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24 V.S.A. § 2509
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees|§ 2509. Cutting shade trees; notice and hearing

§ 2509. Cutting shade trees; notice and hearing|(a) The tree warden shall post public notice of the intent to cut or remove a shade tree. The notice shall be posted a minimum of 15 days prior to cutting or removing the tree. If the cutting or removal is appealed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the legislative body of the municipality shall hold a public hearing. This subsection shall not apply to the cutting or removal of a shade tree or trees that:  (1) are infested with or infected by, or at risk to become infested with or infected by, a tree pest and are located in an infestation area designated by the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation; (2) are a hazard to public safety; or (3) must be removed for the municipality to comply with State or federal law or permitting requirements.   (b)(1) The tree warden shall post public notice of the intent to cut or remove a shade tree or group of shade trees pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in at least two conspicuous locations within the municipality. The tree warden shall post the public notice in or near the office of the clerk of the municipality.  (2) When the shade tree or group of shade trees are located on property held in fee by another, the municipality shall notify each abutting landowner at the landowner's address of record.   (c)(1) Within 15 days after the posting of public notice, a resident or landowner may appeal in writing to the legislative body of the municipality to object to the cutting or removal of a shade tree. The legislative body of the municipality shall give notice of the appeal to the tree warden.  (2) Within 10 business days after receipt of an appeal, the legislative body of the municipality shall hold a public hearing with the tree warden to receive public comment on the proposed cutting or removal of the shade tree. The tree warden shall stay action on the proposed removal until the legislative body of the municipality renders a final decision on the appeal.   (d) In all cases, the decision of the legislative body of the municipality shall be final. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2017, No. 74, § 100; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2510
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees|§ 2510. Penalty

§ 2510. Penalty|(a) Whoever shall willfully mar or deface a shade tree without the written permission of a tree warden or legislative body of the municipality shall be fined not more than $50.00 for the use of the municipality.(b) Any person who willfully and critically injures or cuts down a shade tree without written permission of the tree warden or the legislative body of the municipality shall be fined pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 3602 for each tree so injured or cut, for the use of the municipality. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 67 - Parks and Shade Trees|§ 2511. Control of infestations

§ 2511. Control of infestations|When an insect or disease pest infestation upon or in shade or private trees threatens other public or private trees, is considered detrimental to a municipal shade tree preservation program, or threatens the public safety, the tree warden may request surveys and recommendations for control action from the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets or Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation in accordance with 6 V.S.A. chapter 84. (Amended 1969, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2019, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 69 - Health Services|§ 2601. Aid to hospitals

§ 2601. Aid to hospitals|At any legal meeting thereof, a town or incorporated village may appropriate such sums of money as it deems necessary for the erection, equipment, or support of any nonsectarian hospital established within the county where such town is located, or in an adjoining county, or in an adjoining county in another state.
24 V.S.A. § 2602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 69 - Health Services|§ 2602. Free hospital beds

§ 2602. Free hospital beds|A town may appropriate such sums of money, not exceeding $700.00, for a free hospital bed or beds for a period of not less than one year and may appropriate such sum of money, not exceeding $5,000.00, for the permanent endowment of a free hospital bed or beds, as such town or city deems advisable, for the use of the inhabitants of such municipality as are entitled to receive assistance by reason of their indigent circumstances.
24 V.S.A. § 2603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 69 - Health Services|§ 2603. Contract with hospital

§ 2603. Contract with hospital|The treasurer of a municipality making an appropriation, as provided in section 2602 of this title, may make a contract with such hospital concerning the admission of patients thereto. The rate, rules, and regulations governing such admission shall be approved by the selectboard of such town or the city council of such city before a payment is made to such hospital.
24 V.S.A. § 2604
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 69 - Health Services|§ 2604. Joint action by municipalities

§ 2604. Joint action by municipalities|A municipality may appropriate a sum of money to secure a licensed physician or a registered nurse, or both, or provide ambulance service, and may join with adjacent municipalities in providing these services. (Amended 1967, No. 327 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 23, 1968.)
24 V.S.A. § 2605
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 69 - Health Services|§ 2605. Physician's residence- Purchase

§ 2605. Physician's residence- Purchase|Municipalities, separately or by compact, may purchase and maintain a residence for a physician, and may contract with the physician for his or her occupancy on a lease-purchase option basis, upon approval of the question and the money therefor, by vote at a regular or special meeting, duly warned for that purpose. (1967, No. 152, § 1, eff. April 15, 1967.)
24 V.S.A. § 2606
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 69 - Health Services|§ 2606. Physician's residence; financing

§ 2606. Physician's residence; financing|Municipalities and compacts may borrow the money so voted upon notes signed by the treasurer of the municipality or compact. (Added 1967, No. 152, § 2, eff. April 15, 1967; amended 2017, No. 74, § 101.)
24 V.S.A. § 2607
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 69 - Health Services|§ 2607. Appropriation for traveling nurse

