Health Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON HEALTH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 REVISED COUNCILMEMBER VINCENT C. GRAY, CHAIRPERSON THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON BILL 24-0171, THE “MEDICALLY NECESSARY FOODS COVERAGE ACT OF 2021” BILL 24-0207, THE “HIV/AIDS DATA PRIVACY PROTECTION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2021” BILL 24-0231, THE “MINOR ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS AND APPOINTMENTS AMENDMENT ACT OF 2021” AND BILL 24-0242, THE “BEAUTICIAN AND BARBER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT TRAINING ACT OF 2021” MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2021, 10:00 AM REMOTE HEARING VIA WEBEX BROADCAST LIVE ON DC COUNCIL CHANNEL 13 STREAMED LIVE AT WWW.DCCOUNCIL.US AND ENTERTAINMENT.DC.GOV. Councilmember Vincent C. Gray, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, announces a Public Hearing on Bill 24-0171, the “Medically Necessary Foods Coverage Act of 2021”, Bill 24-0207, the “HIV/AIDS Data Privacy Protection Amendment Act of 2021”, Bill 24-0231, the “Minor Access to Medical Records and Appointments Amendment Act of 2021”, and Bill 24-0242, the “Beautician and Barber Behavioral Health Support Training Act of 2021.” The hearing will be held on Monday, November 15, 2021, at 10:00 a.m, via Webex. This notice has been revised to reflect the removal of Bill 24-0305, the “Professional Employer Organization Registration Act of 2021”, from the hearing agenda. Bill 24-0171, the “Medically Necessary Foods Coverage Act of 2021”, would require health insurance policies to include coverage for medically necessary foods ordered by a provider for a disease or condition. Bill 24-0207, the “HIV/AIDS Data Privacy Protection Amendment Act of 2021”, would limit who may authorize the release of information obtained, collected, or produced by the Department of Health. It would also prevent identifying information from being obtained through discovery, or admitted as evidence, in a criminal or civil case in the District of Columbia courts.  Bill 24-0231, the “Minor Access to Medical Records and Appointments Amendment Act of 2021”, would allow youth who are 16 years of age and older to schedule medical appointments and request medical records without parental consent. Bill 24-0242, the “Beautician and Barber Behavioral Health Support Training Act of 2021”, would provide for the creation and governance of a program to provide beauticians and barbers with behavioral health support training for the benefit of their clientele. Persons wishing to provide oral testimony should contact Malcolm Cameron, Legislative Analyst of the Committee on Health by e-mail at mcameron@dccouncil.us or by phone at (202) 341- 4425 before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 11, 2021. When sending an e-mail or leaving a voicemail, please provide Mr. Cameron with the following information: • Your first and last name; • The name of the organization you are representing (if any); • Your title with the organization; • Your e-mail address; • Your phone number; and • The specific bill/s you will be testifying about. Mr. Cameron will e-mail a confirmation of your attendance with an agenda, witness list, and attached instructions for accessing the Webex video conference hearing by close-of-business November 12, 2021. Oral testimony will be strictly limited to three minutes to allow everyone an opportunity to testify. For accommodation requests, including spoken language or sign language interpretation, please inform the Committee office of the need as soon as possible but no later than five (5) business days before the proceeding. The Council will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, however requests received in less than five (5) business days may not be fulfilled and alternatives may be offered. Persons wishing to provide written testimony should e-mail their written testimony to Malcolm Cameron, Legislative Analyst of the Committee on Health at mcameron@dccouncil.us before 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 2021. Please indicate that you are submitting testimony for this hearing in the subject line of the e-mail.