§ 6905. Mandatory reporting to and postmortem investigation of deaths by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
When a person making a report of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult has reasonable cause to believe that a vulnerable adult died as a result of abuse or neglect, the Department shall notify the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner immediately. (Added 1985, No. 78, § 5; amended 2001, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 13, 2002; 2015, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 69 - Reports of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults
§ 6903. Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults
§ 6904. Nature and content of report; to whom made
§ 6908. Immunity from liability
§ 6909. Retaliatory action by employer prohibited
§ 6910. Interference by caregiver
§ 6911. Records of abuse, neglect, and exploitation
§ 6912. Public education and disclosure of rights and duties; posting of notice
§ 6913. Penalties; abuse; neglect; exploitation; mandatory reporter’s failure to report
§ 6914. Access to criminal records
§ 6915. Access to financial information
§ 6932. Jurisdiction and venue
§ 6936. Emergency relief; hearings
§ 6952. Civil action for relief from financial exploitation
§ 6953. Other relief still available
§ 6961. Vermont Vulnerable Adult Fatality Review Team established