§ 9453. Powers and duties
§ 9453. Powers and duties (a) The Board shall: (1) adopt uniform formats that hospitals shall use to report financial, scope-of-services, and utilization data and information; (2) designate a data organization with which hospitals shall file financial, scope-of-services, and utilization data and information; and (3) designate a data organization or organizations to process, analyze, store, […]
§ 9454. Hospitals; duties
§ 9454. Hospitals; duties (a) Hospitals shall file the following information at the time and place and in the manner established by the Board: (1) a budget for the forthcoming fiscal year; (2) financial information, including costs of operation, revenues, assets, liabilities, fund balances, other income, rates, charges, units of services, and wage and salary […]
§ 9456. Budget review
§ 9456. Budget review (a) The Board shall conduct reviews of each hospital’s proposed budget based on the information provided pursuant to this subchapter and in accordance with a schedule established by the Board. [Subsection (b) effective until January 1, 2023; for subsection (b) effective January 1, 2023 see below.] (b) In conjunction with budget […]
§ 9457. Information available to the public
§ 9457. Information available to the public (a) Information required to be filed under this subchapter shall be made available to the public upon request in accordance with 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 3 (Public Records Act), except that information that directly or indirectly identifies individual patients or health care practitioners shall be kept confidential. […]
§ 9443. Expiration of certificates of need
§ 9443. Expiration of certificates of need (a) Unless otherwise specified in the certificate of need, a project shall be implemented within five years or the certificate shall be invalid. (b) No later than 180 days before the expiration date of a certificate of need, an applicant that has not yet implemented the project approved […]
§ 9444. Revocation of certificates; material change
§ 9444. Revocation of certificates; material change (a) The Board may revoke a certificate of need for substantial noncompliance with the scope of the project as designated in the application, or for failure to comply with the conditions set forth in the certificate of need granted by the Board. (b)(1) In the event that after […]
§ 9445. Enforcement
§ 9445. Enforcement (a) Any person who offers or develops any new health care project within the meaning of this subchapter without first obtaining a certificate of need as required by this subchapter, or who otherwise violates any of the provisions of this subchapter or any rule adopted or order issued pursuant to this subchapter, […]
§ 9446. Home health agencies; geographic service areas
§ 9446. Home health agencies; geographic service areas The terms of a certificate of need relating to the boundaries of the geographic service area of a home health agency may be modified by the Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, after notice and opportunity for hearing, or upon written […]
§ 9451. Definitions
§ 9451. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Hospital” means a hospital licensed under chapter 43 of this title, except a hospital that is conducted, maintained, or operated by the State of Vermont. (2) “Volume” means the number of inpatient days of care or admissions and the number of all inpatient and outpatient ancillary […]
§ 9440. Procedures
§ 9440. Procedures (a) Notwithstanding 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, a certificate of need application shall be in accordance with the procedures of this section. (b)(1) The application shall be in such form and contain such information as the Board establishes. In addition, the Board may require of an applicant any or all of the following […]