The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 18 : Health

Chapter 233 : Clinical Decision Making

• § 9774. Sharing of ownership information to improve transparency

  (a) On or before July 1, 2027, and every two years thereafter, the Green Mountain Care Board shall post on its website a report regarding the information provided to the Board pursuant to section 9773 of this chapter during the previous two-year period, including:

  (1) the number of health care facilities and management services organizations reporting for such year, disaggregated by the business structure of each specified entity;

  (2) the names, addresses, and business structure of any entities with an ownership or controlling interest in each health care facility or management services organization;

  (3) any change in ownership or control for each health care facility or management services organization;

  (4) any change in the tax identification number of a health care facility or management services organization; and

  (5) as applicable, the name, address, tax identification number, and business structure of other affiliates under common control, subsidiaries, and management services entities as the health care facility or management services organization, including the business type and the tax identification number of each.

  (b) Information provided pursuant to this section shall be public information and shall not be considered confidential, proprietary, or a trade secret; provided, however, that any individual health care provider’s taxpayer ID that is also the individual’s Social Security number shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act and shall be kept confidential.

  (c) The Green Mountain Care Board may share information reported under this chapter with the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, other State agencies, and other State officials to reduce or avoid duplication in reporting requirements or to facilitate oversight or enforcement pursuant to Vermont law, or both, and any tax identification numbers that are individual Social Security numbers and other confidential information may be shared with the Attorney General, other State agencies, and other State officials who agree to maintain the confidentiality of such information. The Board may, in consultation with the relevant State agencies, merge similar reporting requirements where appropriate. (Added 2025, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2026.)