Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 5284
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 5284
- Patient: means a person who is 18 years of age or older and under the care of a physician. See
- Person: means any individual, company, corporation, association, partnership, the U. See
- Terminal condition: means an incurable and irreversible disease which would, within reasonable medical judgment, result in death within six months. See
§ 5284. No duty to aid
A patient with a terminal condition who self-administers a lethal dose of medication shall not be considered to be a person exposed to grave physical harm under 12 V.S.A. § 519, and no person shall be subject to civil or criminal liability solely for being present when a patient with a terminal condition self-administers a lethal dose of medication or for not acting to prevent the patient from self-administering a lethal dose of medication. (Added 2013, No. 39, § 1, eff. May 20, 2013.)