The Vermont Department of Labor has issued a decision
regarding medical marijuana reimbursement.
Michael Hall v. Safelite Group Inc., Op. No. 06-18WC (2018). The Department found that even though, under the facts in this specific case, the medical
marijuana was reasonable and necessary treatment, the carrier was not required
to reimburse the claimant for medical marijuana. The Department held that 18 V.S.A. 4474c(b)(4)
controlled as the more specific statute. Other states ordering reimbursement did not have a similar language prohibiting
the reimbursement, therefore, under the state statutory structure, the
Department could not order the carrier to reimburse the claimant for medical
marijuana.
