Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Start Time:: 10:00 AM
Location:: A-1 and Virtual
Event Description: Workforce Development, Retention & Recruitment

The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will conduct a hybrid public hearing in hearing room A-1 on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on bills relating to Workforce Development, Retention & Recruitment. This hearing will be streamed live and archived under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.

***INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION / TESTIMONY***

LINK TO PRE-REGISTER TO TESTIFY: For both in-person and remote testimony, please fill out this FORM.

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: For both in-person and remote testimony, the deadline to register to testify is 4:00 P.M. Thursday, May 11, 2023. Individuals registered for remote testimony will receive an e-mail the day after pre-registration closes with a link to join the hearing on Microsoft Teams.

SAME DAY SIGN-UP FOR IN-PERSON TESTIMONY ONLY – IF TIME ALLOWS: Individuals who miss the deadline to pre-register for testimony may appear on the day of the hearing and sign-up to speak in person on forms provided by committee staff outside of the hearing room. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign-up on the day of the hearing.

LEGISLATOR AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL TESTIMONY: Due to the technical requirements of conducting hybrid hearings, legislators and public officials are also requested to pre-register to testify. The Chairs, at their discretion, may take legislators and public officials out of turn. The committee will extend this courtesy to legislators and public officials only, and it will not be expanded to include other individuals or panels.

DEADLINE TO REQUEST ADA ACCOMODATIONS: ADA accommodations, such as closed captioning and transcription services, shall be provided upon request. The services are provided by staff from the appropriate state agencies. Agency policies require 3 business days to process any request for services. Therefore, the deadline to submit a request for ADA accommodations is 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Requests for services should be made by E-mail to the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

ORAL TESTIMONY – TIME LIMIT: Each individual registered to testify shall be afforded 3 minutes to speak. Individuals offering testimony on multiple bills must do so within the 3 minute time limit. The Chairs, at their discretion, may further limit the time for testimony.

ORAL TESTIMONY – PARTICIPATING AS A PANEL: Individuals participating as part of a panel must fill-out the appropriate section of the pre-registration form. Please have each member of the panel fill out the pre-registration form separately and completely. The Chairs will permit either fully in-person panels or fully-remote panels only. Questions related to the registration of panels should be directed to the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY – DO NOT FILL OUT THIS FORM: For individuals wishing to provide written testimony ONLY, please do not fill out this form. There is no deadline on the submission of written testimony. Written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing via E-mail to House Chair at John.Lawn@mahouse.gov and Senate Chair Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov, as well as the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: The Chairs, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals registered to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. In the event that an individual is called by the Chairs and that person is not logged into the Teams platform, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel.
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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing -- 5-16-2023	5/16/2023 10:00 AM	03:13:51

Agenda

Workforce Development, Retention & Recruitment 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1170	An Act to promote primary care through Medicaid graduate medical education funding	Natalie M. Blais
H.1174	An Act to ensure temporary nursing service agency quality and accountability	Gerard J. Cassidy
H.1184	An Act relative to health equity and community health workers	Marjorie C. Decker
H.1210	An Act promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers	Mary S. Keefe
H.1220	An Act relative to healthcare industry recruitment and education for the 21st Century	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.1226	An Act to promote graduate medical education	Frank A. Moran
H.1231	An Act to promote an enhanced care worker minimum wage	Tram T. Nguyen
H.1232	An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers	James J. O'Day
H.1245	An Act relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	Thomas M. Stanley
S.757	An Act promoting workforce development and provider retention at community health centers	John F. Keenan
S.763	An Act to promote an enhanced care worker minimum wage	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.764	An Act to establish the family caregiver tax credit	Jason M. Lewis
S.765	An Act to promote graduate medical education	Jason M. Lewis
S.775	An Act relative to family members serving as caregivers	Joan B. Lovely
S.781	An Act relative to the primary care workforce development and loan repayment grant program at community health centers	Liz Miranda
S.798	An Act to promote primary care through Medicaid graduate medical education funding	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.808	An Act relative to spouses as caregivers	Bruce E. Tarr
S.810	An Act ensuring temporary nursing service agency quality	Bruce E. Tarr

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Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

Workforce Development, Retention & Recruitment 10:00am - 1:00pm

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