§ 5218. Determination of death
An individual who has sustained either irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, or irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions is dead. A determination of death must be in accordance with accepted medical standards. (Added 1981, No. 62, eff. April 30, 1981.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 107 - Deaths, Burials, Autopsies
§ 5200. Definitions [Effective January 1, 2023]
§ 5201. Permits; removal of bodies; waiting period; investigation into circumstances of death
§ 5202. Report of death; death certificate; duties of licensed health care professional
§ 5202a. Correction, completion, or amendment of death certificate
§ 5205. Death certificate when no attending physician and in other circumstances; autopsy
§ 5206. Penalty for failure to submit report of death
§ 5207. Certificate furnished family; burial-transit permit
§ 5207. Certificate furnished family; burial-transit permit
§ 5208. Department of health; report on statistics
§ 5209. Death out of State; burial permit
§ 5210. Form of burial or removal permit
§ 5210. Form of burial or removal permit
§ 5211. Unauthorized burial or removal; penalty
§ 5212. Permit to remove dead bodies
§ 5212b. Unmarked Burial Sites Special Fund; reporting of unmarked burial sites
§ 5213. Removal; form and disposition of permit
§ 5213. Removal; form and disposition of permit
§ 5214. Duties of sexton; no burial or removal without permit
§ 5217. Removal of marked historic remains
§ 5218. Determination of death
§ 5219. Persons missing and presumed dead; issuance of presumptive death certificate
§ 5224. Disposition of remains; permits
§ 5224. Disposition of remains; permits
§ 5230. Rights of funeral director or crematory operator
§ 5230. Rights of funeral director or operator of a disposition facility