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DTSTART:20260714
DTEND:20260714
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P013 -- Rules for Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure and Registration.
LOCATION:Virtually via MS Teams
DESCRIPTION: Location: Virtually via MS Teams Address: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/22123203273 1688?pfo6S4yZFop7HcCxeD8 City: Meeting ID: 221 232 032 731 688 Passcode: zK9rm2Wz State: VT Title: Rules for Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure and Registration. Persons Affected: Office of Professional Regulation; Department of Vermont Health Access; Current interim telehealth registrants. Economic Impact: Currently, interim telehealth registrants pay no fees. This rule will operationalize the application and renewal fee schedule in 26 V.S.A. ch. 56. Depending on the profession and credential, those fees are $73 to $285 for initial applications and $109 to $491 for biannual renewals. We estimate the rule's implementation will generate approximately $430,000 in the first year and $280,000 annually after that. Effective Date:  Summary:These rules govern the licensing and registration of out-of-state healthcare professionals practicing with Vermont patients via telehealth only. These rules create the permanent system mandated by Act 4 (2023) to replace a system currently operating on an interim basis. The rules provide for eligibility requirements, standards of practice, and mandatory disclosures by out-of-state telehealth professionals. These rules do not apply to practice via telehealth by professionals who hold regular Vermont credentials.
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DTSTART:20260714
DTEND:20260714
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P013 -- Rules for Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure and Registration.
LOCATION:Office of Professional Regulation
DESCRIPTION: Location: Office of Professional Regulation Address: 89 Main Street, Suite 3 City: Montpelier State: VT Title: Rules for Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure and Registration. Persons Affected: Office of Professional Regulation; Department of Vermont Health Access; Current interim telehealth registrants. Economic Impact: Currently, interim telehealth registrants pay no fees. This rule will operationalize the application and renewal fee schedule in 26 V.S.A. ch. 56. Depending on the profession and credential, those fees are $73 to $285 for initial applications and $109 to $491 for biannual renewals. We estimate the rule's implementation will generate approximately $430,000 in the first year and $280,000 annually after that. Effective Date:  Summary:These rules govern the licensing and registration of out-of-state healthcare professionals practicing with Vermont patients via telehealth only. These rules create the permanent system mandated by Act 4 (2023) to replace a system currently operating on an interim basis. The rules provide for eligibility requirements, standards of practice, and mandatory disclosures by out-of-state telehealth professionals. These rules do not apply to practice via telehealth by professionals who hold regular Vermont credentials.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260714
DTEND:20260714
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P013 -- Rules for Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure and Registration.
LOCATION:Virtually via MS Teams
DESCRIPTION: Location: Virtually via MS Teams Address: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28488149409 3673?pd2VOkCVhviNMQlQtZ5 City: Meeting ID: 284 881 494 093 673 Passcode: cM6i7cs9 State: VT Title: Rules for Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure and Registration. Persons Affected: Office of Professional Regulation; Department of Vermont Health Access; Current interim telehealth registrants. Economic Impact: Currently, interim telehealth registrants pay no fees. This rule will operationalize the application and renewal fee schedule in 26 V.S.A. ch. 56. Depending on the profession and credential, those fees are $73 to $285 for initial applications and $109 to $491 for biannual renewals. We estimate the rule's implementation will generate approximately $430,000 in the first year and $280,000 annually after that. Effective Date:  Summary:These rules govern the licensing and registration of out-of-state healthcare professionals practicing with Vermont patients via telehealth only. These rules create the permanent system mandated by Act 4 (2023) to replace a system currently operating on an interim basis. The rules provide for eligibility requirements, standards of practice, and mandatory disclosures by out-of-state telehealth professionals. These rules do not apply to practice via telehealth by professionals who hold regular Vermont credentials.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260714
DTEND:20260714
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P013 -- Rules for Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure and Registration.
LOCATION:Office of Professional Regulation
DESCRIPTION: Location: Office of Professional Regulation Address: 89 Main Street, Suite 3 City: Montpelier State: VT Title: Rules for Out-of-State Telehealth Licensure and Registration. Persons Affected: Office of Professional Regulation; Department of Vermont Health Access; Current interim telehealth registrants. Economic Impact: Currently, interim telehealth registrants pay no fees. This rule will operationalize the application and renewal fee schedule in 26 V.S.A. ch. 56. Depending on the profession and credential, those fees are $73 to $285 for initial applications and $109 to $491 for biannual renewals. We estimate the rule's implementation will generate approximately $430,000 in the first year and $280,000 annually after that. Effective Date:  Summary:These rules govern the licensing and registration of out-of-state healthcare professionals practicing with Vermont patients via telehealth only. These rules create the permanent system mandated by Act 4 (2023) to replace a system currently operating on an interim basis. The rules provide for eligibility requirements, standards of practice, and mandatory disclosures by out-of-state telehealth professionals. These rules do not apply to practice via telehealth by professionals who hold regular Vermont credentials.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260717
DTEND:20260717
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P017 -- 10 App. V.S.A. § 12., Leashed tracking dogs.
