Vermont § 3060 - Policy Guardianship shall be utilized only as necessary to promote the well-being of the individual and to protect the individual from violations of his or her human and civil rights

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§ 3060. Policy Guardianship shall be utilized only as necessary to promote the well-being of the individual and to protect the individual from violations of his or her human and civil rights

  • . It shall be designed to encourage the development and maintenance of maximum
    self-reliance and independence in the individual and only the least restrictive form
    of guardianship shall be ordered to the extent required by the individual’s actual
    mental and adaptive limitations. The State of Vermont recognizes the fundamental right
    of an adult with capacity to determine the extent of health care the individual will
    receive. (Added 1979, No. 76, § 15; amended 2007, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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