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18 V.S.A. § 1767
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 38 - Lead Poisoning Prevention|§ 1767. Transfer of ownership of target housing; RRPM compliance

§ 1767. Transfer of ownership of target housing; RRPM compliance|(a) Prior to the time a purchase and sale agreement for target housing is executed, the seller shall provide the buyer with materials approved by the Commissioner, including a lead hazard brochure and materials on other lead hazards in housing. The seller shall also provide a disclosure form that shall include any lead-based paint inspection or risk assessment report or letter of exemption, assurance of discontinuance, administrative order, or court order the terms of which are not completed and, if the property is rental target housing, verification that the RRPM was utilized pursuant to this chapter and that a current RRPM compliance statement has been filed with the Department.(b) At the time of purchase of target housing, sellers and other transferors shall provide the buyer or transferee with any materials delineated in subsection (a) of this section not previously disclosed and a lead-safe renovation practices packet approved by the Commissioner and shall disclose any lead-based paint inspection or risk assessment report or letter of exemption, assurance of discontinuance, administrative order, or court order not disclosed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section the terms of which are not completed.(c) No sale of rental target housing, building, or unit may occur if the building or unit is currently the subject of an assurance of discontinuance, administrative order, or court order unless the assurance or order is amended in writing to transfer to the buyer or other transferee all remaining obligations under the assurance or order.(d) Prior to the time of purchase of rental target housing, the real estate agents, sellers, and other transferors of title shall provide the buyer or transferee with information approved by the Commissioner explaining RRPM obligations.(e) A buyer or other transferee of title of rental target housing shall at the time of sale or transfer of ownership, or both, disclose this transfer to the Department.(f) A buyer or other transferee of title to rental target housing who has purchased or received a building or unit that is not in full compliance with section 1759 of this chapter shall bring the rental target housing into compliance with section 1759 of this chapter within 60 days after the closing. Within the 60-day period, the buyer or transferee may submit a written request for an extension of time for compliance, which the Commissioner may grant in writing for a stated period of time for good cause only. Failure to comply with this subsection shall result in an administrative penalty in accordance with section 1766 of this chapter.(g) Noncompliance with this section shall not affect marketability of title. (Added 2007, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; amended 2017, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 1771
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 38A - Chemicals of High Concern to Children|§ 1771. Policy

§ 1771. Policy|It is the policy of the State of Vermont:  (1) to protect public health and the environment by reducing exposure of its citizens and vulnerable populations, such as children, to toxic chemicals, particularly when safer alternatives exist; and (2) that the State attempt, when possible, to regulate toxic chemicals in a manner that is consistent with regulation of toxic chemicals in other states. (Added 2013, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 10, 2014.)
18 V.S.A. § 1777
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 38A - Chemicals of High Concern to Children|§ 1777. Chemicals of High Concern to Children Fund

§ 1777. Chemicals of High Concern to Children Fund|(a) The Chemicals of High Concern to Children Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, to be administered by the Commissioner of Health. Interest earned by the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. Monies in the Fund shall be made available to the Department of Health and the Agency of Natural Resources to pay costs incurred in administration of the requirements of this chapter.(b) The Chemicals of High Concern to Children Fund shall consist of:  (1) fees and charges collected under section 1775 of this chapter; (2) private gifts, bequests, grants, or donations made to the State from any public or private source for the purposes for which the Fund was established; and (3) such sums as may be appropriated by the General Assembly. (Added 2013, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 10, 2014.)
18 V.S.A. § 1778
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 38A - Chemicals of High Concern to Children|§ 1778. Confidentiality

§ 1778. Confidentiality|Information submitted to or acquired by the Department or the Chemicals of High Concern to Children Working Group under this chapter may be subject to public inspection or copying or may be published on the Department website, provided that trade secret information and confidential business information shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under 1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(9), and information otherwise designated confidential by law shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under 1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(1). It shall be the burden of the manufacturer to assert that information submitted under this chapter is a trade secret, confidential business information, or is otherwise designated confidential by law. When a manufacturer asserts under this section that the specific identity of a chemical of high concern to children in a children's product is a trade secret, the Commissioner shall, in place of the specific chemical identity, post on the Department's website the generic class or category of the chemical in the children's product and the potential health effect of the specific chemical of high concern to children. (Added 2013, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 10, 2014.)
18 V.S.A. § 1779
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 38A - Chemicals of High Concern to Children|§ 1779. Violations; enforcement

§ 1779. Violations; enforcement|A violation of this chapter shall be considered a violation of the Consumer Protection Act in 9 V.S.A. chapter 63. The Attorney General has the same authority to make rules, conduct civil investigations, enter into assurances of discontinuance, and bring civil actions under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1. Private parties shall not have a private right of action under this chapter. (Added 2013, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 10, 2014.)
18 V.S.A. § 1782
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 39 - Cleaning Products in Schools|§ 1782. Environmentally preferable cleaning products

