Vt. Stat. tit. 18 § 9492

Current through L. 2024, c. 185.
Section 9492 - Non-emergency walk-in centers; nondiscrimination
(a) A non-emergency walk-in center shall accept patients of all ages for diagnosis and treatment of illness, injury, and disease during all hours that the center is open to see patients. A non-emergency walk-in center shall not discriminate against any patient or prospective patient on the basis of insurance status or type of health coverage.
(b) As used in this section, "non-emergency walk-in center" means an outpatient or ambulatory diagnostic or treatment center at which a patient without making an appointment may receive medical care that is not of an emergency, life threatening nature. The term includes facilities that are self-described as urgent care centers, retail health clinics, and convenient care clinics.

18 V.S.A. § 9492

Added 2013, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.) , § 11, eff. 5/27/2014.