Home Health Services

V.S.A. tit. 18, ch. 50

in effect

18 V.S.A. § 2201 Furnishing supervision to home health agencies; contracts

2201. Furnishing supervision to home health agencies; contracts The Department may furnish supervision to any public agency or private organization engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, or to any subdivision of such an agency or organization, for the purpose of enabling the agency or organization to qualify as a “home health agency” under Title I of Pub. L. No. 89-97, the Health Insurance for the Aged Act, at the request of the agency or organization. The Department may enter into agreements with any person, firm, corporation, association, agency, or organization, public or private, for the purpose of furnishing or coordinating supervisory services for a home health agency under this section, and may collect fees for the services rendered under the terms of such agreements. “Supervision” or “supervisory services” as used in this section, shall mean supervision by a physician or a registered professional nurse as required for a home health agency under the Health Insurance for the Aged Act. Added 1969, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), eff. March 27, 1970.

18 V.S.A. § 2202 Contracts for departmental programs and services

2202. Contracts for departmental programs and services (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 13, the Department may enter into agreements with a private or public organization for such organization to provide services or conduct programs for the benefit of the public that the Department by law is authorized to provide or conduct if the Department of Health finds that the organization is properly equipped and qualified for this purpose. (b) This section shall apply to all services and programs that the Department conducts under this chapter, including the initiation of new combinations of public health and home health nursing services. Added 1969, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), eff. March 27, 1970; amended 1977, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 28, 1978.

18 V.S.A. § 2203 Collection of fees

2203. Collection of fees The Department may provide home health care services, including public health nursing and other therapeutic services, to the public in geographical areas where such services are not otherwise available through public or private organizations, and may collect fees for such services where such service is of the type authorized under Pub. L. No. 89-97, the Social Security Amendments of 1965. Added 1969, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), eff. March 27, 1970.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/18/050Fetched: 10/21/2026