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VT H0588

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Matt Birong

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Office of Professional Regulation gains explicit authority to rescind licenses and enforce against attempted fraudulent or deceptive procurement of licenses, with all board members required to be adults

  • Creates a new limited academic dentist license for full-time dental instructors at accredited programs, allowing practice only at teaching facilities under supervision of a fully licensed dentist, with no application or renewal fees

  • Strengthens massage establishment regulations by requiring registration, allowing inspections prior to registration, enabling denial of registration at locations with prior unprofessional conduct history, and expanding definitions of sexual misconduct

  • Eliminates the advisory committee on midwifery and changes midwife practice data submission from mandatory to discretionary; adds requirement for midwives to maintain North American Registry of Midwives certification

  • Expands pharmacist vaccination authority to all ACIP-recommended vaccines for patients 18+ without requiring specific CDC schedule compliance, and includes cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, and natural organic reduction in the definition of funeral service practice

Legislative Description

An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Last Action

Third Reading ordered

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/10/2026
Ways and Means2/19/2026
Government Operations and Military Affairs1/7/2026

Full Bill Text

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