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.
Title 18 : Health
Chapter 053 : Birth Center Licensing [Effective January 1, 2027 or on effective date of rules]
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 2357)-
§ 2357. Inspections [Effective January 1, 2027 or on effective date of rules]
(a) The Department of Health or its designee shall make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations as the Department or its designee deems necessary.
(b) A birth center, including its building and grounds and, in accordance with applicable law, its records, shall be subject to inspection by the Department and its designee at all times.
(c) If a birth center is found to be out of compliance with any requirement of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Department may condition, deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the birth center’s license or may ask the birth center to develop and implement a corrective action plan.
(d) If the Department finds a violation as the result of an inspection or investigation, the Department shall post a report on the Department’s website summarizing the violation and any corrective action required. (Added 2025, No. 19, § 1.)
