§ 2106 - Limitation on liability for medical assistance - Vermont Statutes

§ 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. However, without agreement recovery may be had from the department for necessary emergency care until it is first reasonably possible to contact a welfare officer or town service officer. This section shall not apply to hospitals. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1973, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)