§ 2607. Appropriation for traveling nurse|Towns, incorporated villages, and incorporated school districts may appropriate a sum for the purpose of employing a registered nurse within such municipality or may join with other adjoining municipalities in employing a registered nurse. The provisions of this section shall not apply to municipal corporations whose charters make provisions for the employment of school, district, or traveling nurses.
24 V.S.A. § 2608
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 69 - Health Services|§ 2608. Appropriations for hospitals; cities may make

§ 2608. Appropriations for hospitals; cities may make|When the charter of a city provides that a board or body, other than the legal voters in city meeting assembled, may assess taxes and appropriate money, such board or body may assess taxes and appropriate such sums of money as it deems necessary for the support of a nonsectarian hospital established in such city and incorporated and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State.
24 V.S.A. § 2652
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2652. Creation of districts

§ 2652. Creation of districts|The Department of Health may divide the State into emergency medical services districts, the number, size, and boundaries of which shall be determined by the Department in the interest of affording adequate and efficient emergency medical services throughout the State. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2653
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2653. Appointment of directors

§ 2653. Appointment of directors|(a) Each emergency medical services district shall have a board of directors, composed of a representative of each of the medical facilities, ambulance services, and first responder services operating within the district, to serve for a term of two years each or until their successors are selected. The affected medical facility, ambulance service, or first responder service may appoint a director to fill any vacancy on the board of directors for the balance of an unexpired term.(b) The board of directors of an emergency medical services district may adopt bylaws which may contain provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the district. The bylaws may provide for creation of committees, including an executive committee, each consisting of two or more directors. An executive committee shall have and exercise all the authority of the board in the manner authorized by the resolution creating such committee.(c) Representatives shall be chosen by each medical facility, ambulance service, and first responder service before March 1 of each odd-numbered year. Each medical facility, ambulance service, and first responder service shall certify the name of its representative to the Commissioner of Health. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1969, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
24 V.S.A. § 2655
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2655. Meetings of directors; election of officers

§ 2655. Meetings of directors; election of officers|(a) The board of directors shall hold an annual meeting on or before May 1 in each year, at which a chair, a clerk, and a treasurer shall be elected by the board to serve until the next annual meeting. A vice chair may be elected if the directors so vote. The chair and any vice chair shall be elected from members of the board, but the clerk and treasurer may be elected by the board from the general membership of the emergency medical services district, in which case they shall not be entitled to vote as directors. The directors shall also meet at such other times as they deem advisable.(b) Each district clerk shall cause to be recorded in the office of the Secretary of State the names of the elected district officers.(c) Meetings shall be called by the clerk on request of the chair or any two directors. However, in the event that no annual meeting is held on or before March 1 in any year, such a meeting may be called by any director. Five days' written notice of all meetings shall be given to each director, unless waived in writing.(d) A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1969, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
24 V.S.A. § 2656
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2656. Duties and powers of officers and directors

§ 2656. Duties and powers of officers and directors|(a) The board of directors shall have full power to manage, control, and supervise the conduct of the district and to exercise in the name of the district all powers and functions belonging to the district, subject to such laws or rules as may be applicable.(b) The chair of the board of directors shall preside at meetings of directors, and shall perform such other duties as the directors may delegate to him or her.(c) The treasurer shall have the custody of all monies belonging to the district and shall keep accurate and complete books of account. Prior to assuming his or her duties, the treasurer shall execute a bond in favor of the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties, in such sum and with such sureties as the directors approve.(d) The clerk shall keep minutes of meetings of directors and of the district, and shall record all votes.(e) The vice chair, if one is elected, shall perform the duties of the chair in the chair's absence. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2657
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2657. Purposes and powers of emergency medical services districts

§ 2657. Purposes and powers of emergency medical services districts|(a) It shall be the function of each emergency medical services district to foster and coordinate emergency medical services within the district, in the interest of affording adequate ambulance services within the district. Each emergency medical services district shall have powers that include the power to:  (1) buy, acquire, or lease fixtures and equipment related to district activities; (2) apply for, receive, and accept gifts, bequests, grants-in-aid; State, federal, and local aid; and other forms of financial assistance; (3) enter into agreements and contracts for furnishing technical, educational, and support services related to the provision of emergency medical treatment; (4) appoint and employ agents and employees; (5) impose and collect reasonable charges or fees for its services; (6) monitor the provision of emergency medical services within the district and make recommendations to the Department of Health regarding licensure, relicensure, and removal or suspension of licensure for ambulance vehicles, ambulance services, and first responder services; (7) develop, in conjunction with municipal officials, response plans for the provision of emergency medical treatment and transportation by ambulance services and first responder services within the district; (8) sponsor or approve programs of education approved by the Department of Health which lead to the licensure of emergency medical services personnel; (9) establish medical control within the district with physicians and representatives of medical facilities, including written protocols with the appropriate officials of receiving hospitals defining their operational procedures; (10) assist the Department of Health in a program of testing for licensure of emergency medical services personnel; (11) [Repealed.] (12) develop protocols for providing appropriate response times to requests for emergency medical services.   (b) Two or more contiguous emergency medical services districts by a majority vote of the district board in each of the districts concerned may change the mutual boundaries of their emergency medical services districts. The district boards shall report all changes in district boundaries to the Department of Health.(c) Property delivered to an ambulance service or first responder service by an emergency medical services district shall remain the property of the district, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Any equipment purchased with federal funds will be managed in accordance with federal guidelines. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1969, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. March 24, 1970; 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2011, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2019, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2020; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2681
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2681. License required; ambulance license requirement

