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The committee approved the Office of Professional Regulation's permanent administrative rule for notaries (24 P 41). Emily Treito, identified in testimony as a staff attorney at the Office of Professional Regulation, said the permanent rule implements and expands on previously filed emergency rules and clarifies the scope of notarial practice, especially for remote and electronic notarization. Treito told the committee the agency revised the rule in response to public comments, including a letter from Sheila Etzinger asking about a requirement that the notary certificate be on the same page as the signer's identity; the agency amended the rule and explained the change in its summary of comments and responses.

The committee next approved a package from the Agency of Human Services that combines and updates dental coverage rules (filed as 24 P 036) and repeals three older rules (24 P 037, 24 P 038 and 24 P 039). Ashley Berliner, director of Medicaid policy for the Agency of Human Services, said the consolidated dental rule gathers benefits that formerly lived across several Health Care Administrative Rules, reflects current coverage and implements changes from Act 51 of 2023. Berliner said Act 51 increased the adult annual cap on dental expenditures from $1,000 to $1,500 and allowed emergency dental services for adults to be covered in excess of the annual cap. Berliner also said there is no annual cap on adult dental services for individuals receiving a developmental disability waiver or those on the Community Rehabilitation and Treatment (CRT) program; dentures are covered for beneficiaries in those two programs.

Berliner told the committee that references to the Vermont Global Commitment Section 1115 demonstration waiver were removed from the filing to provide clarity; the agency said removing that reference does not change coverage but reflects that those benefits are no longer described in the Global Commitment language within the rule text. The agency reported it held a public hearing with no attendees and closed the public comment period Oct. 28, 2024.

The committee also approved HCAR amendments to chiropractic services (24 P 040). Berliner said updates reflect current Medicaid coverage; prior authorization remains for children ages 0–5 and 6–11 who see chiropractors who are not certified pediatric chiropractors. Committee members were told federal Medicaid regulation limits covered chiropractic services to manual manipulation of the spine.

Votes at a glance:
- 24 P 41, Office of Professional Regulation, Notaries public — motion to approve: moved by Senator Bray; outcome: approved (voice vote; no roll-call recorded).
- 24 P 036, Agency of Human Services, Dental services consolidation and update — motion to approve: moved by Senator Bridal; outcome: approved (voice vote; no roll-call recorded).
- 24 P 037, 24 P 038, 24 P 039 — repeals related to dental rules — motions to approve repeals: moved by Senator Bridal; outcomes: approved (voice votes; no roll-call recorded).
- 24 P 040, Agency of Human Services, Chiropractic services — motion to approve: moved by Senator Bray; outcome: approved (voice vote; no roll-call recorded).

Discussion versus decision: Committee members asked questions about technical details, including where medical-necessity limits apply for orthodontic coverage and which beneficiary groups are exempt from adult caps. Ashley Berliner clarified that orthodontic treatment is covered only when medically necessary and that dentures remain limited to beneficiaries in the developmental services waiver population or CRT recipients; expansions beyond current coverage would require additional legislative action.

Ending: Committee members scheduled the next meeting and noted upcoming emergency and permanent housing rules on the agenda for the following week.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LCAR - 2025-01-09 - 8:00AM","oneSentenceSummary","The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules approved several administrative rule filings on Jan. 9, voting to adopt permanent notary rules, a consolidated Medicaid dental rule and amendments to chiropractic coverage.","taxTitle","Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules/LCAR, Joint, Committees, Legislative , Vermont","taxId",69806,"location","Vermont","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6343082,"Committee approves statewide law-enforcement code of conduct rule, adds ARIDE training and waiver language",800,101000,901000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2252881-de2f52cf996f803febe7ba181e34f73b&start=101&end=901","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2252881-de2f52cf996f803febe7ba181e34f73b/thumbnail_101000.jpg","/articles/6343082/Vermont/Committee-approves-statewide-law-enforcement-code-of-conduct-rule-adds-ARIDE-training-and-waiver-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6343082-ff5c1ef257e32ea428632847c781a4cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770529064&Signature=EpkpWNd577HH47isUKni4YgDHQpeAOAN4bHYcs6UP2B8o8-813WyPoubOTu7OcxzLaXhEtNWZwfkw59AX73oK5sJTXMeprhi9Aoa0BU7xshd9G4TJGHBSbKIh0Zx62S6wl8hjo1FmSblQcWcTo0VWqqQ1jR~b6B0tzFxMNzcxeCcDpWuwFn6P1zSWlYObj1lmo4t5N12mS~0WNtMh7m2zLJya9-WV-~dOWvaEIQTXFfzY~DqGxiDCVL9lbIulpO-Lp7qvtNuCCvCOWBJYt2K1F0dzqA4KZSKv12LfslkvA9flSZu8xjWJGFXqmvQGA7HBZh61G7wh1HXtcyZy5E6zw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules voted Jan. 9 to approve revisions to the Vermont Criminal Justice Council rules, including new provisions establishing how a statewide law-enforcement code of conduct will be implemented and changed, and a requirement tied to advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training (ARIDE).

