Vermont § 6705 - Subrogation

§ 6705. Subrogation

• (a) Upon furnishing medical assistance under chapter 19 of this title to any individual,
  the Department of Vermont Health Access shall be subrogated, to the extent of the
  expenditure for medical care furnished, to any rights such individual may have to
  third-party reimbursement for such care. (b) The Department of Vermont Health Access or its designee shall be entitled to obtain
  from any medical service provider any records of the treatment of any individual covered
  by subsection (a) of this section that are in any way relevant to the treatment paid
  for through medical assistance without regard to any other privilege or right of confidentiality
  or privacy that may exist. The Department shall ensure that any records obtained are
  not released to any other individual, agency, or other entity except as necessary
  to pursue the Department’s rights of subrogation. (c) The Department of Vermont Health Access may contract with a private attorney or attorneys,
  or other private persons, for the purpose of obtaining third-party reimbursement for
  Medicaid expenditures under this section. In awarding contracts under this section,
  the Department shall give preference to bidders who maintain a place of business in
  this State. (Added 1989, No. 259 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1995, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 129; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.78; 2021, No. 20, § 342.)