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No. 80  Page 1 of 2
2026
No. 80. An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded
with patient and provider consent.
  (H.84)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 9361 is amended to read:
§ 9361. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DELIVERING HEALTH CARE
  SERVICES THROUGH TELEMEDICINE OR BY STORE-AND-
  FORWARD MEANS
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   (d) Neither a health care provider nor a patient shall create or cause to be
created a recording of a provider’s telemedicine consultation with a patient
unless both the patient and the provider consent to the recording.
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Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 9362 is amended to read:
§ 9362. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DELIVERING HEALTH CARE
  SERVICES BY AUDIO-ONLY TELEPHONE
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   (d) Neither a health care provider nor a patient shall create or cause to be
created a recording of a provider’s telephone consultation with a patient unless
both the patient and the provider consent to the recording.
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  VT LEG #389068 v.1
No. 80  Page 2 of 2
2026
Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
  This act shall take effect on passage.
Date Governor signed bill: April 20, 2026
  VT LEG #389068 v.1