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
001
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TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 4754)
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§ 4754. Limitation on prior authorization requirements
(a) A health insurance plan shall not require prior authorization for prescription drugs
for a patient who is receiving medication for opioid use disorder if the dosage prescribed
is within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s dosing recommendations.
(b) A health insurance plan shall not require prior authorization for all counseling and
behavioral therapies associated with medication for opioid use disorder for a patient
who is receiving medication-assisted treatment. (Added 2019, No. 43, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020; amended 2025, No. 16, § 2, eff. July 1, 2025.)