Vermont § 115 - Public health surveillance assessment and planning

§ 115. Public health surveillance assessment and planning

• (a) The Department of Health may, in the discretion of the Commissioner, accept for treatment
  children who have chronic diseases or developmental disabilities. (b) The Commissioner of Health is authorized to: (1) study the prevalence of chronic disease; (2) make such morbidity studies as may be necessary to evaluate the overall problem of
  chronic disease and developmental disabilities; (3) develop an early case-finding program, in cooperation with the medical profession; (4) develop and carry on an educational program as to the causes, prevention, and alleviation
  of chronic disease and developmental disabilities; and (5) adopt rules for the purpose of screening chronic diseases and developmental disabilities
  in newborns. (c) The Department of Health is directed to consult and cooperate with the medical profession
  and interested official and voluntary agencies and societies in the development of
  this program. (d) The Department is authorized to accept contributions or gifts that are given to the
  State for any of the purposes as stated in this section, and the Department is authorized
  to charge and retain monies to offset the cost of providing newborn screening program
  services. (Amended 1959 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1973, No. 77, § 60, eff. April 14, 1973; 1997, No. 59, § 84, eff. June 30, 1997; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 86; 2015, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)