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18 V.S.A. § 155
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 4 - Cancer Registry|§ 155. Disclosure

§ 155. Disclosure|(a) The Commissioner may enter into agreements to exchange confidential information with other cancer registries in order to obtain complete reports of Vermont residents diagnosed or treated in other states and to provide information to other states regarding their residents diagnosed or treated in Vermont.(b) The Commissioner may furnish confidential information to the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, other states' cancer registries, federal cancer control agencies, or health researchers in order to collaborate in a national cancer registry or to collaborate in cancer control and prevention research studies. However, before releasing confidential information, the Commissioner shall first obtain from such state registries, agencies, or researchers an agreement in writing to keep the identifying information confidential and privileged. In the case of researchers, the Commissioner shall also first obtain evidence of the approval of their academic committee for the protection of human subjects established in accordance with 45 C.F.R. part 46. (Added 1993, No. 90, § 2; amended 2015, No. 37, § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 156
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 4 - Cancer Registry|§ 156. Liability

§ 156. Liability|(a) No action for damages arising from the disclosure of confidential or privileged information may be maintained against any person, or the employer or employee of any person, who participates in good faith in the reporting of cancer registry data or data for cancer morbidity or mortality studies in accordance with this chapter.(b) No license of a health care facility or health care provider may be denied, suspended, or revoked for the good faith disclosure of confidential or privileged information in the reporting of cancer registry data or data for cancer morbidity or mortality studies in accordance with this chapter.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the unauthorized disclosure of confidential or privileged information when such disclosure is due to gross negligence or willful misconduct. (Added 1993, No. 90, § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 157
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 4 - Cancer Registry|§ 157. Vermont Mammography Registry

§ 157. Vermont Mammography Registry|The confidentiality, disclosure, and liability provisions of sections 154, 155, and 156 of this title shall likewise apply to all mammography and pathology data relating to breast cancer and any associated identifying information acquired by the Vermont Mammography Registry (VMR). In the case of VMR, the rights and obligations of the Commissioner of Health shall be assumed by the appropriate VMR governing body or official. (Added 1993, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 107a, eff. April 15, 1994.)
18 V.S.A. § 158
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 4 - Cancer Registry|§ 158. Dense breast notification and education

§ 158. Dense breast notification and education|(a) All health care facilities that perform mammography examinations shall include in the summary of the mammography report to be provided to a patient information that identifies the patient's individual breast tissue classification based on the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of Radiology. If a facility determines that a patient has heterogeneously dense or extremely dense breasts, the summary of the mammography report shall also include a notice substantially similar to the following:"Your mammogram indicates that you have dense breast tissue. Dense breast tissue is a normal finding that is present in about 40 percent of women. Dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect cancer on a mammogram and may be associated with a slightly increased risk for breast cancer. This information is provided to raise your awareness of the impact of breast density on cancer detection and to encourage you to discuss this issue, as well as other breast cancer risk factors, with your health care provider as you decide together which screening options may be right for you."(b) Facilities that perform mammography examinations may update the language in their notices over time to reflect advances in science and technology, as long as they continue to notify patients about the frequency of dense breast tissue and its effect on the accuracy of mammograms and encourage patients to discuss the issue with their health care provider. Facilities shall notify the Department of Health each time they make changes to the notice required by this section and shall provide an updated copy for the Department's information and review.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a duty of care or other legal obligation beyond the duty to provide notice as set forth in this section. (Added 2015, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 5 - Cancer Clinics|§ 201. Cancer control; tumor clinics

§ 201. Cancer control; tumor clinics|The Board shall establish, organize, and conduct a statewide cancer control program and may organize and conduct tumor clinics or cooperate with and subsidize hospital or locally organized tumor clinics in such parts of the State as such Board may deem most advantageous for the public health. In so far as is practicable, the Board shall conduct a professional and lay educational program in regard to the early diagnosis, care, and cure of cancer. (Amended 1959, No. 123, § 1, eff. April 17, 1959; 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 5 - Cancer Clinics|§ 202. Clinical care of cancer patients; State aid

