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House advances peer-support certification bill after floor debate and roll-call defeat of recommit motion
Summary
H.847, which would create a state certification for peer support providers and recovery support specialists and allow Medicaid billing for certified services, advanced on second reading after a roll-call vote (Yes 39, No 94) rejected a motion to recommit to Human Services. Committees cited workforce and fiscal impacts.
The Vermont House moved H.847 forward on second reading after a contested floor debate and a roll-call vote that rejected a motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Human Services.
Member from Winooski presented H.847 as a bill to professionalize peer support providers and recovery support specialists by creating certification through the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR). The bill would allow certified providers to be reimbursed by Medicaid when services meet federal requirements and would…
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