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Vermont Living Wills Laws
More Information on Living Wills
| Code Section | Tit. 18 §§5251, et seq. Terminal Care Document |
| Specific Powers, Life-Prolonging Acts | Any medical procedure or intervention utilizing mechanical or other artificial means to sustain, restore, supplant a vital function serving only to postpone the moment of death and where patient is in a terminal state according to judgment of physician |
| Legal Requirements for Valid Living Will | (1) 18 yrs.; (2) of sound mind; (3) in presence of 2 or more witnesses; (4) suggested form: §5253 |
| Revocation of Living Will | Revocable only orally in presence of 2 or more witnesses or by destroying the document |
| Validity from State-to-State | - |
| If Physician Unwilling to Follow Durable Power of Attorney | Unwilling physician must actively assist in selecting another physician willing to honor patient's directive |
| Immunity for Attending Physician | No civil or criminal liability for physician acting pursuant to the terminal care document |
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