How to Become a Medical Assistant in Vermont

Checked against Vermont Board of Medical Practice (delegation standard, 26 V.S.A. 1354); Office of Professional Regulation (radiologic technology, 26 V.S.A. chapter 51) · Verified 2026-10-15

Exam: Not required
Training: Not required
Term: See state office
State fee: See state office
Rules set by: Vermont Board of Medical Practice (delegation standard, 26 V.S.A. 1354); Office of Professional Regulation (radiologic technology, 26 V.S.A. chapter 51)

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Who can apply

Vermont has no license for medical assistants. Physicians may delegate tasks, but under 26 V.S.A. 1354(a)(29) it is unprofessional conduct to delegate to someone the physician knows or has reason to know is not qualified by training, experience, education or licensing credentials.
Vermont has no limited x-ray permit. Under 26 V.S.A. 2802, practicing radiography requires a radiography license from the Office of Professional Regulation, which requires graduation from an ARRT-approved program and ARRT primary certification in radiography (26 V.S.A. 2821a).

Step by step

Finish a medical assistant program or get on-the-job training from your employer. Vermont does not require a set program.
(Optional) Pass a national certification exam (CMA-AAMA, RMA-AMT, CCMA-NHA or NCMA-NCCT). Vermont does not require one.
Work on tasks your physician delegates and that you are qualified by training and experience to do.
Do not take x-rays unless you separately complete an ARRT-approved radiography program, earn ARRT certification, and get a Vermont radiography license.

Training and exam

Training: No state-mandated medical assistant program. The delegating physician must make sure you are qualified by training, experience, education or credentials for each delegated task (26 V.S.A. 1354(a)(29)).

Exam: No state medical assistant exam; national certification is voluntary in Vermont. There is no limited-scope x-ray exam route: radiography requires ARRT primary certification in radiography.

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What it costs in Vermont

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Cost details from the state

Medical assistant training tuition and national certification exam fees, if you choose them, vary.

Good to know in Vermont

What a medical assistant can do in Vermont: Vermont law does not list medical assistant tasks. A 2024 joint statement of the Office of Professional Regulation and the Boards of Medical Practice, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing says MDs and DOs may delegate medical activities to appropriately trained, educated or experienced people, and the activity must stay under the physician's control.

What a medical assistant cannot do: The 2024 joint statement says IV products, including plain IV saline, may be given only by someone licensed to do so (MDs, DOs, PAs, APRNs, naturopathic physicians with the prescribing endorsement, RNs and certain LPNs), and that only people whose scope includes compounding may mix additives into IV fluids. Delegating to an unqualified person is unprofessional conduct.

X-ray: 26 V.S.A. 2802 bars practicing radiography without a radiography license unless exempt. The exemptions in 2803 cover licensed practitioners, students in approved programs, federal employees, and certain dental staff for dental x-rays, not medical assistants. Even bone densitometry requires a radiography license (26 V.S.A. 2821b(c)).

Sources

General information, not legal advice. Fees and rules change — confirm with Vermont Board of Medical Practice (delegation standard, 26 V.S.A. 1354); Office of Professional Regulation (radiologic technology, 26 V.S.A. chapter 51) before you apply.