LOCATION:Vermont Agency of Transportation, Dill Building
DESCRIPTION: Location: Vermont Agency of Transportation, Dill Building Address: 2178 Airport Road City: Barre State: VT Title: 10 App. V.S.A. § 12., Leashed tracking dogs. Persons Affected: Leashed tracking dog licensees; Hunters; and 
Department Staff, including Game Wardens. Economic Impact: The proposed rule changes are not anticipated to have an economic impact. Effective Date:  Summary:The proposed rule amendments make two changes to the existing leashed tracking dog rule: it amends the definition of "big game animal" to be consistent with the definition in 10 V.S.A. § 4001, to include all big game animals including moose. This will allow hunters to employ leashed tracking dogs to legally track dead or wounded moose.  And the proposed amendment strikes the language limiting tracking to big game seasons and the 24-hour period immediately following. This will allow for the use of tracking dogs to locate animals injured or killed outside the legal hunting seasons.
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DTSTART:20260717
DTEND:20260717
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P016 -- 10 App. V.S.A. § 5. Bow and arrow and crossbow standards.
LOCATION:Vermont Agency of Transportation, Dill Building
DESCRIPTION: Location: Vermont Agency of Transportation, Dill Building Address: 2178 Airport Road City: Barre State: VT Title: 10 App. V.S.A. § 5. Bow and arrow and crossbow standards. Persons Affected: Archers who hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow. Economic Impact: The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have an economic impact. Effective Date:  Summary:The proposed amendments continue to require the same arrowhead width and cutting edges, but apply the standards to broadheads used with crossbows as well.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260717
DTEND:20260717
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P015 -- 10 App. V.S.A. § 2a. Big game; tagging.
LOCATION:Vermont Agency of Transportation, Dill Building
DESCRIPTION: Location: Vermont Agency of Transportation, Dill Building Address: 2178 Airport Road City: Barre State: VT Title: 10 App. V.S.A. § 2a. Big game; tagging. Persons Affected: Hunters, and Department of Fish and Wildlife Staff, including Game Wardens. Economic Impact: The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have an economic impact. Effective Date:  Summary:The proposed amendments are intended to clarify the big game tagging requirements regarding required tag information, requirements for individuals taking game on their own land, and tagging requirements for the transportation of animal parts. The proposed rule language requires that all big game carcasses are tagged with a tag that contains the name of the hunter, and the applicable tag or permit number.  This information is necessary for appropriate enforcement of license and permitting requirements.
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DTSTART:20260717
DTEND:20260717
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P014 -- 10 App. V.S.A. § 2, Report, Big Game
LOCATION:Vermont Agency of Transportation, Dill Building
DESCRIPTION: Location: Vermont Agency of Transportation, Dill Building Address: 2178 Airport Road City: Barre State: VT Title: 10 App. V.S.A. § 2, Report, Big Game Persons Affected: Small Business owners acting as authorized reporting stations, including general stores, outdoor sporting goods stores, grocery stores and markets, hardware stores, etc. throughout Department Staff, including biologists and Game Wardens. Hunters Economic Impact: The amended rule language will allow the Department to increase payments per animal offered to agents operating large game check-stations, potentially increasing revenue for those stores.  If the fee is increased from $1 to $5, check stations around the State may see an increase in reporting revenue of approximately $71,000 statewide. If the fee increases, the Department will also be required to reimburse authorized agents a larger amount of money from the General Fund. Effective Date:  Summary:The proposed changes explicitly prohibit making false statements in the reporting of wild game taken, allows the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife to pay a fee of at least one dollar per report to agents at authorized reporting stations, and makes minor technical updates to the citations in the rule. The Department currently is authorized to reimburse authorized check-station agents one dollar per report; this reimbursement has not increased since 1971 and the proposed language is intended to give the Department the ability to increase the reimbursement amount, incentivizing the continued operation of check-stations.
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DTSTART:20260803
DTEND:20260803
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P019 -- Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule Rule 40.
