§ 5221. Definitions
For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) “Fetal death” means a death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a product of conception; the death is indicated by the fact that after such separation, the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles. (Added 1973, No. 99, § 1.)
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