The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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 18 : Health
Chapter 231 : Advance Directives for Health Care, Disposition of Remains, and Surrogate Decision Making
Subchapter 001 : ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND DISPOSITION OF REMAINS
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 9716)-
§ 9716. Reciprocity; choice of law
Nothing in this chapter limits the enforceability of an advance directive or similar instrument executed in another state or jurisdiction in compliance with the law of that state or jurisdiction. To the extent possible under conflicts of law doctrine, an advance directive executed in Vermont shall be interpreted according to Vermont law. (Added 2005, No. 55, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.)
