BILL AS INTRODUCED H.84
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VT LEG #378763 v.1
H.84 1
Introduced by Representatives Hooper of Burlington, Austin of Colchester, 2
Bishop of Colchester, Bluemle of Burlington, Branagan of 3
Georgia, Burtt of Cabot, Campbell of St. Johnsbury, Casey of 4
Montpelier, Coffin of Cavendish, Critchlow of Colchester, 5
Dodge of Essex, Duke of Burlington, Greer of Bennington, 6
Hango of Berkshire, Harrison of Chittenden, Higley of Lowell, 7
Howard of Rutland City, Kleppner of Burlington, Maguire of 8
Rutland City, McCann of Montpelier, Morgan, M. of Milton, 9
Morrissey of Bennington, Mrowicki of Putney, Nielsen of 10
Brandon, Pinsonault of Dorset, and Satcowitz of Randolph 11
Referred to Committee on 12
Date: 13
Subject: Health; telehealth; recordings; consent 14
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to allow 15
telehealth appointments to be recorded if both the patient and the provider 16
consent. 17
An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with 18
patient and provider consent 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.84
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VT LEG #378763 v.1
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 1
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 9361 is amended to read: 2
§ 9361. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DELIVERING HEALTH CARE 3
SERVICES THROUGH TELEMEDICINE OR BY STORE -AND- 4
FORWARD MEANS 5
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(d) Neither a health care provider nor a patient shall create or cause to be 7
created a recording of a provider’s telemedicine consultation with a patient 8
unless both the patient and the provider consent to the recording. 9
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Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 9362 is amended to read: 11
§ 9362. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DELIVERING HEALTH CARE 12
SERVICES BY AUDIO-ONLY TELEPHONE 13
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(d) Neither a health care provider nor a patient shall create or cause to be 15
created a recording of a provider’s telephone consultation with a patient unless 16
both the patient and the provider consent to the recording. 17
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Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 19
This act shall take effect on passage. 20