Notices for Week of: JUNE 14, 2007
PROPOSED STATE RULES
By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at http://vermont-archives.org/aparules/ovnotices.htm The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members.
To make special arrangements for individuals with disabilities or special needs please call or write the contact person listed below as soon as possible
To obtain further information concerning any scheduled hearing(s), obtain copies of proposed rule(s) or submit comments regarding proposed rule(s), please call or write the contact person listed below. You may also submit comments in writing to the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, State House, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 (828-2231).
Newborn Screening Program Regulations
Vermont Proposed Rule: 07P031
AGENCY: Human Services, Department of Health
CONCISE SUMMARY: The Proposed Rule (1) states the current newborn screening panel in language and terminology of the current nomenclature; (2) adds two new conditions (newborn hearing disorders and cystic fibrosis) to the existing panel for which infants born in Vermont are screened, which brings the revised panel to 29 conditions; and (3) raises the fee charged by the Vermont Department of Health to hospitals for this screening from $33.30 per newborn to $95.00 per newborn.
TYPE OF PERSONS AFFECTED: All newborns born in Vermont and their parents, Vermont birthing hospitals, Vermont Department of Health Newborn Screening and Hearing Programs, certain Vermont medical specialists, and Vermont health care providers who serve families of newborns.
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS: 1) There will be no procedural change for hospital newborn nursery service staff as a result of the additional conditions. 2) The cost of the service will rise to cover the costs associated with screening and follow-up of the additional conditions. 3) The current fee is, and the increased fee will be, billed to and paid for by the provider hospitals. VDH will not bill parents for screening. Hospitals may recoup screening charges according to their current practices, either by billing the parent's health care payment source or by factoring the cost of screening into the daily rate for routine newborn care. 4) Early identification and treatment of an expanded list of conditions could prevent severe disability and/or death, and, for those affected and treated early, could reduce future health care and educational costs.
SCHEDULED HEARINGS: July 5, 2007, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, Vermont Dept. of Health, 226 Holiday Drive, Suite 22, White River Jct. Vt. and July 6, 2007, 1:00 - 3:00 PM Vermont Dept. of Health, 108 Cherry Street, 1st Floor (Scenic Wonder Conf. Room), Burlington, VT.
DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: July 16, 2007
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Cynthia L. Ingham, RN, Newborn Screening Program Chief, Vermont Dept. of Health, 108 Cherry St., Burlington VT 05401 802-951-5180
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Antlerless Deer Season 2007, Regulation #911
Vermont Proposed Rule: 07P030
AGENCY: Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife Dept.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: John Buck, VT Department of Fish & Wildlife, 5 Perry Street, Suite 40, Barre, VT 05641 (802) 476-0199
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- Louise Corliss by e-mail at or by phone 802-828-2863
