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Committee discusses licensing, scope-of-practice and workforce barriers amid budget uncertainty

Vermont House Committee on Finance and Economic Development · February 21, 2026
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Summary

Committee members raised licensing and scope-of-practice issues — from Office of Professional Regulation enforcement to foreign licensure recognition, optometrist practice limits and CPA reciprocity — and flagged ongoing budget work that could affect workforce retention.

Committee members used the interns’ briefings as a springboard to discuss licensing, scope-of-practice and workforce-retention issues affecting health care, professional services and other sectors.

A member referenced Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) materials and said those materials likely did not change the committee’s immediate work. Members discussed OPR’s authority…

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