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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 93 - Opioid Use Disorder › § 4750. Definitions

§ 4750. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Health insurance plan” has the same meaning as in 8 V.S.A. § 4089b.
(2) “Medication for opioid use disorder” means the use of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. (Added 2017, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a, eff. May 21, 2018; amended 2017, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2019, No. 14, § 51, eff. April 30, 2019; 2019, No. 43, § 2; 2023, No. 22, § 6a, eff. May 25, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 93 - Opioid Use Disorder › § 4751. Purpose

§ 4751. Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to authorize the Departments of Health and of Vermont Health Access to establish a regional system of opioid addiction treatment. (Added 2011, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2012; amended 2015, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 93 - Opioid Use Disorder › § 4752. Opioid use disorder treatment system

§ 4752. Opioid use disorder treatment system
(a) The Departments of Health and of Vermont Health Access shall establish by rule in accordance with 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 a regional system of opioid use disorder treatment.
(b) The rules may address requirements for pharmacological treatment, including initial assessments, ongoing follow-up, provider education, and diversion prevention.
(c) Controlled substances for treating opioid use disorder shall be dispensed only by:
(1) a treatment program authorized by the Department of Health; or
(2) a health care provider who is not affiliated with an authorized treatment program but who meets federal requirements for use of controlled substances in the pharmacological treatment of opioid use disorder.
(d) Controlled substances for use in treatment of opioid use disorder may be prescribed via telehealth in accordance with federal requirements.
(e) The Department of Vermont Health Access or the Department’s pharmacy benefits manager shall not require a health care provider to document a patient’s adverse reaction to a medication prior to prescribing an alternative medication for opioid use disorder to the patient. (Added 2011, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 14, 2012; amended 2015, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2023, No. 22, § 6b, eff. May 25, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 93 - Opioid Use Disorder › § 4753. Care coordination

§ 4753. Care coordination
Prescribing physicians and collaborating health care and addictions professionals may coordinate care for patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder, which may include monitoring adherence to treatment, coordinating access to recovery supports, and providing counseling, contingency management, and case management services. (Added 2015, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2023, No. 22, § 6c, eff. May 25, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 93 - Opioid Use Disorder › § 4754. Limitation on prior authorization requirements

§ 4754. Limitation on prior authorization requirements
(a) A health insurance plan shall not require prior authorization for prescription drugs for a patient who is receiving medication-assisted treatment if the dosage prescribed is within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s dosing recommendations.
(b) A health insurance plan shall not require prior authorization for all counseling and behavioral therapies associated with medication-assisted treatment for a patient who is receiving medication-assisted treatment. (Added 2019, No. 43, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 93 - Opioid Use Disorder › § 4771. Purpose

§ 4771. Purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to comply with any opioid litigation settlements to which the State or municipalities within the State were a party regarding the management and expenditure of monies received by the State. While an opioid litigation settlement may designate a portion of the monies for local or State use, this subchapter applies to only monies from abatement accounts funds. (Added 2021, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 16, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 93 - Opioid Use Disorder › § 4773. Designation of lead State agency

§ 4773. Designation of lead State agency
The Department of Health shall serve as the lead State agency and single point of contact for submitting requests for funding to the national settlement fund administrator. Approved requests shall be disbursed to the Department for deposit into the Opioid Abatement Special Fund established in section 4774 of this subchapter. (Added 2021, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 16, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 94 - Substance Use Disorders › § 4801. Declaration of policy

§ 4801. Declaration of policy
(a) It is the policy of the State of Vermont that alcoholism and alcohol abuse are correctly perceived as health and social problems rather than criminal transgressions against the welfare and morals of the public.
(b) The General Assembly therefore declares that:
(1) alcoholics and alcohol abusers shall no longer be subjected to criminal prosecution solely because of their consumption of alcoholic beverages or other behavior related to consumption that is not directly injurious to the welfare or property of the public; and
(2) alcoholics and alcohol abusers shall be treated as persons with the condition of alcoholism and shall be provided adequate and appropriate medical and other humane rehabilitative services congruent with their needs. (Added 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 118, eff. May 20, 2014; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 89.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 94 - Substance Use Disorders › § 4804. Manager of Substance Misuse Prevention

