Vermont § 9403a - Health Care Delivery Advisory Committee

§ 9403a. Health Care Delivery Advisory Committee

• (a) There is created the Health Care Delivery Advisory Committee to: (1) establish health care affordability benchmarks; (2) evaluate and monitor the performance of Vermont’s health care system and its impacts
  on population health outcomes; (3) collaborate with the Agency of Human Services and other interested stakeholders in
  the development and maintenance of the Statewide Health Care Delivery Strategic Plan
  developed pursuant to section 9403 of this title; (4) consider the recommendations of the Vermont Steering Committee for Comprehensive Primary
  Health Care established pursuant to section 9403b of this title; (5) advise the Green Mountain Care Board on the design and implementation of an ongoing
  evaluation process to continuously monitor current performance in the health care
  delivery system; and (6) provide coordinated and consensus recommendations to the General Assembly on issues
  related to health care delivery, including primary care, and population health. (b)(1) The Advisory Committee shall be composed of the following 18 members: (A) the Secretary of Human Services or designee; (B) the Chair of the Green Mountain Care Board or designee; (C) the Chief Health Care Advocate from the Office of the Health Care Advocate or designee; (D) two members of the Vermont Steering Committee for Comprehensive Primary Health Care,
  selected by the Steering Committee; (E) one representative of commercial health insurers offering major medical health insurance
  plans in Vermont, selected by the Commissioner of Financial Regulation; (F) two representatives of Vermont hospitals, selected by the Vermont Association of Hospitals
  and Health Systems, who shall represent hospitals that are located in different regions
  of the State and that face different levels of financial stability; (G) one representative of Vermont’s federally qualified health centers, selected by Bi-State
  Primary Care Association; (H) one representative of physicians, selected by the Vermont Medical Society; (I) one representative of independent physician practices, selected by HealthFirst; (J) one representative of advanced practice registered nurses, selected by the Vermont
  Nurse Practitioners Association; (K) one representative of Vermont’s designated and specialized service agencies, selected
  by Vermont Care Partners; (L) one preferred provider from outside the designated and specialized service agency
  system, selected by the Commissioner of Health; (M) one Vermont-licensed mental health professional from an independent practice, selected
  by the Commissioner of Mental Health; (N) one representative of Vermont’s home health agencies, selected jointly by the VNAs
  of Vermont and Bayada Home Health Care; (O) one representative of long-term care facilities, selected by the Vermont Health Care
  Association; and (P) one representative of small businesses, selected by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. (2) The Advisory Committee shall consult with and solicit input from the Health Equity
  Advisory Commission; physician assistants, physical therapists, and other health care
  professionals who are not members of the Advisory Committee; Vermont’s free clinic
  programs; the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care; and other relevant stakeholders. (3) The Secretary of Human Services or designee shall be the Chair of the Advisory Committee. (4) The Agency of Human Services shall provide administrative and technical assistance
  to the Advisory Committee. (c) Members of the Advisory Committee shall not receive per diem compensation or reimbursement
  of expenses for their participation on the Advisory Committee. (Added 2025, No. 68, § 9, eff. June 12, 2025.)