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 22, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

Committee Introductions

1:30 PM

FY 2021 Budget Adjustment

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sandi Hoffman, Director of Clinical Integrity and Quality Improvement, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Addie Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

Governor's FY2021 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

2:15 PM

Coverage of Audio-Only Telephone Health Services

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Joe Lasek, Counseling Services of Addison County
  • Todd Young, Director of Telehealth Services, University of Vermont Health Network
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Green Mountain Care Board

Introduction and Overview

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

History of Health Care Reform in Vermont

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 28, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

All-Payer Model

Overview, Current Status, Reboot

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Alena Berube, Director of Value Based Programs & ACO Regulation, Green Mountain Care Board
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 29, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Health Care Disparities

CRF use for COVID-19 Related Health Care Disparities

  • Tracy Dolan, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
11:30 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

Coverage of Audio-Only Telephone Health Services

  • Joshua Green, Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians
  • Elizabeth Hunt MD, Pediatrician, Timber Lane Pediatrics
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

Health Care Economics

  • Jessica Holmes, Economics Professor, Middlebury College
2:30 PM

Committee Forum

General Committee Discussion and Questions

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Potential Extension of Time-Limited Act 91 and Act 140 Provisions Related to COVID-19

Joint Meeting of Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Health Care

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, America's Health Insurance Plans
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
10:45 AM

Coverage of Audio-Only Telephone Health Services

Committee Discussion

  • Brenda Churchill, State House Liaison, LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont
  • Mayumi Cornell, Patient Representative, Burlington, VT
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Linda Li, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Vermont Chapter
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Coverage of Audio-Only Telephone Health Services

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, February 4, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Overview and Key Issues in Vermont Mental Health Services

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alison Krompf, Director of Quality and Accountability, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Stakeholder Perspectives on Mental Health Services

  • Gregg Burda, Bennington Pop Grant Recipient, Hot Topics
  • Karim Chapman, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
  • Annette Denio, Bennington Pop Grant Recipient, Sunshine Social
  • Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
  • JoEllen Tarallo, Executive Director, Center for Health and Learning, Director, VT Suicide Prevention Center
  • Dan Towle, Peer Support Staff Member, State Program Standing Committee
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, February 5, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Immediately after Floor

H. - An act relating to health care services delivered by audio-only telephone

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

Overview and Key Issues in Vermont Mental Health Services

  • Dillon Burns, Director of Mental Health Services, Vermont Care Partners
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses

1:00 PM

Stakeholder Perspectives on Mental Health Services

  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
1:30 PM

FY2022 Budget Review

  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sandi Hoffman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
3:00 PM

FY2022 Budget Review

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alison Krompf, Director of Quality and Accountability, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Health Care Disparities

  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

Bill Introduction, Walk-through, and Witness Testimony

  • Pat Autilio, Data Analyst, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
  • Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  • Christopher Cockrell, Member, Vermont Racial Justice Foundation
  • Mayumi Cornell, Member - Steering Committee, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
  • Roy V Hill II, Member, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
  • Christine Hughes, Member, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
  • Mark Hughes, Member, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

Health Care Disparities

Green Mountain Care Board Data Proposals related to Health Care Disparities

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Sarah Lindberg, Health Services Researcher, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Anais Ovalle, Infectious Disease Fellow, Dartmouth Hitchcock
  • Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board
-

The Health of Vermonters Living with Disabilities

  • Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, February 11, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Health Care Workforce Program Updates

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Craig Bolio, Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes
  • Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Health Care Housing Overview

  • Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez, Deputy Director, Pathways Vermont, and Co-Chair, Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness
  • Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

H. - An act relating to health care services delivered by audio-only telephone

Discussion and Possible Vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, February 12, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Committee Discussion on Budget Items

2:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

3:15 PM

Health Care Workforce Program Updates

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

  • Heidi Klein, Director of Planning and Health Care Quality, Department of Health
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:05 AM

Break

10:25 AM

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Committee Discussion on Budget Items

11:30 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 AM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Health Care Housing Overview

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
2:45 PM

Break

2:55 PM

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Committee Discussion on One-Time only Budget Items

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, February 18, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

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

Joint Assembly

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Committee Discussion

2:15 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget

Committee Discussion

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, February 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Immediately after Floor

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Committee Discussion

11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:35 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget

Committee Discussion on Budget Items

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

1:15 PM

Committee Discussion of Bills in Committee

Committee Discussion and Review of Bills

1:50 PM

H.46 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions of mental health law

Introduction

  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
2:00 PM

H.104 - An act relating to considerations in facilitating the interstate practice of health care professionals using telehealth

Introduction

  • Rep. David Durfee, Sponsor
2:10 AM

H.102 - An act relating to reducing prior authorization requirements in health insurance plans

Introduction

  • Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor
2:40 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Health Care Housing Overview

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

This Testimony will Include a Break from 10:05-10:20am

  • Maria Mercedes Avila, Member, Governor's Task Force on Racial Equity
11:00 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, February 25, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

