Vermont Statutes Title 13. Crimes and Criminal Procedure, § 1028. Assault of protected professional; assault with bodily fluids

(1) for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than one year;

(2) for the second offense and subsequent offenses, be imprisoned not more than 10 years.

(b)(1) No person shall intentionally cause blood, vomitus, excrement, mucus, saliva, semen, or urine to come in contact with a protected professional while the person is performing a lawful duty.

(2) A person who violates this subsection shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(1) “Protected professional” shall mean a law enforcement officer; a firefighter; a health care worker; an employee, contractor, or grantee of the Department for Children and Families; or any emergency medical personnel as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 2651(6).

(2) “Health care facility” shall have the same meaning as defined in 18 V.S.A. § 9432(8).

(3) “Health care worker” means an employee of a health care facility or a licensed physician who is on the medical staff of a health care facility who provides direct care to patients or who is part of a team-response to a patient or visitor incident involving real or potential violence.