Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 19 > Subchapter 5 - Prescription Drug Cost Containment

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Vermont Health Access. See
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Vermont Health Access. See
• Drug Utilization Review Board: means the Drug Utilization Review Board established in connection with the Medicaid program. See
• Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
• Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Health benefit plan: means a health benefit plan with prescription drug coverage offered or administered by a health insurer, as defined by 18 V. See
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Participating health benefit plan: means a health benefit plan that has agreed to participate in one or more components of the Pharmacy Best Practices and Cost Control Program. See
• Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
• Pharmacy Best Practices and Cost Control Program: means the Pharmacy Best Practices and Cost Control Program established by this subchapter. See
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
• State public assistance program: includes the Medicaid program, VPharm, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, the State of Vermont AIDS Medication Assistance Program, the General Assistance program, the Pharmacy Discount Plan Program, and the out-of-state counterparts to such programs. See
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.