The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
005
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HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 9441)
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§ 9441. Fees
(a) The Board shall charge a fee for the filing of certificate of need applications. The
fee shall be calculated at the rate of 0.125 percent of project costs.
(b) The maximum fee shall not exceed $20,000.00 and the minimum filing fee is $250.00
regardless of project cost. No fee shall be charged on projects amended as part of
the review process.
(c) The Board may retain such additional professional or other staff as needed to assist
in particular proceedings under this subchapter and may assess and collect the reasonable
expenses for such additional staff from the applicant. The Board, on petition by the
applicant and opportunity for hearing, may reduce such assessment upon a proper showing
by the applicant that such expenses were excessive or unnecessary. The authority granted
to the Board under this section is in addition to any other authority granted to the
Board under law.
(d) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Green Mountain
Care Board Regulatory and Administrative Fund established by subsection 9404(d) of this title and may be used by the Board to administer its obligations, responsibilities, and
duties as required by law. (Added 1985, No. 234 (Adj. Sess.), § 7a, eff. Oct. 1, 1986; amended 1991, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. May 11, 1992; 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 30, 38(a); 1995, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 1999, No. 49, § 223; 2003, No. 53, § 17, eff. June 4, 2003; 2011, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 20b, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; 2017, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)