The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 227 : All-Payer Model and Accountable Care Organizations
Subchapter 002 : ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 9571)-
§ 9571. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Accountable care organization” and “ACO” means an organization of health care providers that has a formal legal structure, is identified by a federal taxpayer identification number, and agrees to be accountable for the quality, cost, and overall care of the patients assigned to it.
(2) “Health care provider” means a person, partnership, or corporation, including a health care facility, that is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by law to provide professional health care services in this State to an individual during that individual’s medical care, treatment, or confinement. (Added 2017, No. 59, § 2.)
