Vermont § 9409 - Health care provider bargaining groups
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 9409 — Health care provider bargaining groups, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9409. Health care provider bargaining groups
- (a) The Green Mountain Care Board may approve the creation of one or more health care
provider bargaining groups, consisting of health care providers who choose to participate.
A bargaining group is authorized to negotiate on behalf of all participating providers
with the Secretary of Administration, the Secretary of Human Services, the Green Mountain
Care Board, or the Commissioner of Labor with respect to any matter in this chapter;
chapter 13, 219, 220, or 222 of this title; 21 V.S.A. chapter 9; and 33 V.S.A. chapters 18 and 19 with respect to provider regulation, provider reimbursement, administrative simplification,
information technology, workforce planning, or quality of health care. (b) The Green Mountain Care Board shall adopt by rule criteria for forming and approving
bargaining groups and criteria and procedures for negotiations authorized by this
section. (c) The rules relating to negotiations shall include a nonbinding arbitration process
to assist in the resolution of disputes. Nothing in this section shall be construed
to limit the authority of the Secretary of Administration, the Secretary of Human
Services, the Green Mountain Care Board, or the Commissioner of Labor to reject the
recommendation or decision of the arbiter. (Added 1991, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 11, 1992; amended 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 15, 38(a); 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2011, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. May 16, 2012; 2015, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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