This testimony will include a Break from 10:00-10:15

  • Mike Bensel, Executive Director, Pride Center of Vermont
  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
  • Dana Kaplan, Executive Director, Outright Vermont
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

2:10 PM

House Floor

5 min after Floor

H.46 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions of mental health law

  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
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H.104 - An act relating to considerations in facilitating the interstate practice of health care professionals using telehealth

Walk-through and Witness Testimony

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Kirke McVay, Ethics Committee Chair, Vermont Mental Health Counselors Association
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, February 26, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Dr. Dynasaur Expansion for Noncitizen Children and Pregnant Women

  • Maricela -, Mother, Migrant Justice
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Erin Jacobsen, Professor of Law and Senior Staff Attorney, Vermont Law School Immigration Rights Clinic
  • Will Lambek, Migrant Justice
  • Alicia Rodrigue, Communications Coordinator, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Heidi Sulis, Executive Director, Open Door Clinic, Middlebury
  • Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland, Migrant Health Coordinator, Bridges to Health & Huertas, UVM Extension
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:30 PM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

  • Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
  • Sarah Launderville, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living
  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
-

H.46 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions of mental health law

Mark-up and Possible Vote

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

1:00 PM

Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

1:45 PM

Secure Recovery Residence Proposal

  • Karim Chapman, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Kevin Huckshorn, Behavioral Health Consulting
  • Janice Label, Department of Mental Health
  • Kathleen Lamphere, LICSW - Director of Adult Services, Health Care and Rehabilitation Services
  • Ward Nial, Resident, South Burlington, Vermont
  • Malaika Puffer, Resident, Brattleboro, Vermont
  • Alisson Richards, Executive Medical Director, Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

  • Andrea Brett, Chair, Racial Equity Advisory Panel
  • Judy Dow, Executive Director, Gedakina
  • Beverly Little Thunder, Member, Earth Walk Board and Standing Rock Lakota Tribe
  • Don Stevens, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation
10:20 AM

Break until 11:00am

11:00 AM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

  • Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 AM

House Floor

5 min after Floor

Secure Recovery Residence Proposal

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Emily Megas-Russell, Resident, Brattleboro, Vermont
  • Calvin Moen, Resident, Brattleboro, Vermont
  • Eva Westheimer, Programs and Volunteer Coordinator, Out in the Open
  • Shea Witzberger, Resident, Dummerston, Vermont
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, March 11, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Dr. Dynasaur Expansion for Noncitizen Children and Pregnant Women

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:30 AM

Break

10:50 AM

H.104 - An act relating to considerations in facilitating the interstate practice of health care professionals using telehealth

Review Strike-all Draft and Possible Vote

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

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

Committee Discussion

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, March 12, 2021
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
8:00 AM

H.430 - An act relating to eligibility for Dr. Dynasaur-like coverage for all income-eligible children and pregnant individuals regardless of immigration status.

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

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

House Floor

after Floor

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

Committee Discussion

  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

Committee Adjourns

2:30 PM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

Final Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

3:05 PM

Break

3:25 PM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

5:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

2:00 PM

S.117 - An act relating to extending health care regulatory flexibility during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and to coverage of health care services delivered by audio-only telephone

Walk-through, Committee Discussion, and Vote

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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9:30 AM

Secure Recovery Residence Proposal

Committee Discussion

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alisson Richards, Executive Medical Director, Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
11:55 PM

Break

12:30 PM

Secure Recovery Residence Proposal

Committee Discussion

1:15 PM

House Floor

During Floor

S.117 - An act relating to extending health care regulatory flexibility during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and to coverage of health care services delivered by audio-only telephone

Committee Discussion on Strong Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Vicki Strong, Sponsor of Amendment
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, March 18, 2021
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Meeting Record
1:15 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Committee Meeting

Review and Update of Current Legislation

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, March 19, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

S.22 - An act relating to health care practitioners administering stem cell products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Walk-through

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

H.430 - An act relating to eligibility for Dr. Dynasaur-like coverage for all income-eligible children and pregnant individuals regardless of immigration status.

Review of Appropriations Amendment and Vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Home and Community Health Care Provider Services

Walk-through of Bill H.153

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

Review of Bills

Review of previous emergency legislation

  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor, House Committee on Health Care
12:00 PM

Caucus of the Whole

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 25, 2021
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Meeting Record
10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

12:00 PM

Secure Recovery Residence Proposal

Committee discussion and vote on Donahue et al Amendment

1:00 PM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

Committee discussion and vote on Christie Amendment

  • Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Sponsor, House Committee on Judiciary
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 26, 2021
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

Meeting Canceled

Committee Meeting Canceled due to Thunderstorms

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

1:15 PM

COVID-19 Relief

Walk-through of H.315 Senate changes related to health care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
3:00 PM

Emergency Provisions for the Operation of Government

Walk-through of health care elements of S.87

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Hospital Financial Information Update and Overview

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Lori Perry, CMA Health Finance Analytics Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Patrick Rooney, Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

S.42 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, April 1, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Addie Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
11:00 AM

