Vermont § 2466d Reporting of medical debt information prohibited

Vermont Statutes

§ 2466d — Reporting of medical debt information prohibited

Vermont § 2466d

Title 9Title 9: Commerce and Trade

Ch. 63Chapter 063: Consumer Protection

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Bluebook

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 2466d (2026).

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(a)A credit reporting agency shall not report or maintain in the file on a consumer information relating to a medical debt.

(b)As used in this section:

(1)“Health care services” means all supplies, care, and services of a medical, dental, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventative, rehabilitative, or supportive nature, including medication.

(2)“Medical debt” means debt arising from health care services, including dental services, or from health care goods, including products, devices, durable medical equipment, and prescription drugs. “Medical debt” does not include debt arising from services provided by a veterinarian, debt charged to a credit card unless the credit card is issued under an open-end o

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(a) A credit reporting agency shall not report or maintain in the file on a consumer information relating to a medical debt.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) “Health care services” means all supplies, care, and services of a medical, dental, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventative, rehabilitative, or supportive nature, including medication.
(2) “Medical debt” means debt arising from health care services, including dental services, or from health care goods, including products, devices, durable medical equipment, and prescription drugs. “Medical debt” does not include debt arising from services provided by a veterinarian, debt charged to a credit card unless the credit card is issued under an open-end or closed-end credit plan offered solely for the payment of health care services, debt charged to a home equity or general-purpose line of credit, or secured debt.