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VT H0581
Bill
Status
1/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Burrows
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AI Summary
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Exempts controlled substances prescribed for reproductive health care or gender-affirming health care from mandatory reporting to Vermont's Prescription Monitoring System, unless the Commissioner of Health determines reporting is necessary to protect public health
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Requires that any reproductive or gender-affirming care medication data already in the Prescription Monitoring System be excluded from interstate data-sharing agreements with other states' monitoring programs
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Protects information about prescribers, dispensers, and patients associated with these medications from disclosure to other states
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Amends 18 V.S.A. § 4283 (system creation/implementation) and § 4288 (reciprocal agreements with other states)
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Takes effect July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
An act relating to limiting the reporting of certain medications to the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
1/6/2026