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
009
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REQUIRED COVERED BENEFITS
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 4081)
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§ 4081. Tobacco cessation
(a) As used in this section, “tobacco cessation medication” means all therapies approved
by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in tobacco cessation.
(b) A health insurance plan shall provide coverage of at least one three-month supply
per year of tobacco cessation medication, including over-the-counter medication, if
prescribed by a licensed health care professional for an individual covered under
the plan. A health insurance plan may require the individual to pay the plan’s applicable
prescription drug co-payment for the tobacco cessation medication.
(c) 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. (Recodified and amended 2025, No. 11, § 2, eff. September 1, 2025.)