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.
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 6703)
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§ 6703. Contract for services
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner of Vermont
Health Access shall contract on an annual basis with individuals or private organizations
to provide services authorized by this chapter to dual eligible individuals including
pursuit of subrogation claims under section 6705 of this chapter.
(b) The Commissioner shall not be required to enter into contracts under this section
if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The amount of the State’s share of recoveries to the Medicaid program from awards
obtained under this chapter during the preceding year did not exceed the payments
to the contractors during that year.
(2) The Commissioner determines that the program is not accomplishing its goal of protecting
dual eligible individuals from improper denials of Medicare coverage. The Commissioner
shall base this determination on information obtained from the contractors, providers
of health care, area agencies on aging, and other individuals and organizations affected
by the program. (Added 1989, No. 259 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 128; 2009, No. 33, § 68; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.77; 2021, No. 20, § 341.)