Vermont § 704 Medical home

Vermont Statutes

§ 704 — Medical home

Vermont § 704

Title 18Title 18: Health

Ch. 13Chapter 013: Chronic Care Infrastructure and Prevention Measures

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 704 (2026).

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(a)Consistent with federal law to ensure federal financial participation, a health care professional providing a patient’s medical home shall:

(1)provide comprehensive prevention and disease screening for his or her patients and managing his or her patients’ chronic conditions by coordinating care;

(2)enable patients to have access to personal health information through a secure medium, such as through the Internet, consistent with federal health information technology standards;

(3)use a uniform assessment tool provided by the Blueprint in assessing a patient’s health;

(4)collaborate with the community health teams, including by developing and implementing a comprehensive plan for participating patients;

(5)ensure access to a patient’s medical records by the community health team me

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(a) Consistent with federal law to ensure federal financial participation, a health care professional providing a patient’s medical home shall:
(1) provide comprehensive prevention and disease screening for his or her patients and managing his or her patients’ chronic conditions by coordinating care;
(2) enable patients to have access to personal health information through a secure medium, such as through the Internet, consistent with federal health information technology standards;
(3) use a uniform assessment tool provided by the Blueprint in assessing a patient’s health;
(4) collaborate with the community health teams, including by developing and implementing a comprehensive plan for participating patients;
(5) ensure access to a patient’s medical records by the community health team members in a manner compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; 12 V.S.A. § 1612; sections 1852, 7103, 9332, and 9351 of this title; and 21 V.S.A. § 516; and
(6) meet regularly with the community health team to ensure integration of a participating patient’s care.
(b) A naturopathic physician licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 81 may serve as a patient’s medical home. (Added 2009, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; amended 2011, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 2, 2012.)