Federal Grant Allocations and Spending Plans

  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Cheryle Wilcox, Interagency Planning Director, Department of Mental Health
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Results of the Votes for Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

3:00 PM

Mental Health and Public Safety Update

Implementation update from 2020 appropriations bill establishing mental health worker positions with Vermont State Police

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, April 2, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

Walk-through of the health related elements of S.3

  • Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

1:15 PM

Committee meeting canceled

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.42 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

  • James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  • Peter Lynch, Chief of Training, Vermont Fire Academy
  • Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
  • Bradley R. Reed, President, Professional Firefighters of Vermont
10:00 AM

S.22 - An act relating to health care practitioners administering stem cell products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  • Jill Abrams, Assistant Attorney General, Director, Consumer Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Reporter, Senate Health and Welfare
  • Daniel Weiss, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Vermont
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, April 8, 2021
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

ARPA Premium Tax Credit Change and Implications for Marketplace Organization

Testimony will include a 15 minute break from 10:30 to 10:45

  • Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Christine Oliver, NFP Senior Vice President and Business Resource Services Consultant, Business Resource Service
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:45 PM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

ARPA Premium Tax Credit Change and Implications for Marketplace Organization

Committee Discussion

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, April 9, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Insurance, Banking, and Securities

Committee Discussion of S.88

  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
12:00 AM

Break

1:30 PM

S.42 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Committee Discussion

  • Chris Louras, Former Mayor, Rutland City
  • Robert Lucas, Peer Support Leader, Vermont State Police
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

1:15 PM

Insurance, Banking, and Securities

Testimony on bill S.88

  • Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, Vermont Dental Society
  • Stephen Pitmon, Vermont Dental Society
-

ARPA Premium Tax Credit Change and Implications for Marketplace Organization

Committee Discussion
Committee will take a short break at 2:20pm

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

Witness testimony and committee discussion on the health care elements of S.3

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Simha Ravven, President, Vermont Medical Society
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

Committee discussion on health care elements of S.3

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, April 15, 2021
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

All-Payer Model

Update on the renegotiation and reboot update

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Alena Berube, Director of Health Systems Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
11:00 AM

OneCare Vermont

  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 16, 2021
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8:30 AM

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

Committee Discussion on S.3

  • Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom
9:30 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

Committee discussion of S.3

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

1:00 PM

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

Committee discussion on S.3 sections 5 and 6

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
10:30 AM

S.42 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Committee discussion and possible vote

10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.42 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Committee discussion and possible vote

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

after Floor

Dr. Dynasaur Expansion for Noncitizen Children and Pregnant Women

Review of Senate language

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, April 22, 2021
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Children and Mental Health

Testimony on the crisis of children waiting in emergency departments for psychiatric beds
Testimony will include a break from 10:15-10:30am

  • Andy Anderson, Parent, Jericho
  • Dillon Burns, Mental Health Services Director, Vermont Care Partners
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Robyn Freedner-Maguire, Parent, Burlington
  • 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
  • Alison Kapadia, Emergency Department Site Director, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
  • Kathleen Kourebanas, Parent, Essex
  • Lorna Mattern, Executive Director, United Counseling Services
  • Kat McGraw, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
  • Laurel Omland, Director, Child, Adolescent, and Family Unit, Vermont Department of Mental Health
  • Christian Pulcini, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UVMMC
  • David Rettew, Medical Director, Children and Family Division, Department of Mental Health
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 23, 2021
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.42 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Final review and vote

9:30 AM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

after Caucuses

H.430 - An act relating to eligibility for Dr. Dynasaur-like coverage for all income-eligible children and pregnant individuals regardless of immigration status.

Update and status

-

H.104 - An act relating to considerations in facilitating the interstate practice of health care professionals using telehealth

Update and status

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.22 - An act relating to health care practitioners administering stem cell products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Committee discussion

  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Sam Russo, Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Global Commitment Waiver Update

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

after Floor

Review of Bills

Follow up on Senate bills

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, April 29, 2021
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9:00 AM

OneCare Vermont

Overview and update

  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
12:00 PM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 30, 2021
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Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:50 AM

S.22 - An act relating to health care practitioners administering stem cell products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Vote

11:15 AM

Budget Review

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Break

1:45 PM

Budget Review

Proposed Benchmark Plan Review Provision

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
2:50 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBM) Discussion

  • 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
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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8:45 AM

H.46 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions of mental health law

Vote

-

H.104 - An act relating to considerations in facilitating the interstate practice of health care professionals using telehealth

Vote

9:00 AM

Children and Mental Health

Testimony on the crisis of children waiting in emergency departments for psychiatric beds

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Selina Hickman, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

2:00 PM

Children and Mental Health

Testimony on the crisis of children waiting in emergency departments for psychiatric beds

  • 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
  • Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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9:00 AM

H.430 - An act relating to eligibility for Dr. Dynasaur-like coverage for all income-eligible children and pregnant individuals regardless of immigration status.