§ 4804. Manager of Substance Misuse Prevention
There is created the permanent position of the Manager of Substance Misuse Prevention within the Department of Health for the purpose of:
(1) coordinating the work of the Substance Misuse Prevention Oversight and Advisory Council established pursuant to section 4803 of this title; and
(2) coordinating regional planning. (Added 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 118, eff. May 20, 2014; amended 2019, No. 82, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 94 - Substance Use Disorders › § 4806. Division of Substance Use Programs

§ 4806. Division of Substance Use Programs
(a) The Division of Substance Use Programs shall plan, operate, and evaluate a consistent, effective program of substance use programs. All duties, responsibilities, and authority of the Division shall be carried out and exercised by and within the Department of Health.
(b) The Division shall be responsible for the following services:
(1) prevention and intervention;
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) project CRASH schools; and
(4) alcohol and drug treatment.
(c) Under the direction of the Commissioner of Health, the Division shall review and approve all alcohol and drug programs developed or administered by any State agency or department.
(d) Any federal or private funds received by the State for purposes of subdivision (b)(4) of this section shall be in the budget of and administered by the Department of Health.
(e) [Repealed.] (Added 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 118, eff. May 20, 2014; amended 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2016; 2021, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 94 - Substance Use Disorders › § 4807. Authority and accountability for alcoholism services; rules for acceptance into treatment

§ 4807. Authority and accountability for alcoholism services; rules for acceptance into treatment
(a) The Secretary shall have the authority and accountability for providing or arranging for the provision of a comprehensive system of alcoholism prevention and treatment services.
(b) All State funds appropriated specifically for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism and any federal or private funds that are received by the State for these purposes shall be in the budget of and be administered by a single governmental unit designated by the Secretary. This provision does not apply to the programs of the Department of Corrections.
(c) The Secretary shall adopt rules and standards under 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 for the implementation of the provisions of this chapter. In establishing rules regarding admissions to alcohol treatment programs, the Secretary shall adhere to the following guidelines:
(1) A client shall be initially assigned or transferred to outpatient treatment, unless he or she is found to require medical treatment, detoxification, or residential treatment.
(2) A person shall not be denied treatment solely because he or she has withdrawn from treatment against medical advice on a prior occasion or because he or she has relapsed after earlier treatment.
(3) An individualized treatment plan shall be prepared and maintained on a current basis for each client.
(4) Provision shall be made for a continuum of coordinated treatment services so that a person who leaves a program or a form of treatment shall have available and use other appropriate treatment. (Added 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 118, eff. May 20, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 94 - Substance Use Disorders › § 4811. Incarceration for intoxication prohibited

§ 4811. Incarceration for intoxication prohibited
A person who has not been charged with a crime shall not be incarcerated in a secure facility operated by the Department of Corrections on account of the person’s intoxication. (Added 2019, No. 6, § 100, eff. July 1, 2025.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 4999. Definitions

§ 4999. Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Issuing agent” means a town clerk or duly authorized representative of the State Registrar who issues certified and noncertified copies of birth and death certificates from the Statewide Registration System.
(2) “Licensed health care professional” means a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse.
(3) “Municipality” or “town” means a city, town, village, unorganized town or gore, or town or gore within the unified towns and gores of Essex County.
(4) “Noncertified copy” means a copy of a vital event certificate issued by a public agency as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 317, other than a certified copy.
(5) “Office of Vital Records” means an office of the Department of Health responsible for the Statewide Registration System and with the authority over vital records provided by law.
(6) “Registrant” means the individual who is the subject of a vital event certificate.
(7) “Statewide Registration System” or “System” means:
(A) the sole official repository of data from birth and death certificates registered on or after January 1, 1909; and
(B) such other data related to vital records as the State Registrar may prescribe.
(8) “Town clerk” or “municipal clerk” or “clerk” means a town clerk, a city clerk, a county clerk acting on behalf of an unorganized town or gore, or the supervisor of the unified towns and gores of Essex County, or a town official or employee designated by the same to act on his or her behalf.
(9) “Vital event certificate” means a birth, death, marriage, or civil union certificate or a report of divorce, annulment, or dissolution. “Vital event certificate” does not include any confidential portion of a report of birth or of death or of a marriage or civil union license or application.
(10) “Vital record” means:
(A) a report of birth, death, fetal death, or induced termination of pregnancy or a preliminary report of death;
(B) a vital event certificate;
(C) a marriage or civil union license;
(D) a burial-transit permit; and
(E) any other records associated with the creation, registration, processing, modification, or disclosure of the records described in this subdivision (10). (Added 2017, No. 46, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; amended 2023, No. 6, § 154, eff. July 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5001. Duties of custodians

