Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 2106

  • General Assistance: means financial aid to provide the necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, fuel, electricity, medical care, and other items as the Commissioner may prescribe by rule, when a need is found to exist and the applicant is otherwise found eligible. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 2106. Limitation on liability for medical assistance

The State shall not be liable for medical or surgical care furnished to any person eligible for General Assistance unless the Department agrees to it. This section shall not apply to hospitals. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1973, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2015, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)