Vermont Statutes Title 18. Health, § 906c. Veterans and service members returning from deployment; prior positions

(1) “Service member” means an individual who is an active duty member of:

(2) “Veteran” means a former service member who received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions from active duty.

(b)(1) A veteran or service member who held a position as an emergency medical provider prior to his or her most recent military deployment but whose license or certification lapsed as a direct result of that deployment shall be permitted to return to that same position at the same rate of compensation upon his or her return from deployment once licensure is renewed, so long as all other requirements for employment are met.

(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to such a veteran or service member until the expiration of six months after his or her return from deployment or the renewal cycle during which he or she returns from deployment, whichever is later.