§ 202. Clinical care of cancer patients; State aid|The Board may furnish clinical care or diagnostic procedures for persons with cancer or suspicion of cancer. The Board may grant State aid for the care of persons who have cancer or suspicion of cancer and are without means of providing for themselves adequate care as required by their condition, provided that the aid so granted shall not, in any individual case, exceed one-half the total bill. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the names of persons receiving aid under this section shall not be printed in any public report, and the State Board of Health shall fix the maximum amount to be paid in any given case not to exceed $500.00 in any patient year. (Amended 1959, No. 123, § 2, eff. April 17, 1959; 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 5 - Cancer Clinics|§ 203. Contributions

§ 203. Contributions|The Board is authorized to receive voluntary contributions for the purposes of this chapter and of section 116 of this title from any source other than the State Treasury and any sums allotted to and received by the State or the Board from the federal government for such purposes and to administer and expend the same for the purposes specified. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 253
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 6 - Health Equity|§ 253. Data responsive to health equity inquiries

§ 253. Data responsive to health equity inquiries|(a) Each State agency, department, board, or commission that collects health-related, individual data shall include in its data collection health equity data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, primary language, socioeconomic status, disability, and sexual orientation. Data related to race and ethnicity shall use separate collection categories and tabulations, disaggregated beyond non-White and White, in accordance with the recommendation made by the Executive Director of Racial Equity, in consultation with the Advisory Commission.(b)(1) The Department of Health shall systematically analyze such health equity data using the smallest appropriate units of analysis feasible to detect racial and ethnic disparities, as well as disparities along the lines of primary language, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and socioeconomic status, and report the results of such analysis on the Department's website periodically, but not less than biannually. The Department's analysis shall be used to measure over time the impact of actions taken to reduce health disparities in Vermont. The data informing the Department's analysis shall be made available to the public in accordance with State and federal law.  (2) Annually, on or before January 15, the Department shall submit a report containing the results of the analysis conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and to the House Committees on Health Care and on Human Services. (Added 2021, No. 33, § 3.)
18 V.S.A. § 301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 7 - Dental Health Program and School|§ 301. Program of dental health established

§ 301. Program of dental health established|The State Board of Health shall maintain a statewide program of dental health. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 7 - Dental Health Program and School|§ 302. Dental educational program

§ 302. Dental educational program|The Board, through its Dental Health Division, shall cooperate with the dental profession in any educational programs for the purpose of improving the dental health of the people of the State. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 7 - Dental Health Program and School|§ 303. Community dental programs

§ 303. Community dental programs|The Board may advise with communities in the establishment of community dental programs. This shall be done in cooperation with the representatives of the dental profession in any given area. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 7 - Dental Health Program and School|§ 304. Rules and procedures; personnel

§ 304. Rules and procedures; personnel|The Board may adopt such rules and procedures and employ such personnel as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 7 - Dental Health Program and School|§ 305. Federal funds and other contributions

§ 305. Federal funds and other contributions|The Board is authorized to receive for the purpose of this subchapter voluntary contributions from any source whatever and any sums from the federal government and to administer the same. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 501. State health laboratory; other laboratories; tests

§ 501. State health laboratory; other laboratories; tests|The Board shall have supervision and management of the Vermont State health laboratory. The Board may provide for approval and registration of laboratories performing examinations or tests of a public health nature. Any laboratory that examines material for any living agent or evidence of living agent of a reportable disease to any person shall send the results of such tests, if positive, forthwith to the State health laboratory. The laboratory shall make chemical and bacteriological examination of water supplies, milk, and food products and examinations for the detection and control of communicable diseases; and shall carry on such work in relation to the health of the residents of the State as the Board shall direct. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 52.)
18 V.S.A. § 501a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 501a. Specimens submitted by chiropractic physicians