The code-of-conduct rule, filed as 24 P 45, creates the procedural container for a statewide policy but does not print the full text of the policy in the rule itself, committee members were told. Kim McManus, representing the Vermont Criminal Justice Council and serving as legislative attorney for the state's attorneys and sheriffs, told the committee the council set out what the code may include, how to implement it and how to modify it without embedding the full policy text in the administrative rule.

\"We see that as a policy. It's a statewide policy under the council,\" McManus said, explaining that the rule spells out the scope, including how certain off-duty conduct can come under the council's review if it has a nexus to an officer's ability to do the job. She said the statewide policy went into effect Jan. 1, 2025, and officers are expected to follow it \"like any other statewide policy.\"

Why it matters: The rule creates a uniform, statewide process for handling alleged code-of-conduct violations and sets a carefully defined method for changing the code so changes are not made in a single, reactionary meeting. That has implications for certification and discipline across Vermont law enforcement agencies.

Key provisions and implementation details cited to the committee include:
- A two-step process to modify the code of conduct that requires two council meetings with a two-thirds majority vote at each meeting and a 60-day window between meetings, intended to balance responsiveness and deliberation.
- The code's scope can include certain off-duty behavior if there is a demonstrated nexus to job performance; the rule clarifies what that nexus must be.
- The rule creates a container for the code and reserves the substantive text to a separate statewide policy document, analogous to the council's use-of-force or fair-and-impartial-policing policies.
- A new requirement in the specialized training rule (rule 22, section b) specifies when ARIDE must be taken; an accompanying waiver provision (rule 23, subsection i) allows for an indefinite waiver in narrowly defined circumstances, such as administrators or chiefs who do not perform regular traffic stops.
- Minor clarifications: rule 4A now explicitly references Robert's Rules of Order for the council's meeting procedure, and rule 23 clarifies which internal officials approve waivers rather than using the ambiguous term \"review.\"

Ben Novogrowski of the Office of Legislative Council told the committee he and legislative staff had discussed the structure with the committee of jurisdiction and found the approach \"not inconsistent with the legislative intent\" for the statute that authorized the council to create a statewide code of conduct. \"That was the current view based off of those conversations,\" Novogrowski said.

Discussion versus decision: Committee members asked for clarification on the scope and the amendment process; McManus and Novogrowski described the council's deliberative approach. A formal motion to approve the rule was moved by Senator Bridal and adopted by voice vote; the transcript records an affirmative voice vote and no roll-call results were recorded in the meeting record.

Votes at a glance: Motion to approve rule filing 24 P 45 (Vermont Criminal Justice Council) — moved by Senator Bridal; outcome: approved (voice vote; roll-call not recorded in the transcript).

Ending: Committee staff and presenters said the rule changes are intended to balance transparency, careful deliberation, and the council's ability to respond to evolving expectations for law enforcement conduct. The council and staff offered to answer further questions as stakeholders review implementation details.","The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules approved revisions to Vermont Criminal Justice Council rules including a new container rule for a statewide law-enforcement code of conduct, a requirement on ARIDE training in the specialized training rule, clarified waiver authority, and a modification process for future changes to the code.","actionData","errors"]

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LCAR approves notary, dental and chiropractic rule updates; combines adult dental rules and removes Global Commitment reference

Committee approves statewide law-enforcement code of conduct rule, adds ARIDE training and waiver language