LOCATION:Virtually via MS Teams
DESCRIPTION: Location: Virtually via MS Teams Address: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/21573582888 5071?plFaIi4PsXrmEGKrHuH City: Meeting ID: 215 735 828 885 071 Passcode: dD3X6PZ3 State: VT Title: Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule Rule 40. Persons Affected: All Vermont employers required to carry workers' compensation or to self-insure (including the State of Vermont), all Vermont workers who sustain work-related injuries, Vermont health care professionals who care 
for injured workers, and all Vermont hospitals. Economic Impact: A preliminary analysis by the National Council on Compensation Insurance concluded that the annual impact on workers' compensation system costs would modestly increase reimbursement rates to health care professionals by 3.1. The overall system costs would decrease some 11. The decrease is attributable to more robust CPT and HCPCS billing codes, because procedures with no corresponding fee schedule code are billed at the comparatively high rate of 83 of billed charges. Effective Date:  Summary:Medical providers who care for injured workers covered by a workers' compensation policy are required to bill for their services using the Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule. It is vital to the health of the workers'compensation system that such fees be sufficient to ensure the provision of services, without being so generous as to increase the cost of insurance coverage. The rule generally modestly raises reimbursement amounts, adds a far more robust table of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes, and provides for annual indexing going forward using Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)"market basket" factors, capped at 3 annually.
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DTSTART:20260803
DTEND:20260803
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P019 -- Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule Rule 40.
LOCATION:Dept. of Labor
DESCRIPTION: Location: Dept. of Labor Address: 5 Green Mountain Drive City: Montpelier State: VT Title: Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule Rule 40. Persons Affected: All Vermont employers required to carry workers' compensation or to self-insure (including the State of Vermont), all Vermont workers who sustain work-related injuries, Vermont health care professionals who care 
for injured workers, and all Vermont hospitals. Economic Impact: A preliminary analysis by the National Council on Compensation Insurance concluded that the annual impact on workers' compensation system costs would modestly increase reimbursement rates to health care professionals by 3.1. The overall system costs would decrease some 11. The decrease is attributable to more robust CPT and HCPCS billing codes, because procedures with no corresponding fee schedule code are billed at the comparatively high rate of 83 of billed charges. Effective Date:  Summary:Medical providers who care for injured workers covered by a workers' compensation policy are required to bill for their services using the Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule. It is vital to the health of the workers'compensation system that such fees be sufficient to ensure the provision of services, without being so generous as to increase the cost of insurance coverage. The rule generally modestly raises reimbursement amounts, adds a far more robust table of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes, and provides for annual indexing going forward using Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)"market basket" factors, capped at 3 annually.
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DTSTART:20260805
DTEND:20260805
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P018 -- VOSHA Review Board Rules of Procedure.
LOCATION:VOSHA Review Board, Room 315
DESCRIPTION: Location: VOSHA Review Board, Room 315 Address: 6 Baldwin Street City: Montpelier State: VT Title: VOSHA Review Board Rules of Procedure. Persons Affected: Vermont Department of Labor VOSHA Program(Complainant); and employers and employees, or their employee representatives, who contest said VOSHA Program’s citations for workplace safety violations(Respondent). Economic Impact: There is minimal economic impact. The Rules are being revised to update, through expansion and clarification, the Review Board Procedures. Effective Date:  Summary:These rules serve as a guide to the Review Board, its Clerk and Hearing Officers and parties regarding the orderly transaction of its proceedings regarding contested VOSHA Cases. There are two levels of review available to the parties through the Rules of Procedure. The first is through a hearing before a Hearing Officer. The second level is through a discretionary review by the Review Board, should a party (or the Review Board on its own motion) want to appeal the Hearing Officer's decision. There are two types of proceedings offered in the Rules: conventional and simplified. Simplified Proceedings offer employers (respondents) a less formal way to contest a citation (no answer needs to be filed and documents are exchanged freely without the use of discovery, generally). Rules regarding settlement and the parties' option of using Hearing Officers to mediate a settlement are covered in the Rules.
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DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P022 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Nonfinancial Eligibility Requirements (Part 3)
LOCATION:Agency of Human Services
DESCRIPTION: Location: Agency of Human Services Address: Waterbury State Office Complex, 280 State Drive, Conference Room Cherry A City: Waterbury State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Nonfinancial Eligibility Requirements (Part 3) Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
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DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P021 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Eligibility Standards (Part 2).
LOCATION:Virtually via MS Teams
DESCRIPTION: Location: Virtually via MS Teams Address: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/233297609116516?pleCIIA3r4n2nvslTbO City: Call in (audio only) (802) 828-7667; Conference ID: 564 838 973# State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Eligibility Standards (Part 2). Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P021 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Eligibility Standards (Part 2).
LOCATION:Agency of Human Services
DESCRIPTION: Location: Agency of Human Services Address: Waterbury State Office Complex, 280 State Drive, Conference Room Cherry A City: Waterbury State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Eligibility Standards (Part 2). Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P020 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, General Provisions and Definitions (Part 1).
