Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 9496 (2026)

Subchapter 002 : PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO ACCESS TO ABORTION

• § 9496. Definitions

  As used in this subchapter:

  (1) “Health care provider” means a person, partnership, or corporation, including a health care facility, that is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by law to provide professional health care services in this State to an individual during that individual’s medical care, treatment, or confinement.

  (2) “Public entity” means:

  (A) the Legislative, Executive, or Judicial Branch of State Government, or any agency, department, office, or other subdivision of State government, or any elective or appointive officer or employee within any of those branches; or

  (B) any municipality, or any agency, department, office, or other subdivision of municipal government, or any elective or appointive officer or employee within municipal government. (Added 2019, No. 47, § 2, eff. June 10, 2019.)