Vote

-

Budget Section Review

Committee discussion on Sec.E.227.1, E.227.2, and E.227.3 on pharmacy benefit managers

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:45 AM

Break

11:30 AM

Rights and Democracy Vermont (RADVT)

  • James Haslam, Executive Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Angela Lawrence, Member, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Alex Lehning, Member, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Kiah Morris, Movement Politics Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Peter Sterling, Affordable Health Care Advocate
12:30 PM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

Budget Review

Walk-through of budget Sec. E.126.2 regarding the Task Force on Affordable, Accessible Health Care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, May 6, 2021
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9:00 AM

Emergency Housing Proposal

Joint hearing with House Committee on Human Services

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Geoffrey Pippenger, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Jessica Radbord, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Budget Review

Committee discussion on budget Sec E.227, E.227.1, E.227.2, E.227.3 on pharmacy benefit managers and the benchmark plan review

11:45 AM

H.210 - An act relating to addressing disparities and promoting equity in the health care system

Committe discussion and possible vote

12:00 PM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:10 PM

Budget Review

Committee discussion on budget language regarding health care workforce

3:00 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, May 7, 2021
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9:30 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Children and Mental Health

Committee discussion on the crisis of children waiting in emergency departments for psychiatric beds

-

Budget Review

Committee discussion on budget Sec.E126.2 regarding the Task Force on Affordable, Accessible Health Care

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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10:00 AM

House Floor

after Floor

Caucuses

15 min after Caucuses

Children and Mental Health

Committee discussion on the crisis of children and youth waiting in emergency departments for psychiatric beds

-

Budget Review

Committee discussion budget Secs. E.311.1-311.3 on primary care scholarship language

4:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, May 12, 2021
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9:00 AM

ARPA Premium Tax Credit Change and Implications for Marketplace Organization

  • Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Budget Review

Committee discussion budget Secs. E.311.1-311.3 on primary care scholarship language

  • Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program, University of Vermont
  • Charles MacLean, Associate Dean of Primary Care, University of Vermont
11:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 13, 2021
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9:00 AM

Children and Mental Health

The crisis of children waiting in emergency departments for psychiatric beds

  • Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
  • 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
  • Laurel Omland, Director, Child, Adolescent, and Family Unit, Vermont Department of Mental Health
  • David Rettew, Medical Director, Children and Family Division, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
11:15 AM

Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 14, 2021
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9:30 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

Committee Updates

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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9:00 AM

Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey

  • Jessie Hammond, Public Health Statistics Chief, Department of Health
  • Jennifer Hicks, Research and Statistics Section Chief, Department of Health
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, May 20, 2021
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9:00 AM

Committee Meeting

End of session committee discussion

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, May 21, 2021
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10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Saturday, May 22, 2021
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10:00 AM

House Floor

Thursday, December 9, 2021
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10:00 AM

Welcome and Introduction to the Day's Focus

Patient Wait Times - Symptoms of the Pressure in Vermont Mental Health Services: Looking for Solutions

  • Rep. William J. Lippert, Chair, House Committee on Health Care
10:10 AM

Patient Wait Times - Symptoms of the Pressure Within Vermont Mental Health Services: Looking for Solutions

Review Data for Hospital Emergency Department Wait Times

  • Emma Harrigan, Director of Policy Analysis and Development, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
10:30 AM

Addressing Wait Times for Mental Health Services in Hospital Emergency Departments and in Designated Agencies

Wait Times in Hospital Emergency Departments - Status and Proposed Solutions

  • Allison Davis, Section Chief of Emergency Medicine, Rutland Regional Medical Center
  • Matt Dove, Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
  • Ramsey Herrington, Emergency Department Medical Director, UVMMC
  • Christian Pulcini, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UVMMC
  • Dr. Ryan Sexton, Emergency Department Medical Director, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
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Patient Wait Times - Symptoms of the Pressure Within Vermont Mental Health Services: Looking for Solutions

Designated Agency Waiting Lists - Data

  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
11:30 AM

Patient Wait Times - Symptoms of the Pressure Within Vermont Mental Health Services: Looking for Solutions

Department of Mental Health Update and Overview

  • Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
12:15 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

Pressures in Vermont Mental Health Services

What is Happening in our Communities?

  • Kristin Breault-Bolio, Supervisor of Counseling Program, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
  • Robyn Freedner-Maguire, Burlington Parent, Vermont Family Network
  • Ron Hoague, Essex Police Department
  • Rachel Lawler, Team Lead - Community Outreach Program, Howard Center
  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
  • Gloria van den Berg, Executive Director, Alyssum, Inc
2:35 PM

Pressures in Vermont Mental Health Services

Department of Mental Health Response to Testimony

  • Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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9:00 AM

Committee Orientation

9:30 AM

Act 6

Review of expiring Act 6 provisions.

Joint Meeting of Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Health Care. Meeting will be livestreamed here https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
-

Report of Facilitation of Interstate Practice Using Telehealth Working Group

Joint Meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, continued. Meeting will be livestreamed here https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Rebecca Copans, Government and Media Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly

3:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Review of bills passed in 2021
Looking ahead to the session

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 6, 2022
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9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Testimony from the Department of Mental Health

  • Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Testimony from the Department of Vermont Health Access and Vermont Care Partners

  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Andrea DeLaBruere, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Sandi Hoffman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Addie Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
  • Stephen Wisloski, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Vermont Health Care Workforce Development Strategic Plan

Joint Committee Meeting with House Commerce and Economic Development and House Committee on Health Care

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Friday, January 7, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Floor session to be followed by training for House members.

