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
009
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COVERAGE FOR ADDITIONAL POPULATIONS
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 2092)
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§ 2092. Dr. Dynasaur-like coverage for certain Vermont residents
(a) As used in this section, the term “Vermont residents who have an immigration status
for which Medicaid coverage is not available” includes migrant workers who are employed
in seasonal occupations in this State.
(b) The Agency of Human Services shall provide hospital, medical, dental, and prescription
drug coverage equivalent to coverage in the Vermont Medicaid State Plan to the following
categories of Vermont residents who have an immigration status for which Medicaid
coverage is not available and who are otherwise uninsured:
(1) children under 19 years of age whose household income does not exceed the income threshold
for eligibility under the Vermont Medicaid State Plan; and
(2) pregnant individuals whose household income does not exceed the income threshold for
eligibility under the Vermont Medicaid State Plan for coverage during their pregnancy
and for postpartum coverage equivalent to that available under the Vermont Medicaid
State Plan.
(c) The confidentiality provisions set forth in section 1902a of this chapter shall apply
to all applications submitted and records created pursuant to this section, except
that the Agency of Human Services shall not make any information regarding applicants
or enrollees available to the United States government.
(d) The Agency of Human Services may adopt rules in accordance with 3 V.S.A. chapter 25
to carry out the purposes of this section. (Added 2021, No. 48, § 1, eff. June 1, 2021.)