2005 Vermont Code - § 1952. — General provisions

§ 1952. General provisions

(a) The secretary of human services shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter.

(b) The office may use not more than one percent of the assessments received under the provisions of this subchapter for necessary administrative expenses associated with this subchapter.

(c) The budget of any hospital assessed under the provisions of this subchapter that includes a nursing home, home health agency or physician's office practice shall have its assessment based only on the hospital portion of its budget. The nursing home and home health agency components of the budget shall be assessed separately as provided for in this subchapter.

(d) No health care provider conducted, maintained or operated by the United States government shall be subject to an assessment levied under the provisions of this subchapter.

(e) Each assessment imposed pursuant to this subchapter is the liability of the health care provider and no portion thereof shall be charged directly to any patient or resident, but may be treated as a cost of doing business for the purpose of determining rates and charges. (Added 1991, No. 94, § 1; amended 1991, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1993, No. 56 § 1, eff. June 3, 1993; 1999, No. 49, § 201; 2005, No. 71, § 284.)