VermontPatients and providers must both agree to record remote appointments
Vermont law requires consent from both the patient and the health care provider before either makes or arranges a recording of their remote medical consultation.
What it does
Patients and health care providers cannot record, or arrange to record, a telemedicine or phone consultation unless both agree to the recording.
Argument forRequiring both people’s consent could protect patients and providers from having sensitive medical conversations recorded against their wishes.
Argument againstA provider’s refusal could keep a patient from recording an appointment to replay medical advice later.
More detail
Patients and health care providers must both consent before either records or arranges a recording of their consultation. The rules cover telemedicine consultations and medical consultations by audio-only telephone in Vermont. Consent from only the patient or only the provider is not enough. The recording rules took effect on passage, April 20, 2026, when the Governor signed the law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 22House message: Governor approved bill on April 20, 2026Latest
- Apr 21Signed by Governor Phil Scott on April 20, 2026Became Law
- Apr 14Delivered to Governor on April 14, 2026To Governor
- Apr 7Senate Message: Passed in concurrenceMajor
- Apr 3Read 3rd time & passed in concurrencePassed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 3New Business/Third ReadingMinor
- Apr 2Reported favorably by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and Welfare, read 2nd time and 3rd reading orderedMinor
- Apr 2Favorable report by Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- Apr 2New Business/Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 1Favorable report by Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- Apr 1Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 1Entered on Notice Calendar
- Jan 22Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- Jan 20Read third time and passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Jan 20Action Calendar: Third ReadingMinor
- Jan 16Third Reading orderedMinor
- Jan 16Rep. Berbeco of Winooski reported for the Committee on Health Care
- Jan 16Read second timeMinor
- Jan 16Action Calendar: Favorable
- Jan 15Notice Calendar: Favorable
- 2025
- Jan 24Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health CareIntroduced
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