The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
005
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HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 9446)
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§ 9446. Home health agencies; geographic service areas
The terms of a certificate of need relating to the boundaries of the geographic service
area of a home health agency may be modified by the Board, in consultation with the
Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, after notice and opportunity
for hearing, or upon written application to the Board by the affected home health
agencies or consumers, demonstrating a substantial need for the modification. Service
area boundaries may be modified by the Board to take account of natural or physical
barriers that may make the provision of existing services uneconomical or impractical,
to prevent or minimize unnecessary duplication of services or facilities, or otherwise
to promote the public interest. The Board shall issue an order granting such application
only upon a finding that the granting of such application is consistent with the purposes
of 33 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1A and the Health Resource Allocation Plan established under section 9405 of this title and after notice and an opportunity to participate on the record by all interested
persons, including affected local governments. (Added 2005, No. 57, § 6, eff. June 13, 2005; amended 2011, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; 2017, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)