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Vermont Statutes Title 7. Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco, § 954. Caregivers

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Pursuant to rules adopted by the Board, a person may register with the Board as a caregiver of a registered patient to obtain the benefits of the Registry as provided in section 952 of this title.

(b) The Board shall conduct a name and date of birth Vermont criminal conviction record background check and obtain information from the Child Protection Registry maintained by the Department for Children and Families and from the Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Registry maintained by the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living (collectively, the Registries) for any person who applies to be a caregiver.

(c) The Board shall adopt rules that set forth standards for determining whether an applicant should be denied a caregiver card because of the applicant's criminal history record or status on either Registry.

(d)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, a caregiver may serve not more than two patients at a time, and a patient shall have only one registered caregiver at a time. A patient may serve as a caregiver for one other patient.

(2) A patient who is under 18 years of age may have two caregivers. Additional caregivers shall be at the discretion of the Board.

(e) Medicaid funds shall not be used to support a caregiver in the cultivation or distribution of cannabis on behalf of a patient.

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