Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 1826
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 1826
- Agency: means the Agency of Human Services. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Health care professional: means an individual, partnership, corporation, facility, or institution licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by Vermont law to provide professional health services. See
- Primary care: means health services provided by health care professionals, including naturopathic physicians licensed pursuant to 26 Vt. See
§ 1826. Blueprint for Health
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that within five years following the implementation of Green Mountain Care, each individual enrolled in Green Mountain Care will have a primary health care professional who is involved with the Blueprint for Health established in 18 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 13.
(b) Consistent with the provisions of 18 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 13, if an individual enrolled in Green Mountain Care does not have a medical home through the Blueprint for Health, the individual may choose a primary health care professional who is not participating in the Blueprint to serve as the individual’s primary care point of contact.
(c) The Agency shall determine a method to approve a specialist as a patient’s primary health care professional for the purposes of establishing a medical home or primary care point of contact for the patient. The Agency shall approve a specialist as a patient’s medical home or primary care point of contact on a case-by-case basis and only for a patient who receives the majority of his or her health care from that specialist.
(d) Green Mountain Care shall be integrated with the Blueprint for Health established in 18 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 13. (Added 2011, No. 48, § 4.)