§ 1782. Environmentally preferable cleaning products|(a) A distributor or manufacturer of cleaning products shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute to a school, school district, supervisory union, or procurement consortium only:  (1) environmentally preferable cleaning products utilized by the Department of Buildings and General Services under State contracts; or (2) cleaning products certified as environmentally preferable by an independent third party.   (b) A person who contracts with a school, school district, or supervisory union to provide cleaning services for a school only shall use a cleaning product that meets the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section.(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to regulate the sale, use, or distribution of antimicrobial pesticides.(d) A distributor or manufacturer of cleaning products shall provide a green cleaning training to each school district it provides with environmentally preferable cleaning products, provided the training is incurred at no cost to the school district. (Added 2011, No. 68 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a.)
18 V.S.A. § 1783
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 39 - Cleaning Products in Schools|§ 1783. Environmentally preferable air fresheners

§ 1783. Environmentally preferable air fresheners|(a) A distributor or manufacturer shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute air fresheners to a school, school district, supervisory union, or procurement consortium only if the air fresheners are certified as environmentally preferable by an independent third party.(b) A person who contracts with a school, school district, or supervisory union to provide cleaning services for a school shall only use air fresheners that meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section. (Added 2011, No. 68 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a.)
18 V.S.A. § 1784
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 39 - Cleaning Products in Schools|§ 1784. Penalty exemption

§ 1784. Penalty exemption|Nothing in this chapter shall cause a person to be subject to the fine established in section 7 of this title. (Added 2011, No. 68 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a.)
18 V.S.A. § 1791
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 40 - Restrooms|§ 1791. Definitions

§ 1791. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Place of public accommodation" has the same meaning as in 9 V.S.A. § 4501. (2) "Public building" has the same meaning as in 20 V.S.A. § 2730. (3) "Single-user toilet facility" means a single-occupancy restroom with at least one water closet and with an outer door that can be locked by the occupant. (Added 2017, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 1792
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 40 - Restrooms|§ 1792. Single-user restrooms

§ 1792. Single-user restrooms|(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any single-user toilet facility in a public building or place of public accommodation shall be made available for use by persons of any gender, and designated for use by not more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use. A single-user toilet facility may be identified by a sign, provided that the sign marks the facility as a restroom and does not indicate any specific gender.(b) The Commissioner of Public Safety may inspect for compliance under subsection (a) of this section during any inspection conducted pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2731(b) or 26 V.S.A. § 2173 or 2174. (Added 2017, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 1793
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 40 - Restrooms|§ 1793. Application of plumbing rules

§ 1793. Application of plumbing rules|(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of any plumbing code adopted by the Plumber's Examining Board under 26 V.S.A. § 2173(a), a toilet facility may be designated for use by persons of any gender. No separate male or female facility is required if the total number of required plumbing fixtures is provided by toilet facilities designated for use by persons of any gender.(b) When the total number of required plumbing fixtures in a plumbing code adopted by the Plumber's Examining Board under 26 V.S.A. § 2173(a) is fixed separately for women and men, the Plumber's Examining Board shall make rules consistent with this chapter to govern how plumbing fixtures in toilet facilities designated for use by persons of any gender shall contribute to the total number of plumbing fixtures required by the plumbing code. (Added 2017, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 1801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1801. Definitions

§ 1801. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Board" means the State Board of Health. (2) "The federal act" means Title VI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.) as now and hereafter amended. (3) "Hospital" includes public health centers and general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, and other type of hospitals and related facilities, such as laboratories, out-patient departments, nurses' homes and training facilities, and central service facilities, operated in connection with hospitals, but does not include any hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care. (4) "Medical facilities" means diagnostic or diagnostic and treatment centers, rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes as those terms are defined in the federal act, and such other medical facilities for which federal aid may be authorized under the federal act. (5) "Nonprofit hospital" and "nonprofit medical facility" means any hospital or medical facility owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. (6) "Public health center" means a publicly owned facility for the provision of public health services, including related facilities such as laboratories, clinics, and administrative offices operated in connection with public health centers. (7) "The Secretary of Health and Human Services" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1802. Powers of State Board of Health

§ 1802. Powers of State Board of Health|The Board shall constitute the sole agency of the State for the purpose of:  (1) making an inventory of existing hospitals and medical facilities, surveying the need for construction of hospitals and medical facilities, and developing a program of construction as provided in sections 1805-1807 of this title; and (2) developing and administering a State plan for the construction of public and other nonprofit hospitals and medical facilities as provided in sections 1808-1814 of this title. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1803
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1803. General powers and duties of State Board of Health

§ 1803. General powers and duties of State Board of Health|In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Board is authorized and directed:  (1) to require such reports, make such inspections and investigations, and prescribe such regulations as it deems necessary; (2) to provide such methods of administration, appoint personnel, and take such other action as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the federal act and the regulations thereunder; (3) to procure, in its discretion, the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof, by contract, when such services are to be performed on a part time or fee-for-service basis and do not involve the performance of administrative duties; (4) to the extent that it considers desirable to effectuate the purposes of this chapter to enter into agreements for the utilization of the facilities and services of other departments, agencies, and institutions, public or private; (5) to accept on behalf of the State and to deposit with the State Treasurer any grant, gift, or contribution made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and to expend the same for such purposes; (6) to do all other things on behalf of the State necessary to obtain full benefits under the federal act as now and hereafter amended. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1805
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1805. Survey and planning activities