§ 5001. Duties of custodians
(a) Beginning on January 1, 2010, all certified copies of vital event certificates shall be issued on unique paper with antifraud features approved by the State Registrar and available from the Office of Vital Records.
(b) Town custodians of vital event certificates shall ensure that the following are stored in a fireproof safe or vault:
(1) blank copies of antifraud paper;
(2) original vital event certificates; and
(3) such other records or materials as the State Registrar may prescribe.
(c)(1) The State Registrar may audit any municipal or county office that stores or issues vital records to determine its compliance with the requirements of this part and any rules adopted under this part. The State Registrar may require an office that fails an audit to cease issuing vital records until it passes a new audit.
(2) Following a failed audit, upon request, the State Registrar shall conduct a follow-up audit within 30 days after the request. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1965, No. 112, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1966; 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2007, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. 46, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019; 2023, No. 6, § 155, eff. July 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5002. Report of vital statistics; preservation of records; authority to issue

§ 5002. Report of vital statistics; preservation of records; authority to issue
The State Registrar shall prepare an annual vital statistics report summarizing reports or returns of births, marriages, deaths, fetal deaths, divorces, annulments, and dissolutions received in the prior calendar year. The State Registrar shall periodically transmit original returns of marriages, divorces, annulments, and dissolutions to the State Archivist, who shall keep the returns on file for use by the public. The State Registrar and the State Archivist shall each, independently of the other, have power to issue certified copies of vital event certificates in their custody. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1979, No. 56, § 7; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2007, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 46, § 5, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5003. Materials for issuing agents

§ 5003. Materials for issuing agents
The State Registrar shall procure and send to issuing agents materials as may be necessary for the issuance of vital event certificates. (Amended 2017, No. 46, § 6, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5004. Family Division of the Superior Court; divorce and dissolution returns

§ 5004. Family Division of the Superior Court; divorce and dissolution returns
The Family Division of the Superior Court shall send to the State Registrar, before the 10th day of each month, by county, a report of the number of divorces and dissolutions that became absolute during the preceding month, showing as to each the names of the parties, date of civil marriage or civil union, number of children, grounds for divorce or dissolution, and such other statistical information available from the Family Division as may be required by the State Registrar. (Amended 1965, No. 112, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1966; 1966, No. 3 (Sp. Sess.); 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238; 2017, No. 46, § 19, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5005. Unorganized towns and gores

§ 5005. Unorganized towns and gores
The county clerk of a county where an unorganized town or gore is situated shall have the authority, perform the duties, and be subject to the penalties prescribed in this part in relation to vital records with respect to residents of the unorganized town or gore. (Amended 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2017, No. 46, § 7, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5006. Vital event information published in town reports

§ 5006. Vital event information published in town reports
Town clerks or auditors may publish in the annual town report nonconfidential information and statistics concerning births, marriages, and deaths of residents during the preceding calendar year. Upon request, the State Registrar shall furnish a town clerk such information and statistics. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2017, No. 46, § 8, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5007. Preservation of records

