The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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 229 : Office of the Health Care Advocate
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 9602)-
§ 9602. Office of the Health Care Advocate; composition
(a) The Agency of Human Services shall maintain the Office of the Health Care Advocate by contract with any nonprofit organization.
(b) The Office shall be administered by the Chief Health Care Advocate, who shall be an individual with expertise and experience in the fields of health care and advocacy. The Advocate may employ legal counsel, administrative staff, and other employees and contractors as needed to carry out the duties of the Office. (Added 2013, No. 79, § 35a, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; amended 2017, No. 85, § E.300.4, eff. June 28, 2017.)