§ 1805. Survey and planning activities|The Board is authorized and directed to make an inventory of existing hospitals and medical facilities, including public, nonprofit, and proprietary hospitals and medical facilities, to survey the need for construction of hospitals and medical facilities, and, on the basis of such inventory and survey, to develop a program for the construction of such public and other nonprofit hospitals and medical facilities as will, in conjunction with existing facilities, afford the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate hospital and medical facility services to all the people of the State. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1806
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1806. Construction program

§ 1806. Construction program|The construction program shall provide, in accordance with the regulations prescribed under the federal act, for adequate hospital and medical facilities for the people residing in this State and, insofar as possible, shall provide for their distribution throughout the State in such manner as to make all types of hospital and medical facility services reasonably accessible to all persons in the State.
18 V.S.A. § 1807
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1807. Application for federal funds for survey and planning; expenditure

§ 1807. Application for federal funds for survey and planning; expenditure|The Board is authorized to make application to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for federal funds to assist in carrying out the survey and planning activities herein provided. Such funds shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be available to the Board for expenditure for carrying out the purposes of sections 1805-1807 of this title. Any such funds received and not expended for such purposes shall be repaid to the Treasury of the United States. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1808
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1808. State plan

§ 1808. State plan|The Board shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a State plan which shall include the hospital and medical facilities construction program developed under sections 1805-1807 of this title, and which shall provide for the establishment, administration, and operation of hospital and medical facilities construction activities in accordance with the requirements of the federal act and regulations thereunder. The Board shall, prior to the submission of such plan to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, give adequate publicity to a general description of all the provisions proposed to be included therein, and hold a public hearing at which all persons or organizations with a legitimate interest in such plan may be given an opportunity to express their views. After approval of the plan by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Board shall publish a general description of the provisions thereof in newspapers having general circulation in the State, and shall make the plan or a copy thereof available upon request to all interested persons or organizations. The Board shall, from time to time, review the construction program and submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services any modifications thereof which it may find necessary and may submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services such modifications of the State plan, not inconsistent with the requirements of the federal act, as it may deem advisable. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1809
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1809. Minimum standards for hospital and medical facilities maintenance and operation

§ 1809. Minimum standards for hospital and medical facilities maintenance and operation|The Board shall, by regulation, prescribe minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of hospitals and medical facilities which receive federal aid for construction under the State plan. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1810
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1810. Priority of projects

§ 1810. Priority of projects|The State plan shall set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant to the federal act, and provide for the construction, insofar as financial resources available therefor and for maintenance and operation make possible, in the order of such relative need.
18 V.S.A. § 1811
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1811. Construction projects; applications

§ 1811. Construction projects; applications|Applications for hospital and medical facilities construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the Board and may be submitted by the State or any political subdivision thereof or by any public or other nonprofit agency authorized to construct and operate a hospital or a medical facility, provided that no application for a diagnostic or treatment center shall be approved unless the applicant is (1) a State, political subdivision, or public agency, or (2) a corporation or association which owns and operates a nonprofit hospital. Each application for a construction project shall conform to federal and State requirements. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1812
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1812. Consideration and forwarding of applications

§ 1812. Consideration and forwarding of applications|The Board shall afford to every applicant for a construction project an opportunity for a fair hearing. If the Board, after affording a reasonable opportunity for development and presentation of applications in the order of relative need, finds that a project application complies with the requirements of section 1811 of this title and is otherwise in conformity with the State plan, it shall approve such application and shall recommend and forward it to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1813
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1813. Inspection of projects

§ 1813. Inspection of projects|From time to time, the Board shall inspect each construction project approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and, if the inspection so warrants, the Board shall certify to the Secretary of Health and Human Services that work has been performed upon the project, or purchases have been made, in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, and that payment of an installment of federal funds is due to the applicant. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1814
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 41 - Survey and Construction|§ 1814. Hospital and Medical Facilities Construction Fund

§ 1814. Hospital and Medical Facilities Construction Fund|The Board is hereby authorized to receive federal funds in behalf of, and transmit them to, such applicants. There is hereby established, separate and apart from all public monies and funds of this State, the Hospital and Medical Facilities Construction Fund. Money received from the federal government for a construction project approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be deposited to the credit of this Fund and shall be used solely for payments due applicants for work performed, or purchases made, in carrying out approved projects. Warrants for all payments for the Hospital and Medical Facilities Construction Fund shall bear the signature of the Chair of the Board or the duly authorized agent of the Board for such purpose. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1851
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 42 - Bill of Rights for Hospital Patients and Patient Access to Information|§ 1851. Definitions

§ 1851. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Hospital" means a hospital required to be licensed under chapter 43 of this title. (2) "Patient" means a person admitted to a hospital on an inpatient basis. (Added 1985, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 53, § 1.)