Vermont § 9731 - Informed consent by surrogate for DNR/COLST order

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 9731 — Informed consent by surrogate for DNR/COLST order, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 9731. Informed consent by surrogate for DNR/COLST order

  • (a)(1) One or more interested individuals may be eligible to act as the surrogate for an
    adult without capacity in order to provide or withhold informed consent for a do-not-resuscitate
    order or clinician order for life-sustaining treatment pursuant to this subchapter.
    Only one interested individual may act as a surrogate at a time. (2)(A) A patient’s health care provider shall not be considered an interested individual
    and shall not serve as a patient’s surrogate to provide or withhold informed consent
    for a DNR/COLST order pursuant to this chapter unless related to the patient by blood,
    marriage, civil union, or adoption. (B) The owner, operator, employee, agent, or contractor of a residential care facility,
    health care facility, or correctional facility in which the patient resides at the
    time the DNR/COLST order is written shall not be considered an interested individual
    and shall not act as the patient’s surrogate to provide or withhold consent for a
    DNR/COLST order pursuant to this chapter unless related to the patient by blood, marriage,
    civil union, or adoption.

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

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Section 9731 ("Informed consent by surrogate for DNR/COLST order") 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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