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Testimony and committee discussion

  • Rachel Cummings, Executive Director, Counseling Services of Addison County
  • Dr. Chuck Myers, Executive Director, Northeastern Family Institute, VT
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
3:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Finalize committee recommendations

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:20 PM

15 Minute Break

2:35 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Finalize committee recommendations, continued.

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:45 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation

Walk-through and testimony from the Department of Financial Regulation

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
11:00 AM

Lunch

12:00 PM

Green Mountain Care Board

Committee will remotely attend the board meeting of the Green Mountain Care Board.
Members of the public can join the meeting via phone or through Microsoft Teams.
*Call-in number: (802) 828-7667 Conference ID number: 550 986 972#.
Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZTNlOWY1YjctMjgzZS00ZWViLWFkNWItNmJjNzFkYTQ5Mjg1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2220b4933b-baad-433c-9c02-70edcc7559c6%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2263d3547f-e4c1-4857-ba9b-7340463e85f4%22%7d

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 13, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Act 6

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare.
Discussion of extension of provisions of Act 6. Meeting will be livestreamed here https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
-

Act 21 and Telehealth

Joint Meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, continued. Meeting will be livestreamed here https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Rebecca Copans, Government and Media Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Act 6 and Act 21

Committee discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:25 PM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Committee vote

3:35 PM

H.655 - An act relating to telehealth licensure and registration and to provisional licensure for professions regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Committee vote

3:40 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 14, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Floor will be followed by training for all House members

2:30 PM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Testimony and committee discussion

  • Dan Bennett, President and CEO, Gifford Medical Center
  • 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
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After floor

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Governor's FY2023 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

2:30 PM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Testimony and committee discussion

  • 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
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Accessible Affordable Health Care Taskforce Report

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. Meeting will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare

  • Tim Hill, Vice President- Health, American Institutes for Research
  • Joshua Slen, President, Health System Transformation
  • Beth Waldman, Senior Consultant, Bailit Health
10:45 AM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Testimony and committee discussion

  • 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
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Corporate Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:05 PM

Committee Adjourned

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 20, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan Review Report

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
10:30 AM

DVHA Enrollment Trends and ARPA Extended Subsidies

  • Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department of Vermont Health Access
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:40 PM

Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan Review Report

Continued from this morning

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 21, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Floor to be followed by training for House members

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:50 PM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Walk-through, final committee discussion, and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Federal No Surprises Act

Overview

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Mary Kate Mohlman, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
-

H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to telehealth licensure and registration and to provisional licensure for professions regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
11:00 AM

15 Minute Break

11:15 AM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Proposed amendment

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
-

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

House Committee on Human Services' amendment

  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 27, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Nursing Workforce

Update on past and current initiatives

  • Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
  • Rep. Peter J. Fagan, House Committee on Appropriations
10:30 AM

Governor's FY2023 Proposed Budget

Department of Mental Health

  • Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 28, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10 Minutes After Floor

Office of the Health Care Advocate

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Marjorie Stinchcombe, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:45 PM

Department of Public Safety - Update on Mental Health Programs

  • Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Programs, Department of Public Safety
2:50 PM

Break

3:10 PM

H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation

Committee discussion and possible vote

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
4:05 PM

Break

4:15 PM

H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation

Committee discussion, continued, and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:25 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Mental Health

Continuum of care; Peer workforce; Obstacles in access to services - adults; Collaboration and support needs related to school-based services; Obstacles in access to services - children

  • Robert Althoff, Interim Chair, Psychiatry at UVM MC
  • Karim Chapman, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
  • Gretchen Elias, Executive Director, Good Beginnings of Central Vermont
  • Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
  • Daniel Franklin, Vice President for Advocacy and Community Relations, Vermont Association of Mental Health and Addiction Recovery (Recovery Vermont)
  • Matt Habedank, Children's Behavior Services Program Manager, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
  • Margaret Joyal, Adult Outpatient Director, Center for Counseling and Psychological Services of Washington County Mental Health
  • Sandi Yandow, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
2:42 PM

15 Minute Break

2:55 PM

Vermont Hospital Patients Financial Assistance

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Eric Schultheis, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
3:50 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Department of Vermont Health Access

  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Andrea DeLaBruere, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Sandi Hoffman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Addie Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Stephen Wisloski, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access
10:15 AM

15 Minute Break

10:30 AM

H.655 - An act relating to telehealth licensure and registration and to provisional licensure for professions regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.655 - An act relating to telehealth licensure and registration and to provisional licensure for professions regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 3, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Nursing Workforce

  • Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Katherine Levasseur, Director of External & Government Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
  • Paulette Thabault, Professor and Director, Norwich University School of Nursing
10:45 AM

15 Minute Break

11:00 AM

Nursing Workforce

Continued

  • Sarah Billings-Berg, Health Services Coordinator, Vermont Technical College
  • Rosemary Dale, Chair of the Department of Nursing, University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences
  • Lisa Fox, Associate Dean of Nursing, Vermont Technical College
  • Helen Papeika, Department Chair, School of Nursing, Castleton University
  • Robert Patterson, Vice President of Human Resources and Clinical Operations, Central Vermont Medical Center
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 4, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

House Floor

15 Minutes After the Floor

H.655 - An act relating to telehealth licensure and registration and to provisional licensure for professions regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Committee discussion and possible vote

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Department of Mental Health, continued.

  • Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

15 Minutes After Caucuses

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Testimony from the Vermont State Dental Society

  • James Feehan, Lobbyist, Vermont State Dental Society
  • Patrick Gallivan, Executive Director, Vermont State Dental Society
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Health Care Workforce

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Elizabeth Deutsch, Labor and Delivery Nurse, UVM Medical Center
  • Mary Kate Mohlman, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Michelle Wade, President, Vermont Association of Nurse Practitioners
10:30 AM

15 Minute Break

10:45 AM

Health Care Workforce

Continued

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.353 - An act relating to pharmacy benefit management

Introduction and walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Lead Sponsor
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 10, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Green Mountain Care Board - Hospital Sustainability Report

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare.

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Alena Berube, Director of Health Systems Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jessica Holmes, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
10:25 AM

15 Minute Break

10:40 AM

Green Mountain Care Board - Hospital Sustainability Report

Continued

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Alena Berube, Director of Health Systems Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jessica Holmes, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 Minutes after the Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Committee discussion

Friday, February 11, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Mental Health Workforce

  • Robert Althoff, Interim Chair, Psychiatry at UVM MC
  • Anne Billodeau, Director of Human Resources, Health Care and Rehabilitation Services
  • Amethyst Brasfield, Residential Counselor, Northeastern Family Institute, Vermont
  • Annamarie Cioffari, Director, M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Northern Vermont University
  • Lauren Layman, Staff Attorney, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Dr. Chuck Myers, Executive Director, Northeastern Family Institute, Vermont
  • Ben Rees, Community Integration Specialist, Northeastern Family Institute, Vermont
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners: VT Council
  • Jena Trombly, Director of Human Resources, Clara Martin Center
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Pathways Vermont

Testimony from Pathways Vermont

  • Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
  • Lindsay Mesa, Program Director, Housing First, Pathways Vermont
2:00 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Governor's Health Care Workforce Proposals

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
3:55 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Health Care Workforce

Committee discussion

9:35 AM

10 Minute Break

9:45 AM

Health Care Workforce

Committee discussion, continued

10:40 AM

15 Minute Break

11:00 AM

Health Care Workforce

Committee discussion, continued

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Suicide Prevention

Testimony and committee discussion

  • Rebecca Bell, Pediatric Critical Care, University of Vermont Children’s Hospital
  • Thomas Delaney, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
  • Emily Hackett-Fiske, Mother, Williston, Vermont
  • Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Terri Lavely, Field Advocate, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Vermont Chapter
  • Nick Nichols, Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator, Vermont Department of Health
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 17, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Health Equity Report

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. Meeting will be live streamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare

  • Andrea Brett, Chair, Racial Equity Advisory Panel
  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
  • Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Health Equity Advisory Commission
10:30 AM

Election of Legislative Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges Corporation

Joint Assembly

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Hospital Sustainability

Testimony and committee discussion

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Alena Berube, Director of Health Systems Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 18, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Essential Health Benefits (EHB) and Vermont Medicaid Benefits

Testimony on hearing services (background for H.266)

To access specific closed captioning for this meeting, please go to: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=5040788&CustomerID=4322

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
1:55 PM

10 Minute Break

2:05 PM

Health Care Workforce

Final committee discussion and recommendations

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Health Disparities Grant

  • Heidi Klein, Director of Planning and Health Care Quality, Department of Health
2:10 PM

15 Minute Break

2:25 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Committee discussion

3:40 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.287 - An act relating to patient financial assistance policies and medical debt protection

  • 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
9:30 AM

Break

9:55 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Testimony and committee discussion

  • Jessica Holmes, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
11:12 AM

Break

11:20 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Testimony and committee discussion, continued

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Committee discussion and recommendations

2:15 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Committee discussion and final recommendations

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 24, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.266 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for hearing aids

Walk-through and testimony
ASL translation will be available.
To access specific closed captioning for this meeting please go to https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=5045654&CustomerID=4322

  • Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rebecca Chalmers, Steering Committee Member, Hearing Loss Association of America — Vermont Chapter
  • Valerie Hughes, Deaf Independence Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Independent Living
  • Julie Porter, Audiologist, University of Vermont Medical Center
10:30 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.353 - An act relating to pharmacy benefit management

  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 25, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Committee will adjourn early due to inclement weather

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.279 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes affecting the duties of the Department of Vermont Health Access

