Vermont § 1128 - Access to health services and testing

§ 1128. Access to health services and testing

• (a) No health care provider or facility shall request or require any applicant for care
  or services or any client or patient to have an HIV-related blood test as a condition
  for receiving unrelated treatment or service nor shall any such provider or facility
  discriminate against any applicant, client, or patient on the basis of a person’s
  having a positive test result from an HIV-related blood test. Nothing in this section
  shall preclude health care providers or facilities from recommending testing for medically
  appropriate diagnostic purposes or from administering to clients or patients who consent
  to have an HIV-related blood test. (b) Failure of a health care provider to comply with any provision of this section shall
  constitute grounds for disciplinary action or any other regulatory action authorized
  by law. Failure of a health care facility to comply with any provision of this section
  shall constitute grounds for modification, suspension, or revocation of the facility’s
  license, authority to operate, or any other regulatory action authorized by law. Any
  such regulatory action shall be taken in accordance with the disciplinary, licensing,
  or other procedures established by law for the board or agency having jurisdiction
  over the health care provider or facility. (c) A person aggrieved by a violation of this section or the Attorney General on behalf
  of such a person may bring an action for injunctive relief and damages in the Superior
  Court of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. The court
  may award costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to an aggrieved person who prevails
  in an action brought under this subsection. (Added 1987, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)