§ 5007. Preservation of records
A town clerk shall receive, number, and file for record certificates of marriages and burial-transit permits returned to the clerk. A town clerk shall permanently preserve at the office of the clerk birth and death certificates registered prior to July 1, 2019 and marriage and civil union certificates. (Amended 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2017, No. 46, § 9, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § I.4, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5008. Town clerk; recording and indexing procedures

§ 5008. Town clerk; recording and indexing procedures
A town clerk shall file for record and index in volumes all marriage certificates and burial-transit permits received by the town. Each volume or series shall contain an alphabetical index. Civil marriage certificates shall be filed for record in one volume or series, civil union certificates kept in another, and burial-transit permits in another, except that in a town having less than 500 inhabitants, the town clerk may cause civil marriage, civil union, and burial-transit permits to be filed for record in one volume. (Amended 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2007, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2009, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. May 6, 2010; 2017, No. 46, § 10, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5009. Certified copies to town of residence

§ 5009. Certified copies to town of residence
On the first day of each month, the town clerk shall make a certified copy of each original, corrected, or amended civil marriage certificate or amended civil union certificate filed in the clerk’s office during the preceding month, whenever a party to a civil marriage or a civil union was a resident in any other Vermont town at the time of the civil marriage or civil union, and shall transmit the certified copy to the clerk of the other Vermont town, who shall file the same. (Amended 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2017, No. 46, § 11, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5010. Transmittal of marriage certificates

§ 5010. Transmittal of marriage certificates
The town clerk of each town shall each week transmit to the State Registrar copies, duly certified, of each marriage certificate filed in the town in the preceding week. (Amended 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 2017, No. 46, § 12, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5011. Penalty

§ 5011. Penalty
(a) A town clerk who fails to transmit copies of marriage certificates as provided in section 5010 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.00.
(b) The Commissioner or a hearing officer designated by the Commissioner may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, impose a civil administrative penalty of not more than $250.00 against a person who fails to perform a duty imposed or violates a prohibition under this part. A hearing under this subsection shall be a contested case subject to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, and the provisions of 3 V.S.A. §§ 809(h), 809a, and 809b related to subpoenas shall extend to the Commissioner, a hearing officer appointed by the Commissioner, and licensed attorneys representing a party. (Amended 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2017, No. 46, § 13, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › 5012. Town clerk to provide general index; marriages and civil unions

5012. Town clerk to provide general index; marriages and civil unions
Except as provided by 24 V.S.A. 1153, town and county clerks shall prepare and keep a general index to the marriage and civil union records, in alphabetical order and in the following forms, respectively:
Book
Page
Groom to Bride
Date
Book
Page
Bride to Groom
Date
1
1
A. to B.
1
1
B. to A.
Book
Page
Party to Party
Date
Book
Page
Party to Party
Date
1
1
A. to B.
1
1
B. to A.
(Amended 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), 16.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally › § 5014. Confidentiality

§ 5014. Confidentiality
(a)(1) A vital record, or information in a vital record, that by law is designated confidential or by a similar term, that by law may only be disclosed to specifically designated persons, or that by law is not a public record, is exempt from inspection and copying under the Public Records Act and shall be kept confidential to the extent provided by law.
(2) Records or information described in subdivision (1) of this subsection may be disclosed:
(A) for public health or research purposes in accordance with law;
(B) to a regulatory or law enforcement agency for enforcement purposes, if the agency has agreed to accept the terms of an agreement with the Office of Vital Records governing use and confidentiality of the information;
(C) to the vital records office of another state, if the subject of the vital record was a resident of the other state at the time of the vital event that led to creation of the record; or
(D) in a summary, statistical, or other format in which particular individuals are not identified directly or indirectly.
(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section and subdivision (2) of this subsection, the following information is exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act; shall be kept confidential; and, in any civil action, shall not be subject to discovery or subpoena or be admissible:
(A) Social Security information and information collected only for medical and health purposes in reports of birth;
(B) Social Security numbers in reports of death or in preliminary reports of death;
(C) prior marriage and legal guardianship information and elections to dissolve a civil union in a marriage or civil union license or license application;
(D) such other information contained in a vital record as the State Registrar may designate through a rule adopted pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, but only if the designation is necessary to protect the privacy of an individual.
(2) The person who is the subject of the record or his or her authorized representative shall be entitled to obtain a copy of the information.
(c) Information in or received from the Vital Records Alert System is exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act and shall be kept confidential, except that, in addition to the exceptions to confidentiality provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, such information may be shared with an issuing agent in order to correct and prevent mistakes and criminal activity. (Added 2017, No. 46, § 15, eff. July 1, 2019; amended 2023, No. 6, § 156, eff. July 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 103 - Birth Records › § 5071. Birth certificates; who to make; return

