| 1 | 1 | | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.274 |
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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #380744 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | H.274 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Representatives Burtt of Cabot, Bosch of Clarendon, Dobrovich 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | of Williamstown, Galfetti of Barre Town, Higley of Lowell, 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Keyser of Rutland City, Morgan, L. of Milton, Nelson of 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Derby, Nielsen of Brandon, North of Ferrisburgh, Powers of 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Waterford, Tagliavia of Corinth, and Winter of Ludlow 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Referred to Committee on 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Date: 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Subject: Health; hospitals; Bill of Rights for Hospital Patients; vaccination 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | status 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to add to the Bill 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | of Rights for Hospital Patients the right not to be denied admission, care, or 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | services based solely on the patient’s vaccination status. 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | An act relating to a hospital patient’s right not to be denied care based on 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | vaccination status 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 1852 is amended to read: 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | § 1852. PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS; ADOPTION 18 |
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| 24 | 24 | | (a) The General Assembly hereby adopts the “Bill of Rights for Hospital 19 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Patients” as follows: 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.274 |
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| 29 | 29 | | VT LEG #380744 v.1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | * * * 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (19) The patient has the right not to be denied admission, care, or 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | services based solely on the patient’s vaccination status. 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | * * * 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | This act shall take effect on passage. 6 |
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