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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 9702 - Advance directive under the health law
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Current as of June 2015
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“Advance directive under the health law”
An adult may have an advance directive that:
- Appoints one or more agents;
- Affirm that the agent and alternate agents have been notified of and have accepted the appointment and will be given copies of the advance directive;
- Specify a circumstance or condition that indicates when the authority of the agent is effective or ineffective;
- Provide that the advance directive will become effective upon execution; and
- Direct the type of health care desired or not desired;
- Direct which life sustaining treatments whether emergency, short-term, or long-term, and including nutrition and hydration administered by medical means, are desired or not desired by the principal.
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Current as of June 2015
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