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Department Says It Met CMS APS Requirements; Committee Notes Bill to Codify Agreement
Summary
DDAIL told the committee it has aligned the Adult Protective Services statute with CMS requirements after 14 stakeholder meetings and that consensus language exists; committee members said a bill reflecting that language is filed and will be tracked.
Commissioner Bowen told legislators the department completed work to align Vermont’s Adult Protective Services (APS) statute with federal CMS regulations, noting 14 stakeholder meetings to reach consensus on caregiver negligence language and other elements.
Bowen said the department came into compliance with the CMS regulation and that stakeholders broadly supported the resulting Vermont language. Committee members indicated a bill reflecting the agreed language is filed and visible to the committee (members said they had seen it on a meeting wall), though a bill number was not cited during testimony.
A committee member asked whether the bill contained the agreed‑upon language and Bowen confirmed it did; members agreed to add it to a pass list but did not take formal action at the hearing. Department staff said implementation timing would depend on rule timelines and stakeholder conversations.
The committee did not receive a bill number during the hearing and asked staff to confirm the statutory language and the bill identifier for the record.