§ 5071. Birth certificates; who to make; return
(a) On or before the fifth business day of each live birth that occurs in this State, the attending physician or designee or midwife or, if no attending physician or midwife is present, a parent of the child or a legal guardian of a mother under 18 years of age shall file with the State Registrar a report of birth in the form and manner prescribed by the State Registrar. The State Registrar shall register the report in the Statewide Registration System if it has been completed properly and filed in accordance with this chapter. The portion of the registered birth report that is not confidential under section 5014 of this title is the birth certificate.
(b) At the time of the birth of a child, each parent shall furnish the following information to enable completion of the report of birth required under subsection (a) of this section: the parent’s name, address, and Social Security number and the name and date of birth of the child.
(c)(1) Whoever assumes the custody of a live-born infant of unknown parentage shall file a report of birth with the State Registrar in the form and manner prescribed by the State Registrar.
(2) If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report and any certificate created under this section and copies thereof shall be deposited with the State Registrar and kept confidential, to be opened upon court order only.
(d) The name of the father shall be included on the report of birth and on any birth certificate of the child of unmarried parents only if the father and mother have signed a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage or a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction has issued an adjudication of parentage.
(e) When a birth certificate is issued, a parent or parents shall be identified with gender-neutral nomenclature. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1989, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 26; 1997, No. 63, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; 2013, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2017, No. 46, § 20, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 103 - Birth Records › § 5072. Notice to parent for correction or completion

§ 5072. Notice to parent for correction or completion
Within three months after each birth that occurs in the State, except for the birth of a child known to have died or to have been surrendered for adoption, the State Registrar shall send a notice of birth registration to the parents of the child. The notice shall contain the pertinent facts such as the child’s full name, date and place of birth, and the names of the parents, with instructions and a form on which to apply for corrections or additions. (Amended 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2017, No. 46, § 21, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 103 - Birth Records › § 5073. Birth certificate corrections, completions

§ 5073. Birth certificate corrections, completions
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, within six months after the date of birth, the State Registrar may correct or complete a birth certificate in the Statewide Registration System upon application of a parent, the hospital in which the birth occurred, or the certifying attendant.
(2) At any time after the date of birth, the State Registrar may complete a birth certificate to add the name of a parent only upon request of the registrant or his or her parent or guardian and upon the receipt of:
(A) a properly executed voluntary acknowledgment of parentage; or
(B) a decree of a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction adjudicating parentage.
(3) Within six months after the date of birth, the State Registrar may complete or change the name of a child upon joint application of the parents or upon application of the parent if only one parent is listed on the birth certificate. A court order shall not be required, except for completions or changes of name more than six months after the date of birth.
(b) If the State Registrar determines that a correction or completion requested under this section is unwarranted, he or she may deny an application, in which case the applicant may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court. The court shall review the petition and relevant evidence de novo to determine if the correction or completion is warranted. The court shall transmit a decree ordering a correction or completion to the State Registrar, who shall correct or complete the certificate in accordance with the decree.
(c) A corrected or completed certificate shall be free of any evidence of the change and shall not be marked “Amended.” However, the State Registrar shall record and maintain in the Statewide Registration System the source of the information, the nature and content of the change, the identity of the person making the change, and the date the change was made.
(d) [Repealed.] (Amended 1979, No. 56, § 8; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1985, No. 33, § 1; 2017, No. 46, § 22, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § I.6, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 15, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 103 - Birth Records › § 5075. Issuance of amended or delayed birth certificate

