2005 Vermont Code - § 143b. — Education and information

§ 143b. Education and information

(a) Within six months of the effective date of section 143a of this title, the office of Vermont health access shall issue rules establishing a procedure for health care providers enrolled in state- and federally-funded medical assistance programs to obtain advisory opinions regarding coverage and reimbursement under those programs. Each advisory opinion issued by the office shall be binding on the office and the party or parties requesting the opinion only with regard to the specific questions posed in the opinion, the facts and information set forth in it, and the statutes and rules specifically noted in the opinion.

(b) At least four times a year, the office of Vermont health access shall alert health care providers enrolled in state- and federally-funded assistance programs by publication distributed to such health care providers, regarding current issues relating to fraud and abusive billing in such programs. (Added 2003, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 76.)