§ 9410. Health care database
§ 9410. Health care database (a)(1) The Board shall establish and maintain a unified health care database to enable the Board to carry out its duties under this chapter, chapter 220 of this title, and Title 8, including: (A) determining the capacity and distribution of existing resources; (B) identifying health care needs and informing health […]
§ 9411. Interactive price transparency dashboard
§ 9411. Interactive price transparency dashboard (a) The Green Mountain Care Board shall develop and maintain a public, interactive, Internet-based price transparency dashboard that allows consumers to compare health care prices for certain health care services across the State. Using data from the Vermont Healthcare Claims Uniform Reporting and Evaluation System (VHCURES) established pursuant to […]
§ 9412. Enforcement
§ 9412. Enforcement (a) In order to carry out the duties under this chapter, in addition to the powers provided in this chapter, in chapter 220 of this title, and in Title 8, the Commissioner and the Board may examine the books, accounts, and papers of health insurers, health care providers, health care facilities, health […]
§ 9413. Health care quality and price comparison
§ 9413. Health care quality and price comparison Each health insurer with more than 200 covered lives in this State shall establish an Internet-based tool to enable its members to compare the price of health care in Vermont by service or procedure, including office visits, emergency care, radiologic services, and preventive care such as mammography […]
§ 9404. Administration
§ 9404. Administration (a) The Commissioner and the Green Mountain Care Board shall supervise and direct the execution of all laws vested in the Department and the Board, respectively, by this chapter, and shall formulate and carry out all policies relating to this chapter. (b) The Commissioner and the Board may: (1) apply for and […]
§ 9405. State Health Improvement Plan; Health Resource Allocation Plan
§ 9405. State Health Improvement Plan; Health Resource Allocation Plan (a) The Secretary of Human Services or designee, in consultation with the Chair of the Green Mountain Care Board and health care professionals and after receipt of public comment, shall adopt a State Health Improvement Plan that sets forth the health goals and values for […]
§ 9405a. Public participation and strategic planning
§ 9405a. Public participation and strategic planning (a) Each hospital shall have a protocol for meaningful public participation in its strategic planning process for identifying and addressing health care needs that the hospital provides or could provide in its service area. Needs identified through the process shall be integrated with the hospital’s long-term planning. Each […]
§ 9405b. Hospital community reports and ambulatory surgical center quality reports
§ 9405b. Hospital community reports and ambulatory surgical center quality reports (a) The Commissioner of Health, in consultation with representatives from hospitals, other groups of health care professionals, and members of the public representing patient interests, shall adopt rules establishing a statewide comparative hospital quality report. Hospitals located outside this State which serve a significant […]
§ 9405c. Notice of acquisition
§ 9405c. Notice of acquisition (a) As used in this section: (1) “Acquire” means a purchase or transfer through which a hospital will own or control the business of a medical practice. (2) “Hospital” means a general hospital or hospital facility licensed under chapter 43 of this title. (3) “Medical practice” means a business through […]
§ 9391. Nomination and appointment process
§ 9391. Nomination and appointment process (a) Whenever a vacancy occurs on the Green Mountain Care Board, or when an incumbent does not declare that he or she will be a candidate to succeed himself or herself, the Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee shall select for consideration by the Committee, by majority vote, provided […]