No duty to aid
18 V.S.A. § 5284
in effect5284. 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.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/113/05284Fetched: 10/21/2026