§ 2681. License required; ambulance license requirement|(a) A person furnishing ambulance services or first responder services shall obtain a license to furnish services under this subchapter.(b)(1) In order to obtain and maintain a license, an ambulance service shall be required to provide its services in a manner that does not discriminate on the basis of income, funding source, or severity of health needs, in order to ensure access to ambulance services within the licensee's service area.  (2) The Department of Health shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2682
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2682. Powers of the Department of Health

§ 2682. Powers of the Department of Health|(a) The Department of Health shall administer this subchapter and shall have power to:  (1) Issue licenses for ambulance services and first responder services under this subchapter. (2) Revoke or suspend upon due notice and opportunity for hearing the license of any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this subchapter, or any rule or requirement adopted under its authority. (3) Make, adopt, amend, and revise, as it deems necessary or expedient, reasonable rules in order to promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of members of the public using, served by, or in need of emergency medical treatment. Any rule may be repealed within 90 days of the date of its adoption by a majority vote of all the district boards. Such rules may cover or relate to:  (A) age, training, and physical requirements for emergency medical services personnel; (B) design and equipping of ambulances; (C) cooperation with hospitals and organizations in other related fields, and participation in central communications procedures; and (D) any other matters properly within the purposes of this chapter.    (b) No fee or other payment shall be required of an applicant for a license. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2011, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; 2019, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2020; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2683
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2683. Term of license

§ 2683. Term of license|Full licenses shall be issued on forms to be prescribed by the Department of Health for a period of three years beginning on January 1 or for the balance of any such three-year period. Temporary, conditional, or provisional licenses may also be issued by the Department. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2019, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2020; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2684
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2684. Penalty

§ 2684. Penalty|A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $200.00. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
24 V.S.A. § 2685
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2685. Liability for cost of services

§ 2685. Liability for cost of services|A person who receives emergency medical treatment from an ambulance or first responder service or transportation by an ambulance service shall be liable in contract to the person providing such services for the reasonable and necessary cost of the services, whether or not he or she has agreed or consented to such liability. (Added 1969, No. 112, § 1, eff. April 22, 1969; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
24 V.S.A. § 2686
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2686. False requests for ambulance service or first responder service

§ 2686. False requests for ambulance service or first responder service|A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she requests ambulance or first responder service from a person or organization engaged in providing such service without actual need for such service, knowing that the request is false or baseless. A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $200.00 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. (Added 1969, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 1970; amended 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
24 V.S.A. § 2687
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2687. Civil liability limited

§ 2687. Civil liability limited|Volunteer personnel, whether or not they receive or expect to receive nominal payments and reimbursement for expenses, who render emergency medical treatment shall:  (1) be afforded the protection of 12 V.S.A. § 519; (2) not be considered practitioners of the healing arts for purposes of 12 V.S.A. § 519(b); and (3) not be liable for civil damages for rendering emergency medical treatment unless their actions constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. (Added 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
24 V.S.A. § 2688
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2688. Armed forces

§ 2688. Armed forces|The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the U.S. Armed Forces or the Vermont National Guard or their respective personnel while serving in such capacity. (Added 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
24 V.S.A. § 2689
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 71 - Ambulance Services|§ 2689. Reimbursement for ambulance service providers

§ 2689. Reimbursement for ambulance service providers|(a)(1) When an ambulance service provides emergency medical treatment to a person who is insured by a health insurance policy, plan, or contract that provides benefits for emergency medical treatment, the health insurer shall reimburse the ambulance service directly, subject to the terms and conditions of the health insurance policy, plan, or contract.  (2) The Department of Financial Regulation shall enforce the provisions of this subsection.   (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with coordination of benefits or to require a health insurer to provide coverage for services not otherwise covered under the insured's policy, plan, or contract.(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude an insurer from negotiating with and subsequently entering into a contract with a nonparticipating ambulance service to establish rates of reimbursement for emergency medical treatment. (Added 2011, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 2019, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2020.)
24 V.S.A. § 2691
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 24 - Municipal and County Government|Chapter 73 - Social Services for Town Residents|§ 2691. Aid to social services for town residents

§ 2691. Aid to social services for town residents|At a meeting duly warned for that purpose, a town or incorporated village may appropriate such sums of money as it deems necessary for the support of social service programs and facilities within that town for its residents. Social service programs, for which a town or incorporated village may appropriate sums of money, include: transportation, nutrition, medical, child care, and other rehabilitative services for persons with low incomes, elders, children, persons with disabilities, persons with a substance use disorder, and persons requiring employment to eliminate their need for public assistance. The authority herein granted is not in derogation of other local powers to allocate funds. (Added 1973, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 56; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 152.)