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
008
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VERMONT PHARMACEUTICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 2072)
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§ 2072. General eligibility
(a) An individual shall be eligible for assistance under this subchapter if the individual:
(1) is a resident of Vermont at the time of application for benefits;
(2) is at least 65 years of age or is an individual with disabilities as defined in subdivision 2071(1) of this title; and
(3) has a household income, when calculated using modified adjusted gross income as defined
in 26 U.S.C. § 36B(d)(2)(B), no greater than 225 percent of the federal poverty level.
(b) An individual whose pharmaceutical expenses are paid or reimbursable, either in whole
or in part, by any plan of assistance or insurance, other than Title XVIII (Medicare)
and Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, shall not be eligible for pharmaceutical
assistance under this subchapter. No assistance shall be provided under this subchapter
with respect to an individual pharmaceutical purchase that may be covered in whole
by Title XVIII.
(c) If an individual becomes ineligible for assistance under this subchapter, the Secretary
shall terminate assistance to the individual. (Added 2005, No. 71, § 314; amended 2009, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § E.309; 2013, No. 79, § 32, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.)