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The Vermont Statutes Online

The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.

NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.

Title 33 : Human Services

Chapter 069 : Reports of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults

Subchapter 001 : Reports of Abuse of Vulnerable Adults

(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 6905)
  • § 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.)