§ 5075. Issuance of amended or delayed birth certificate
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5073(a)(2) of this title, after six months from the date of birth, any alteration of the birth certificate of a person born in this State shall be deemed an amendment. Upon application by the registrant, his or her parent or guardian, the hospital in which the birth occurred, or the certifying attendant, setting forth the amendment desired and the reason for it, the State Registrar may amend the birth certificate if the application and relevant evidence, if any, show that the amendment is warranted.
(b) A person born in this State for whom no certificate of birth was filed during the first year following birth, or his or her parent or guardian, may apply to the State Registrar to determine the facts with respect to the birth and to issue a delayed certificate of birth.
(c) If the State Registrar denies an application under this section, the applicant may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court, which shall review the application and relevant evidence de novo to determine if the amendment or issuance of a delayed certificate is warranted. The court shall transmit a decree ordering an amendment or issuance of a delayed certificate to the State Registrar, who shall amend or issue the certificate in accordance with the decree.
(d) The State Registrar shall make any amendment and register any delayed certificate in the Statewide Registration System. Any amended birth certificate issued from the System shall indicate the word “Amended” and the date of amendment, and any delayed certificate issued from the System shall indicate the word “Delayed” and the date of registration. The State Registrar shall record and maintain in the System the identity of the person requesting the amendment or delayed certificate, the nature and content of the change made in the System, the person who made the amendment or registered the delayed certificate in the System, and the date of the amendment or registration.
(e) [Repealed.] (Added 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 64; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 46, § 24, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § I.7, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 15, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 103 - Birth Records › § 5077a. New birth certificate due to parentage nomenclature on former report of birth form

§ 5077a. New birth certificate due to parentage nomenclature on former report of birth form
(a) If a parent of a person born in this State was unable to be listed as a parent on the person’s birth certificate due to the lack of gender-neutral nomenclature on former report of birth forms provided by the Department of Health, and the person or the person’s parent submits sufficient proof of parentage to the State Registrar, the State Registrar shall complete the birth certificate in the Statewide Registration System. If the State Registrar denies an application under this subsection, the applicant may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court, which shall review the application and relevant evidence de novo to determine if the issuance of a new birth certificate is warranted. If the court issues a decree ordering the issuance of a new birth certificate, the State Registrar shall update the System in accordance with the decree. The State Registrar shall record in the System the identity of the person requesting the new certificate, the nature and content of the change, the person who made the change, and the date of the change. The State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate from the System that shall not contain the word “Amended” or other special designation, and shall notify the town clerk or clerks with custody of the certificate, who shall replace the original with the new certificate and update indexes as directed by the State Registrar. The town clerk or clerks shall send the original to the State Registrar, who shall keep it confidential.
(b), (c) [Repealed.] (Added 2013, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2017, No. 46, § 27, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 103 - Birth Records › § 5078. Adoption; new and amended birth certificate

§ 5078. Adoption; new and amended birth certificate
(a) When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption, a report of an amended adoption, or a report that an adoption has been set aside as provided in 15A V.S.A. § 3-801, or a record of adoption prepared and filed in accordance with the laws of another state or foreign country, he or she shall proceed as prescribed in 15A V.S.A. § 3-802.
(b) If prior to July 1, 2019 a new birth certificate was issued following an adoption that contains a notation that it was issued by authority of this chapter, contains the filing dates of the original and the new birth certificate, or otherwise contains information that facially distinguishes it from an original, the adoptive parent or the adoptee if 14 years of age or older may apply to the State Registrar to issue a replacement birth certificate that does not contain distinguishing information. The State Registrar shall issue the replacement and notify any town clerk with custody of the version that contains distinguishing information, who shall substitute the latter with the replacement birth certificate. The town clerk shall send the version that contains distinguishing information to the State Registrar, who shall keep it confidential.
(c) [Repealed.]
(d) [Repealed.]
(e) [Repealed.]
(f) [Repealed.] (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 1985, No. 229 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. 46, § 30, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § I.8, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 103 - Birth Records › § 5078a. Certificate of live birth for a foreign born child adopted in Vermont

