§ 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.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 113 - Patient Choice at End of Life
§ 5283. Requirements for prescription and documentation; immunity
§ 5285. Limitations on actions
§ 5286. Health care facility exception
§ 5287. Insurance policies; prohibitions
§ 5288. No effect on palliative sedation
§ 5291. Safe disposal of unused medications