VermontHospital law sets care and record rules for inpatients
Hospital inpatients must have a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse coordinate their care, and hospitals must keep signed patient records for at least 10 years.
What it does
Hospital inpatients must have a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse coordinate their care. Patients have rights to understandable care information and to know who is treating them.
Hospitals must keep a signed case record for every patient. They must keep each record on file for at least 10 years.
Argument forPatients could get care information and consent details from the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse coordinating their care.
Argument againstHospitals may need staff time to compile, sign, and keep a case record for every inpatient for at least 10 years.
More detail
Each inpatient must have an attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse coordinate their care. This applies to people admitted to a hospital as inpatients. The act took effect on passage.
Hospitals must keep a professional case record for each patient, signed by the attending physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse. This applies to all patients admitted to hospitals required to be licensed under Vermont law. The act took effect on passage.
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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
- May 7Senate Message: Signed by Governor Phil Scott May 6, 2026Latest
- May 7Signed by Governor Phil Scott on May 6, 2026Became Law
- Apr 30Delivered to Governor on April 30, 2026To Governor
- Apr 23Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred inMinor
- Apr 22As passed by Senate and HouseMajor
- Apr 22Title amended
- Apr 22House proposal of amendment concurred inMinor
- Apr 22House proposal of amendment; textMinor
- Apr 22House proposal of amendmentMinor
- Apr 21House proposal of amendmentMinor
- Apr 21Entered on Notice Calendar
- Apr 17House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- Apr 15Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentPassed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 15Action Calendar: Third ReadingMinor
- Apr 14Third Reading orderedMinor
- Apr 14Report of Committee on Health Care agreed to
- Apr 14Rep. Goldman of Rockingham reported for the Committee on Health Care
- Apr 14Read second timeMinor
- Apr 14Action Calendar: Action postponed until April 14, 2026
- Apr 10Action Calendar: Action postponed until April 14, 2026
- Apr 9Rep. Black of Essex moved to postpone action until April 14, 2026, which was agreed to
- Apr 9Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Apr 8Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 11Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health CareMinor
- Feb 27Read 3rd time & passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 27New Business/Third ReadingMinor
- Feb 263rd reading ordered
- Feb 26Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- Feb 26Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Morley for Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- Feb 26Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- Feb 26New Business/Second ReadingMinor
- Feb 25Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- Feb 25Second ReadingMinor
- Feb 25Entered on Notice Calendar
- Jan 6Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and WelfareIntroduced
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