LOCATION:Virtual via MS Teams
DESCRIPTION: Location: Virtual via MS Teams Address: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/233297609116516?pleCIIA3r4n2nvslTbO City: Call in (audio only) (802) 828-7667; Conference ID: 564 838 973# State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, General Provisions and Definitions (Part 1). Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P020 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, General Provisions and Definitions (Part 1).
LOCATION:Agency of Human Services
DESCRIPTION: Location: Agency of Human Services Address: Waterbury State Office Complex, 280 State Drive, Conference Room Cherry A City: Waterbury State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, General Provisions and Definitions (Part 1). Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P024 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Eligibility-and-Enrollment Procedures (Part 7).
LOCATION:Virtually via MS Teams
DESCRIPTION: Location: Virtually via MS Teams Address: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/233297609116516?pleCIIA3r4n2nvslTbO City: Call in (audio only) (802) 828-7667; Conference ID: 564 838 973# State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Eligibility-and-Enrollment Procedures (Part 7). Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P024 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Eligibility-and-Enrollment Procedures (Part 7).
LOCATION:Agency of Human Services
DESCRIPTION: Location: Agency of Human Services Address: Waterbury State Office Complex, 280 State Drive, Conference Room Cherry A City: Waterbury State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Eligibility-and-Enrollment Procedures (Part 7). Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
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DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P023 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Financial Methodologies (Part 5).
LOCATION:Virtually via MS Teams
DESCRIPTION: Location: Virtually via MS Teams Address: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/233297609116516?pleCIIA3r4n2nvslTbO City: Call in (audio only) (802) 828-7667; Conference ID: 564 838 973# State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Financial Methodologies (Part 5). Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
DTSTAMP:2026-07-15 16:56:00
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DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P023 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Financial Methodologies (Part 5).
LOCATION:Agency of Human Services
DESCRIPTION: Location: Agency of Human Services Address: Waterbury State Office Complex, 280 State Drive, Conference Room Cherry A City: Waterbury State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Financial Methodologies (Part 5). Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
DTSTAMP:2026-07-15 16:56:00
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DTSTART:20260814
DTEND:20260814
SUMMARY:Hearing on Rule:26P022 -- Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Nonfinancial Eligibility Requirements (Part 3)
LOCATION:Virtually via MS Teams
DESCRIPTION: Location: Virtually via MS Teams Address: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/233297609116516?pleCIIA3r4n2nvslTbO City: Call in (audio only) (802) 828-7667; Conference ID: 564 838 973# State: VT Title: Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment Rule, Nonfinancial Eligibility Requirements (Part 3) Persons Affected: Applicants and enrollees of Medicaid and Qualified 
Health Plans with financial assistance; Health law, policy, and related advocacy and community-based organizations and groups including the Office of the Health Care Advocate; Health care providers; Eligibility and enrollment assisters, including agents and brokers; The Agency of Human Services including its departments; The Vermont Department of Labor. Economic Impact: The Agency of Human Services (AHS) anticipates that many of the proposed changes to HBEE carry an economic impact. Changes to eligibility criteria for certain non-citizens will result in reduced enrollment in Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans. AHS anticipates that increased frequency of renewals for enrollees in the Medicaid Adult coverage group, as well as the introduction of new work and community engagement requirements, will reduce enrollment in Medicaid. The change to retroactive Medicaid periods represents a reduction in coverage for eligible Medicaid enrollees. Overall, these changes will reduce total Medicaid enrollment, increase the number of uninsured people in Vermont, increase financial hardship on individuals and families impacted, and increase the burden of uncompensated care on healthcare providers and systems. The implementation and ongoing administration of these changes represent significant additional costs to the state. These costs have been quantified in a $5 million dollar project budget for implementation. Effective Date:  Summary:This proposed rule amends part 1-3, 5 and 7 of the 8-part Health Benefits Eligibility and Enrollment (HBEE) rule. Parts 1,2,3,5 and 7 were last amended effective January 1, 2026. Substantive revisions include: newly requiring certain adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees demonstrate compliance with work and community engagement rules as a factor of eligibility; reducing the retroactive Medicaid coverage period from three months to one month for Adult coverage group enrollees and two months for all other enrollees; restricting non-citizen eligibility for both Medicaid
and Qualified Health Plan premium tax credits and adding a new category of "eligible non-citizen" to clarify which individuals remain eligible; adjusting the renewal period from 12 to 6 months for Medicaid enrollees in the Adult coverage group; shortening the annual open enrollment period from November 1st-January 15th to November 1st - December 15th. All of these substantive revisions are required by federal law.
DTSTAMP:2026-07-15 16:56:00
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