# Vermont — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Vermont, has con program is yes; facilities covered is general hospitals, mental hospitals, chronic disease facilities, birthing centers, maternity hospitals, psychiatric facilities, nursing homes, HMOs, home health agencies, outpatient diagnostic or therapy programs, kidney disease treatment centers, mental health agencies, diagnostic imaging facilities, cardiac catheterization laboratories, radiation therapy facilities, ambulatory surgical/diagnostic/treatment centers; moratorium is No certificate of need can be granted for the offering of home health services, which includes hospices or new home health agencies, through Jan. 1, 2025, or until the General Assembly lifts the moratorium; statute citation is Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit. 18 V.S.A., § 9432 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Vermont _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** general hospitals, mental hospitals, chronic disease facilities, birthing centers, maternity hospitals, psychiatric facilities, nursing homes, HMOs, home health agencies, outpatient diagnostic or therapy programs, kidney disease treatment centers, mental health agencies, diagnostic imaging facilities, cardiac catheterization laboratories, radiation therapy facilities, ambulatory surgical/diagnostic/treatment centers
- **Moratorium:** No certificate of need can be granted for the offering of home health services, which includes hospices or new home health agencies, through Jan. 1, 2025, or until the General Assembly lifts the moratorium.
- **Statute citation:** Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit. 18 V.S.A., § 9432 et seq. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Vermont Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://gmcboard.vermont.gov/> State of Vermont Green Mountain Care Board | Certificate of Need Law | <https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/221/09432%22%20/t%20%22_blank> Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit. 18 V.S.A., § 9432 et seq. |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
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