Testimony, walk-through, and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lisa Hurteau, Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

H.287 - An act relating to patient financial assistance policies and medical debt protection

Testimony, walk-through, and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • 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
3:00 PM

15 Minute Break

3:15 PM

H.498 - An act relating to the Green Mountain Care Board’s duties and reappointment processes

Walk-through and testimony

  • Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.266 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for hearing aids

Testimony and committee discussion

There will be in-meeting ASL translation; specific captioning for this meeting can be found here: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=5047089&CustomerID=4322

  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:20 AM

15 Minute Break

10:40 AM

H.266 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for hearing aids

Testimony and committee discussion, continued

Captioning available here:

  • Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.266 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for hearing aids

Committee discussion

There will be in-meeting ASL translation; specific captioning for this meeting can be found here: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=5047089&CustomerID=4322

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:25 PM

10 Minute Break

2:35 PM

H.266 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for hearing aids

Committee discussion and possible vote

There will be in-meeting ASL translation; specific captioning for this meeting can be found here: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=5047089&CustomerID=4322

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.287 - An act relating to patient financial assistance policies and medical debt protection

Committee vote

-

Adjourn

Thursday, March 10, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.353 - An act relating to pharmacy benefit management

Testimony and committee discussion

  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor, Addison-4
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:30 AM

15 Minute Break

10:45 AM

H.353 - An act relating to pharmacy benefit management

Testimony and committee discussion, continued

  • Sam Hallemeier, Director of State Affairs, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)
  • Steven Larrabee, Senior Director, State Government Affairs, CVS Health
  • Charles Storrow, Leonine Public Affairs, MVP Healthcare
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.353 - An act relating to pharmacy benefit management

Testimony and committee discussion, continued

  • Lauren Bode, Executive Director, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
  • Marty Irons, Representative, Vermont Pharmacists Association
  • Mary Kate Mohlman, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Lynne Vezina, Pharmacist and Owner, Vermont Family Pharmacy
3:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.353 - An act relating to pharmacy benefit management

Committee discussion

Friday, March 11, 2022
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9:00 AM

H.655 - An act relating to telehealth licensure and registration and to provisional licensure for professions regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Review of Committee on Ways and Means Amendment

  • Rep. David Durfee, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:30 PM

H.353 - An act relating to pharmacy benefit management

Walk-through of new draft, committee discussion, and possible vote

  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sam Hallemeier, Director of State Affairs, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
  • Steven Larrabee, Senior Director, State Government Affairs, CVS Health
  • Charles Storrow, Leonine Public Affairs, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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9:00 AM

Review of H.266

Goldman Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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S.285 - An act relating to health care reform initiatives, data collection, and access to home- and community-based services

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:10 AM

Adjourn

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Captioning for second reading of H.266 can be found here: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=5065131&CustomerID=4322

Thursday, March 17, 2022
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9:30 AM

Review of House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development Bill H.703

Review of Health Care workforce recommendations

  • Rep. Stephanie Jerome, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
  • Rep. Michael Nigro, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
10:40 AM

15 Minute Break

10:55 AM

Preliminary Review of Senate Health and Welfare Bill S.195

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Preliminary Review of Senate Health and Welfare Bill S.197

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

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 18, 2022
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9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Review of House Government Operations Bill H.661

  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Rep. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor
1:55 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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10:00 AM

Review of House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development Bill H.703

Review of updated health care workforce recommendations

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

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 24, 2022
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9:00 AM

S.247 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

Walk-through and testimony

  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jason Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center
10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges

Joint Assembly

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 25, 2022
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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:45 PM

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

Overview of the Vermont Blueprint for Health

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Julie Parker, Assistant Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • John Saroyan, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Laura Wreschnig, Data Analytics and Information Administrator, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.195 - An act relating to the certification of mental health peer support specialists

Walk-through and fiscal note

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

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

Overview of Vermont Health Information Exchange (VHIE) and Vermont Health Care Uniform Reporting and Evaluation System (VHCURES)

  • Sarah Lindberg, Health Services Researcher, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Director, Office of Health Care Reform, Vermont Agency of Human Services, Office of Health Care Reform
3:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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9:00 AM

S.247 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

  • Kristin Cook, Lead Underwriter, National Life Group
  • Eric Dupont, Vice President and Counsel, Government Affairs, Guardian Life Insurance
  • Debra Leonard, Chair and Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UVM Larner College of Medicine and UVM Health Network
  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Mark Lewy, Chief Medical Director, Guardian Life Insurance
  • Jill Rickard, Regional Vice President, American Council of Life Insurers
  • Robert Wildin, Associate Professor and Associate Medical Director of the Genomic Medicine Laboratory, UVM Larner College of Medicine and UVM Health Network
  • Jason Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center
11:30 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:45 PM

Update on Hospital Emergency Department Wait Times

  • Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Samantha Sweet, Director of Mental Health Services, Department of Mental Health
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 31, 2022
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9:00 AM

