§ 115. Public health surveillance assessment and planning
(a) The Department of Health may, in the discretion of the Commissioner, accept for treatment children who have chronic diseases or developmental disabilities.
(b) The Commissioner of Health is authorized to:
(1) study the prevalence of chronic disease;
(2) make such morbidity studies as may be necessary to evaluate the overall problem of chronic disease and developmental disabilities;
(3) develop an early case-finding program, in cooperation with the medical profession;
(4) develop and carry on an educational program as to the causes, prevention, and alleviation of chronic disease and developmental disabilities; and
(5) adopt rules for the purpose of screening chronic diseases and developmental disabilities in newborns.
(c) The Department of Health is directed to consult and cooperate with the medical profession and interested official and voluntary agencies and societies in the development of this program.
(d) The Department is authorized to accept contributions or gifts which are given to the State for any of the purposes as stated in this section, and the Department is authorized to charge and retain monies to offset the cost of providing newborn screening program services. (Amended 1959 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1973, No. 77, § 60, eff. April 14, 1973; 1997, No. 59, § 84, eff. June 30, 1997; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 86; 2015, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 3 - State Board of Health
§ 101. State Board of Health, appointment and qualification
§ 103. Meetings of Board; per diem; expenses
§ 104. Office of Professional Regulation
§ 104a. Commissioner of Health; designation of advisor to Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
§ 104b. Community health and wellness grants
§ 106. Delegation of duties by Board through Commissioner
§ 107. Life and health of inhabitants; inspections; investigations
§ 108. Water supply; sanitation
§ 109. Board exercising powers of local Board of Health or health officer
§ 110. Reports by Commissioner
§ 111. Forms for reports of infectious and contagious diseases
§ 112. Circulars of information
§ 113. Services and expenditures; cooperation with other agencies; attendance upon meetings
§ 115. Public health surveillance assessment and planning
§ 116. Mother and child health service; training of nurses and workers
§ 117. Chronic fatigue syndrome
§ 120. Contract for payment of certain health benefits
§ 121. Issuance of search warrants
§ 122. Private right of action
§ 125. Assurance of discontinuance