Vermont § 4044 - Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service

§ 4044. Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service

• (a) As used in this section, “benefits from governmental programs or civil or military
  service” means any benefit, program, or assistance provided under a statute or regulation,
  including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting
  general authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or
  military service authorizes the agent to: (1) execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances and reimbursements payable
  by the United States or a foreign government or by a state or subdivision of a state
  to the principal, including allowances and reimbursements for transportation of the
  individuals described in subdivision 4043(a)(1) of this title and for shipment of their household effects; (2) take possession and order the removal and shipment of property of the principal from
  a post, warehouse, depot, dock, or other place of storage or safekeeping, either governmental
  or private, and execute and deliver a release, voucher, receipt, bill of lading, shipping
  ticket, certificate, or other instrument for that purpose; (3) enroll in, apply for, select, reject, change, amend, or discontinue, on the principal’s
  behalf, a benefit or program; (4) prepare, file, and maintain a claim of the principal for a benefit or assistance,
  financial or otherwise, to which the principal may be entitled under a statute or
  regulation; (5) initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose,
  or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation concerning any benefit
  or assistance the principal may be entitled to receive under a statute or regulation;
  and (6) receive the financial proceeds of a claim described in subdivision (4) of this subsection
  and conserve, invest, disburse, or use for a lawful purpose anything so received. (Added 2023, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)