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Green Mountain Care Board: Rule 3.000: Hospital Budget Review.
Vermont Proposed Rule: 25P044
AGENCY: Green Mountain Care Board
CONCISE SUMMARY: This proposed hospital budget review rule amends the existing rule to conform to statutory amendments made with the passage of Act 49 (2025), Act 62 (2025), and Act 68 (2025). These Acts set forth revised standards and processes by which hospital budgets are reviewed, established, and monitored by the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB). The proposed rule also streamlines and simplifies certain parts of the hospital budget review process. The proposed rule clarifies hospital budget submission obligations, the process for requesting that information be exempt from public inspection and copying, and the Board’s ability to disclose this information. The proposed rule revises the Board’s process for exempting hospitals from public hearings, the process for reviewing mid-year budget performance, the process for reviewing significant deviations from established budgets, and the process for reviewing hospital applications for budget adjustment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Angela Pellegrino-Wood, Green Mountain Care Board, 112 State St. 5th floor Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: 802-461-5740 E-Mail: Angela.Pellegrino-Wood@vermont.gov URL: https://gmcboard.vermont.gov/hospital-budget-review.
FOR COPIES: Mark Hengstler, Green Mountain Care Board, 112 State St. 5th floor Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: 802-249-0519 E-Mail: Mark.Hengstler@vermont.gov.