Bill > S0028

This bill makes several significant changes to Vermont state law to protect access to certain health care services, particularly reproductive and gender-affirming care. The bill expands legal protections for individuals and healthcare providers engaged in legally protected health care activities, such as abortion and gender-affirming care. Key provisions include protecting individuals who provide or seek these services from out-of-state investigations, preventing the disclosure of protected health information related to these services, and prohibiting professional disciplinary actions against healthcare providers solely for providing such care. The bill also introduces new requirements for advertising health care services, mandating transparency and accuracy, and adds provisions allowing pharmacists and prescribers to redact their names from prescriptions for certain sensitive health care services. Additionally, the bill updates definitions of health care services, modifies reporting requirements, and ensures that public agencies cannot cooperate with investigations targeting legally protected health care activities. The legislation aims to safeguard patient privacy, prevent potential legal harassment, and maintain access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care services in Vermont.

Health and Social Services

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/S.28