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§ 9717 — Presumption of validity

Vermont § 9717
JurisdictionVermont
Title 18Title 18: Health
Ch. 231Chapter 231: Advance Directives for Health Care, Disposition of Remains, and Surrogate Decision Making

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Bluebook
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 9717 (2026).

Text

An advance directive executed as provided in this chapter shall be presumed valid. No third party shall require an additional or different form of advance directive. A photocopy or facsimile of a duly executed original advance directive shall be relied upon to the same extent as the original.

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Legislative History

(Added 2005, No. 55, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.)

Nearby Sections

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§ 9700
Purpose and policy
§ 9701
Definitions
§ 9702
Advance directive
§ 9703
Form and execution
§ 9704
Amendment, suspension, and revocation
§ 9705
Duty to deliver
§ 9706
When advance directive becomes effective
§ 9707
Authority and obligations of health care providers, health care facilities, and residential care facilities regarding health care instructions
§ 9708
Authority and obligations of health care providers, health care facilities, and residential care facilities regarding DNR orders and COLST
§ 9709
Obligations of health care providers, health care facilities, residential care facilities, and health insurers regarding protocols and nondiscrimination
§ 9710
Consent for hospice care
§ 9711
Authority and obligations of agent
§ 9712
Obligations of funeral directors, crematory operators, cemetery officials, procurement organizations, and individuals appointed to arrange for the disposition of the principal’s remains
§ 9713
Immunity
§ 9714
Failure to follow advance directive; unauthorized access of registry; administrative penalties
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