The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
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REQUIRED COVERED BENEFITS
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 4079)
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§ 4079. Abortion and abortion-related services
(a) As used in this section, “abortion” means any medical treatment intended to induce
the termination of, or to terminate, a clinically diagnosable pregnancy except for
the purpose of producing a live birth.
(b)(1) A health insurance plan shall provide coverage for abortion and abortion-related care.
(2) This section shall apply to Medicaid and any other public health care assistance program
offered or administered by the State or by any subdivision or instrumentality of the
State.
(c) The coverage required by this section shall not be subject to any co-payment, deductible,
coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirement or additional charge, except:
(1) to the extent such coverage would disqualify a high-deductible health plan from eligibility
for a health savings account pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 223; and
(2) for coverage provided by Medicaid. (Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025.)