§ 501a. Specimens submitted by chiropractic physicians|(a) According to the public health laws of this State, the State health laboratory is required to serve the interests of all of the people of the State, and as chiropractic physicians are subject to the laws relating to contagious and infectious diseases, the purpose of this section is to authorize the facilities of the State health laboratory to chiropractic physicians and their patients.(b) All duly licensed chiropractic physicians in this State shall be legally entitled to submit specimens for examination and to receive reports on such specimens submitted to the laboratory.(c) This section shall not be construed to enlarge or restrict the existing legal practice of chiropractors. (Added 1959, No. 241, §§ 1-3; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 53.)
18 V.S.A. § 501b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 501b. Certification of laboratories

§ 501b. Certification of laboratories|(a) The Commissioner may certify a laboratory that meets the standards currently in effect of the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference and is accredited by an approved National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program accrediting authority or its equivalent to perform the testing and monitoring:  (1) required under 10 V.S.A. chapter 56 and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act; and (2) of water from a potable water supply, as that term is defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1972(6).   (b)(1) The Commissioner may by order suspend or revoke a certificate granted under this section, after notice and opportunity to be heard, if the Commissioner finds that the certificate holder has:   (A) submitted materially false or materially inaccurate information; or (B) violated any material requirement, restriction, or condition of the certificate; or (C) violated any statute, rule, or order relating to this title.  (2) The order shall set forth what steps, if any, may be taken by the certificate holder to relieve the holder of the suspension or enable the certificate holder to reapply for certification if a previous certificate has been revoked.   (c) A person may appeal the suspension or revocation of the certificate to the Board under section 128 of this title.(d) Laboratory certification and approval                  Annual fee shall be:     Drug laboratory approval                                                       $500.00     Drug laboratory alternate approval                                         $300.00     Drug laboratory approval renewal                                          $300.00     Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) laboratory   certification Bacteriology                                                     $500.00     Inorganic chemistry                                                                $500.00     Organic chemistry (volatile organic   compounds/pesticides                                                           $500.00     Radiological chemistry                                                           $500.00     Laboratory site visits                                                  Not to exceed cost Clinical laboratory registration fee                                         $25.00     (e) Fees collected under this section shall be credited to a special fund and shall be available to the Department to offset the costs of providing these services.(f) A laboratory certified to conduct testing of groundwater sources or water supplies for use by a potable water supply, as that term is defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1972(6), including under the requirements of 10 V.S.A. § 1982, shall submit the results of groundwater analyses to the Department of Health in a format required by the Department of Health. (Added 1991, No. 71, § 6; amended 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 56; 2003, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; 2017, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2019, No. 57, § 16.)
18 V.S.A. § 502
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 502. School of instruction; periodicals

§ 502. School of instruction; periodicals|The Board may conduct a school of instruction for health officers at such times and places as it directs. It may issue a periodical giving the results of the work done at the laboratory and the approved methods for the protection of the public health, and such publications shall be furnished free to health officers and residents of the State. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 503. Use of laboratory by people

§ 503. Use of laboratory by people|(a) The use of the laboratory, and all investigations mentioned in this chapter therein made, except as otherwise provided, shall be available to the people of this State.(b) Reasonable fees shall be charged to cover the cost of services provided if the service is not requested under the authority of the Commissioner of Health.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 603, the Commissioner shall establish fees reasonably related to the cost of the laboratory services. The Commissioner shall have the discretion to change fee amounts or add new fees to respond to new laboratory testing requirements or improvements, except for fee increases charged to municipalities for testing public water systems and supplies and the fee for total coliform testing which shall be not more than $14.00. In determining whether to exercise such discretion, the Commissioner shall consider such factors as newly identified public health needs, changes in technology or methodology which affect cost, changes in testing supply cost, and changes in sample numbers which affect testing costs. Fees collected under this section shall be credited to a special fund and shall be available to the Department to offset the cost of providing the services, and shall be reported in accordance with 32 V.S.A. § 605. (Amended 1985, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1991, No. 71, § 5; 1999, No. 49, §§ 187, 188; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 51, eff. June 21, 2002; 2003, No. 61, § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 504. Investigation in criminal cause; expert witness

