Health Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON HEALTH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 2000 REVISED/ABBREVIATED COUNCILMEMBER VINCENT C. GRAY, CHAIRPERSON THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON BILL 24-0305, THE “PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION ACT OF 2021” MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022, 1:00 PM 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 24-0305, the “Professional Employer Organization Registration Act of 2021.” The hearing will be held on Monday, March 7, 2022, at 12:30 p.m, via Webex. This notice has been revised to reflect a change in start time from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. This notice is also abbreviated. Bill 24-0305 would require professional employer organizations that offer health insurance in the District to register with the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking. It also authorizes the Mayor to collect registration fees, impose fines, and suspend and revoke certificates of registration. 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 Friday, March 4, 2022. 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 6:00 p.m. on March 4th. 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, March 24, 2022. Please indicate that you are submitting testimony for this hearing in the subject line of the e-mail.