VT H0071

Health care entities must provide 180-day advance written notice to the Green Mountain Care Board and Attorney General before completing material change transactions involving entities with at least $1,000,000 in assets or annual revenues

The Green Mountain Care Board may approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove transactions after conducting cost and market impact reviews that examine effects on competition, pricing, service availability, and health care access

Corporations are prohibited from practicing medicine or interfering with licensed health care providers' professional judgment and clinical decisions, including controlling patient time limits, discharge timing, and diagnostic coding

Noncompetition agreements between physicians and employers are void and unenforceable, with limited exceptions for physicians owning 25% or more of the practice

Health care entities must report ownership, control, and financial information to the Green Mountain Care Board every two years, with public reporting on consolidation trends beginning February 1, 2027