§ 5078a. Certificate of live birth for a foreign born child adopted in Vermont
(a) The State Registrar shall establish in the Statewide Registration System a “certificate of live birth for a foreign born child” when he or she receives:
(1) a written request that the certificate be established:
(A) from the adopted person if 14 years of age or older; or
(B) from the adoptive parent or parents if the adopted person is under 14 years of age; and
(2) a record of adoption issued under 15A V.S.A. § 3-801(a).
(b) The certificate shall include:
(1) the true or probable foreign country of birth and true or probable date of birth;
(2) the adoptive parents as though they were natural parents;
(3) a notation that it was issued by authority of this chapter;
(4) a statement that the certificate is not evidence of U.S. citizenship; and
(5) any other information the State Registrar may prescribe.
(c) The certificate shall not contain a statement whether the adopted person was illegitimate.
(d), (e) [Repealed.] (Added 1985, No. 229 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2017, No. 46, § 31, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 103 - Birth Records › § 5080. Effect of new certificate

§ 5080. Effect of new certificate
A new birth certificate issued under 15A V.S.A. § 3-802 and sections 5077a and 5112 of this title shall have the same force and effect as though registered in accordance with the provisions of section 5071 of this title. (Amended 2017, No. 46, § 32, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 103 - Birth Records › § 5083. Participants in address confidentiality program

§ 5083. Participants in address confidentiality program
(a) If a participant in the program described in 15 V.S.A. chapter 21, subchapter 3 who is the parent of a child born during the period of program participation notifies the physician or midwife who delivers the child, or the hospital at which the child is delivered, not later than 10 days after the birth of the child, that the participant’s confidential address should not appear on the child’s birth certificate, then the address shall not be maintained in the Statewide Registration System and the State Registrar, town clerks, and any other issuing agent shall ensure the confidentiality of the address during the period of program participation in accordance with measures prescribed by the State Registrar. A participant who fails to provide such notice shall be deemed to have waived the provisions of this section.
(b) The State Registrar shall notify the Secretary of State that a program participant has given notice under this section.
(c) The State Registrar shall maintain a confidential record of the parent’s actual mailing address and town of residence, which shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act.
(d) Upon the expiration, withdrawal, invalidation, or cancellation of program participation of any parent of whom the Secretary of State received notice from the State Registrar, the Secretary of State shall notify the State Registrar.
(e) Upon notice of the expiration, withdrawal, invalidation, or cancellation of program participation, the State Registrar shall update the Statewide Registration System and take such other steps as may be necessary to ensure that the actual mailing address and town of residence on the birth certificate are available for public inspection and copying in accordance with section 5016 of this title.
(f) [Repealed.] (Added 1999, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; amended 2015, No. 23, § 9; 2017, No. 46, § 35, eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 104 - Birth Records › § 5112. Issuance of new birth certificate

§ 5112. Issuance of new birth certificate
(a) It is the policy of the State of Vermont to honor and acknowledge all gender identities and protect public health and dignity of all individuals in Vermont, irrespective of their gender. Accordingly, the State shall adopt a simple process by which an individual may amend the marker on a birth certificate to reflect the individual’s gender identity, including a third non-binary marker.
(b) Pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, the Department shall adopt rules as necessary for the purposes of implementing, administering, or enforcing the requirements of this section.
(c) The Department may adopt rules to add gender pronouns to the list of markers on a birth certificate in order to foster a gender literate environment and reflect an individual’s gender identity.
(d) Except as otherwise required by law, records relating to the amendment of a birth certificate pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential and shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act. (Added 2011, No. 35, § 4, eff. May 18, 2011; amended 2015, No. 23, § 10; 2017, No. 46, § 38, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 88 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses › § 5132. Civil marriage license; participants in address confidentiality program

