2015 Vermont Statutes
Title 33 - Human Services
Chapter 65 - Medicare And General Assistance Beneficiaries; Balance Billing
§ 6507 Administration; enforcement
§ 6507. Administration; enforcement
(a) A person aggrieved by a violation of the provisions of this chapter may file a complaint with the State Board of Medical Practice within the Department of Health. The matter shall be investigated by the Board and shall be subject to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, relating to contested cases.
(b) The Board of Medical Practice may, after hearing, impose an administrative penalty of not more than $50.00 against any physician who violates the provisions of section 6505 or 6506 of this title relating to assistance and posting.
(c) The Board of Medical Practice may, after hearing, order a physician who balance billed in violation of the provisions of this chapter to make restitution of any monies received from a Medicare or General Assistance beneficiary as a result of such billing. (Added 1987, No. 51, § 1; amended 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 82, eff. May 20, 2014.)
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