Vermont § 4282 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 4282. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Dispenser” means any person who “dispenses” or engages in “dispensing” as those terms
  are defined in 26 V.S.A. § 2022(5). (2) “Health care provider” means an individual licensed, certified, or authorized by law
  to provide professional health care service in this State to an individual during
  that individual’s medical or dental care, treatment, or confinement. (3) “VPMS” means the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System established under this chapter. (4) “Delegate” means an individual employed by a health care provider or pharmacy or in
  the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and authorized by a health care provider
  or dispenser or by the Chief Medical Examiner to request information from the VPMS
  relating to a bona fide current patient of the health care provider or dispenser or
  to a bona fide investigation or inquiry into an individual’s death. (5) “Department” means the Department of Health. (6) “Drug diversion investigator” means an employee of the Department of Public Safety
  whose primary duties include investigations involving violations of laws regarding
  prescription drugs or the diversion of prescribed controlled substances and who has
  completed a training program established by the Department of Health by rule that
  is designed to ensure that officers have the training necessary to use responsibly
  and properly any information that they receive from the VPMS. (7) “Evidence-based” means based on criteria and guidelines that reflect high-quality,
  cost-effective care