Vermont § 9710 - Consent for hospice care

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§ 9710. Consent for hospice care

  • (a) A family member of a patient or a person with a known close relationship to the patient
    may elect hospice care on behalf of the patient if the patient does not have an agent
    or guardian or the patient’s agent or guardian, or both, if applicable, are unavailable.
    Decisions made by the family member or person with a known close relationship shall
    protect the patient’s own wishes in the same manner as decisions made by an agent
    as described in subsection 9711(d) of this title. (b) As used in this section, “hospice care” means a program of care and support provided
    by a Medicare-certified hospice provider to help an individual with a terminal condition
    to live comfortably by providing palliative care, including effective pain and symptom
    management. Hospice care may include services provided by an interdisciplinary team
    that are intended to address the physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual
    needs of the individual and his or her family. (Added 2013, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 10, 2014.)

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Section 9710 ("Consent for hospice care") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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