§ 5132. Civil marriage license; participants in address confidentiality program
(a) If a participant in the program described in 15 V.S.A. chapter 21, subchapter 3 notifies the town that the participant’s confidential address should not appear on the civil marriage license or certificate, then the town clerk shall not disclose such confidential address or the participant’s town of residence on any public records. A participant who fails to provide such notice shall be deemed to have waived the provisions of this section. If such notice is received, then notwithstanding section 5131 of this title, the town clerk shall file the civil marriage certificate with the State Registrar within 10 days after receipt, without the confidential address or town of residence, and shall not retain a copy of the civil marriage certificate.
(b) The State Registrar shall receive and file for record all certificates filed in accordance with this section, and shall ensure that a person’s confidential address and town of residence do not appear on the civil marriage certificate during the period that the person is a program participant. A certificate filed in accordance with this section shall be a public document. The State Registrar shall notify the Secretary of State of the receipt of a civil marriage certificate on behalf of a program participant.
(c) The Department shall maintain a confidential record of the person’s actual mailing address and town of residence. Such record shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act.
(d) Upon the renewal, expiration, withdrawal, invalidation, or cancellation of program participation of any person of whom the Secretary of State received notice from the State Registrar, the Secretary of State shall notify the State Registrar.
(e) Upon notice of the expiration, withdrawal, invalidation, or cancellation of program participation, the State Registrar shall enter the actual mailing address and town of residence on the original marriage certificate and shall transmit the completed original civil marriage certificate to the town clerk where the certificate was issued.
(f) The town clerk shall process certificates received in this manner in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1999, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2015, No. 23, § 11; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 92.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses › § 5137. Issuance of license

§ 5137. Issuance of license
(a) A town clerk shall issue a civil marriage license to all applicants who have complied with the provisions of section 5131 of this title and who are otherwise qualified under the laws of the State to apply for a license to marry and to contract for such marriage.
(b) An assistant town clerk may perform the duties of a town clerk under this chapter. (Amended 1985, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 9, 1986; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses › § 5139. Clerk’s duties; penalty

§ 5139. Clerk’s duties; penalty
(a) A town clerk who knowingly issues a civil marriage license without first requiring the applicant to fill out, sign, and certify the accuracy of the application, as provided in section 5131 of this title, shall be fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $20.00.
(b) [Repealed.] (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2017, No. 46, § 40, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses › § 5141. Confirmation of legal qualifications of parties; penalty

§ 5141. Confirmation of legal qualifications of parties; penalty
(a) At a minimum, before issuing a civil marriage license to an applicant, the town clerk shall review the license application to confirm that:
(1) the information submitted in the license application does not facially indicate that the parties are prohibited from marrying by the laws of this State; and
(2) the parties have certified to the veracity of the information in the application.
(b) A clerk who fails to comply with the provisions of this section or who issues a civil marriage license with knowledge that the parties, or either of them, are prohibited from marrying or otherwise have failed to comply with the requirements of the laws of this State, or a person who having authority and having such knowledge solemnizes such a marriage, shall be fined not more than $100.00.
(c) [Repealed.] (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1971, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 29, 1972; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2017, No. 46, § 42, eff. July 1, 2019; 2023, No. 6, § 158, eff. July 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses › § 5142. Persons not authorized to marry

§ 5142. Persons not authorized to marry
The following persons are not authorized to marry, and a town clerk shall not knowingly issue a civil marriage license, when:
(1) either party is under 18 years of age;
(2) either party lacks capacity to understand the nature of the conduct at issue;
(3) either party is 18 years of age or older and under guardianship, without the written consent of the party’s guardian;
(4) the parties are prohibited from marrying under 15 V.S.A. § 1a on account of consanguinity or affinity; or
(5) either party has a living spouse, as prohibited under 13 V.S.A. § 206. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. Feb. 1, 1967; 1967, No. 147, § 47, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; 1971, No. 90, § 13; 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2009, No. 3, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 98; 2017, No. 46, § 43, eff. July 1, 2019; 2023, No. 8, § 3, eff. July 1, 2023.)