§ 504. Investigation in criminal cause; expert witness|When the State's Attorney of a county, on the order of a Superior judge or the Attorney General, for use in a criminal cause pending in his or her office, requests an expert investigation, chemical or pathological, of a substance, such investigation shall be made at the laboratory forthwith, without charge to the State; and the expert making or interpreting such investigation shall submit the results of such expert's work to such State's Attorney, and shall attend court as a witness at any place in the State when required to do so by subpoena, and submit in court the results of such expert's investigation; and he or she shall be paid as such witness his or her actual expenses of attendance when summoned by the State. (Amended 1985, No. 267 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
18 V.S.A. § 505
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 505. Autopsies

§ 505. Autopsies|When a Superior Judge or the Attorney General orders an autopsy on the body of a person, as provided in section 504 of this title, he or she shall therein direct that such autopsy shall be made by the Chief Medical Examiner, or under his or her direction, unless, for good cause shown, such judge or the Attorney General otherwise directs. (Amended 1971, No. 33, § 2, eff. July 1, 1971.)
18 V.S.A. § 506
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 506. Duties and compensation of the Chief Medical Examiner performing autopsy

§ 506. Duties and compensation of the Chief Medical Examiner performing autopsy|At such autopsy, the Chief Medical Examiner shall take and preserve under proper seal, such portions of the body and its contents, together with such other articles as he or she judges may require subsequent examination in the investigation of the case. For performing such autopsy, he or she shall be paid his or her actual expenses, including the expenses of his or her assistants. The Commissioner of Finance and Management, upon presentation of the account for such expenses, duly sworn to by the Chief Medical Examiner and approved by the Attorney General, shall issue his or her warrant therefor. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(a), (b); 1971, No. 33, § 3, eff. July 1, 1971; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 507
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 507. Contract for services of the Chief Medical Examiner

§ 507. Contract for services of the Chief Medical Examiner|The State Board of Health may contract with any person, institution, or State department for the performance of any or all of the duties of the Chief Medical Examiner. Such services shall be paid for from the biennial budget of the Department of Health. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 20; 1971, No. 33, § 4, eff. July 1, 1971.)
18 V.S.A. § 508
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 508. Medical examiners, appointment; term

§ 508. Medical examiners, appointment; term|(a) The Chief Medical Examiner may appoint regional medical examiners, who shall be licensed doctors of medicine or osteopathy geographically distributed throughout the State. A regional medical examiner may be licensed in Vermont or in another state. The regional medical examiners shall serve indefinite terms at the pleasure of the Chief Medical Examiner.(b) The Chief Medical Examiner may appoint assistant medical examiners to assist in performing the duties of the Chief Medical Examiner. An assistant medical examiner shall be an individual with extensive experience in the medical profession which may include medicine, nursing, emergency medical work, or any other medical profession deemed by the Chief Medical Examiner to provide sufficient health care experience, including an individual licensed in a medical profession in another state. An assistant medical examiner shall serve at the pleasure of and be under the direction and supervision of the Chief Medical Examiner. The Chief Medical Examiner may assign assistant medical examiners to work under the supervision of a regional medical examiner. An assistant medical examiner shall not perform autopsies except within his or her defined scope of practice.(c) An assistant medical examiner shall meet the training and certification requirements established by the Chief Medical Examiner and approved by the Commissioner. (Amended 1961, No. 43; 1969, No. 128, § 1; 1971, No. 33, § 5, eff. July 1, 1971; 1999, No. 45, § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 509
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 9 - Laboratory Services; Chief Medical Examiner; Autopsies|§ 509. Autopsy; payment; fees

§ 509. Autopsy; payment; fees|For performing an autopsy, the Chief Medical Examiner and his or her assistants are entitled to their expenses from the State upon giving the Commissioner of Finance and Management their certified voucher. Regional medical examiners and assistant medical examiners are entitled to receive from the State a fee fixed by the Commissioner of Health and approved by the Attorney General, plus their reasonable and necessary expenses. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1961, No. 190; 1963, No. 11, eff. March 19, 1963; 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 1970; 1971, No. 33, § 6, eff. July 1, 1971; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1987, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.); 1999, No. 45, § 2.)