State of Vermont Health Services Wait Times Report

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. Meeting will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Isaac Dayno, Special Assistant to the Commissioner (Project Manager), Department of Financial Regulation
  • Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.195 - An act relating to the certification of mental health peer support specialists

Testimony

  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Wilda White, Founder, Mad Freedom
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.239 - An act relating to enrollment in Medicare supplemental insurance policies

Walk-through and testimony

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
2:30 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 1, 2022
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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

S.247 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

Committee discussion

  • Sen. Ruth Hardy, Reporter, Senate Committee on Finance
  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.239 - An act relating to enrollment in Medicare supplemental insurance policies

Testimony

  • Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  • Meg Burmeister, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Elizabeth Lively, Eastern Region Advocacy Director, Dialysis Patient Citizens
2:35 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.239 - An act relating to enrollment in Medicare supplemental insurance policies

Committee discussion and possible vote

  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
2:30 PM

S.247 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

Committee discussion

  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:05 PM

15 Minute Break

3:25 PM

S.247 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

Continued

  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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9:00 AM

2021 Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Jennifer Hicks, Research, Epidemiology, and Evaluation Unit Chief, Department of Health
  • Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department of Vermont Health Access
10:30 AM

15 Minute Break

10:50 AM

2021 Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey

Committee discussion

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
11:20 AM

Break

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Telepsychiatry and Emergency Department Quality of Care Initiatives

  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
  • 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
  • Hillary Wolfley, Associate Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 7, 2022
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-

No Meeting Scheduled

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.195 - An act relating to the certification of mental health peer support specialists

Testimony and committee discussion

  • Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Patricia Singer MD, Adult Mental Health Operations Director, Department of Mental Health
  • Wilda White, Founder, Mad Freedom
  • Sandi Yandow, Executive Director, Vermont Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 8, 2022
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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

S.247 - An act relating to prohibiting discrimination based on genetic information

Committee discussion and possible vote

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

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

Introduction and walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Reporter
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

Testimony on sections 1, 2, 3, and 10

  • Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
2:20 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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9:00 AM

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

Testimony on sections 1, 2, 3, and 10

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • 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
  • Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

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

Testimony, continued

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Mary Kate Mohlman, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 14, 2022
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9:15 AM

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

Follow up testimony on sections 1, 2, 3, and 10

  • Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
11:00 AM

15 Minute Break

11:20 AM

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

Committee discussion on sections 1-3; 10

12:00 PM

Lunch

-

No Meeting Scheduled

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 15, 2022
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9:30 AM

House Floor

-

No Committee Meeting

Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

Testimony on sections 4-7

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Lindberg, Health Services Researcher, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kathryn O'Neill, Director of Data Management Analysis and Data Integrity, Green Mountain Care Board
  • John Saroyan, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Eric Schultheis, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
3:00 PM

15 Minute Break

3:15 PM

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

Committee discussion

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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9:00 AM

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

Committee discussion

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
9:50 AM

Break until 10:30 a.m.

11:00 AM

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

Sections 1-3, 10

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

S.195 - An act relating to the certification of mental health peer support specialists

Committee discussion

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 21, 2022
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9:00 AM

S.195 - An act relating to the certification of mental health peer support specialists

Committee discussion and possible vote

9:25 AM

Break until 10:30 a.m.

10:30 AM

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

Committee discussion

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

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

Committee discussion

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
1:45 PM

15 Minute Break

2:00 PM

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

Committee discussion and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 22, 2022
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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

-

No Meeting Scheduled for Today

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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9:00 AM

Review of H. 703 - An act relating to promoting workforce development

Update on recommendations of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee

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

Review of House Appropriations Committee Amendment

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:20 AM

Adjourn

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 28, 2022
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10:00 AM

H.266 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for hearing aids

Review of Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Amendment

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

FY2023 Budget

Review of language proposal regarding mobile crisis outreach services and Emergency Department patient experience of care

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 29, 2022
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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Caucuses

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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9:00 AM

H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation

Review of Senate Proposal of Amendment regarding "merged/unmerged markets"

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department for Vermont Health Access
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:40 AM

10 Minute Break

10:50 AM

H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation

Committee discussion of Senate Proposal of Amendment regarding "merged/unmerged markets"

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
-

H.279 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes affecting the duties of the Department of Vermont Health Access

Review of Senate Proposal of Amendment

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 5, 2022
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11:00 AM

H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation

Review of Donahue, et al. Amendment

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

Review of Bills Moving Between House and Senate

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 6, 2022
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9:30 AM

House Floor

Break in the House Floor

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

Review of Further Senate Proposition of Amendment

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

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Continued

Monday, May 9, 2022
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1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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9:00 AM

JRS53 - Joint resolution supporting transgender youth and their parents who seek essential medical care for the treatment of gender dysphoria

Walk-through

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

House Floor

After Caucus of the Whole

H.353 - An act relating to pharmacy benefit management

Review of Senate Proposal of Amendment

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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9:00 AM

H.353 - An act relating to pharmacy benefit management

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
10:00 AM

House Floor

Thursday, May 12, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

Friday, May 13, 2022
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10:00 AM

House Floor

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