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. § 6705)
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§ 6705. Subrogation
(a) Upon furnishing medical assistance under chapter 19 of this title to any individual,
the Department of Vermont Health Access shall be subrogated, to the extent of the
expenditure for medical care furnished, to any rights such individual may have to
third-party reimbursement for such care.
(b) The Department of Vermont Health Access or its designee shall be entitled to obtain
from any medical service provider any records of the treatment of any individual covered
by subsection (a) of this section that are in any way relevant to the treatment paid
for through medical assistance without regard to any other privilege or right of confidentiality
or privacy that may exist. The Department shall ensure that any records obtained are
not released to any other individual, agency, or other entity except as necessary
to pursue the Department’s rights of subrogation.
(c) The Department of Vermont Health Access may contract with a private attorney or attorneys,
or other private persons, for the purpose of obtaining third-party reimbursement for
Medicaid expenditures under this section. In awarding contracts under this section,
the Department shall give preference to bidders who maintain a place of business in
this State. (Added 1989, No. 259 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1995, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 129; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.78; 2021, No. 20, § 342.)