Vermont § 9405c - Notice of acquisition

§ 9405c. Notice of acquisition

• (a) As used in this section: (1) “Acquire” means a purchase or transfer through which a hospital will own or control
  the business of a medical practice. (2) “Hospital” means a general hospital or hospital facility licensed under chapter 43
  of this title. (3) “Medical practice” means a business through which one or more physicians practice
  medicine. (b) Each hospital shall provide notice to the Office of the Attorney General at least
  90 days or as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of a transaction through
  which the hospital will acquire a medical practice. The notice shall include at least
  the following information: (1) the name and address of the hospital acquiring the medical practice and contact information
  for a representative of the hospital; and (2) the name and address of the medical practice being acquired and contact information
  for a representative of the medical practice. (c) Information provided to the Office of the Attorney General pursuant to this section
  is exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act and shall
  be kept confidential except to the extent necessary to allow the Office to perform
  an inquiry into potentially anticompetitive practices. (Added 2015, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)