Act No. 119 Page 1 of 1
2022
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Act No. 119 (H.287). Health; hospitals; health care providers; health care facilities;
patients; financial assistance policies; medical debt
An act relating to patient financial assistance policies and medical debt
protection
This act establishes minimum standards for financial assistance policies at
Vermont hospitals, hospital-affiliated outpatient clinics and facilities, and
ambulatory surgical centers, which these facilities must meet not later than July 1,
2024. It sets forth processes for the facilities’ implementation of their financial
assistance policies, specifies the steps the facilities must take to publicize and
notify patients about their policies, and prohibits the facilities from selling their
medical debt. The act also requires hospitals to submit a plain language summary
of their financial assistance policies to the Green Mountain Care Board as part of
the hospital fiscal year 2025 hospital budget review process.
Effective Date: July 1, 2022
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