The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 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.
Subchapter
002
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LICENSING OPERATION OF AFFILIATED AGENCIES
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 2687)
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§ 2687. Civil liability limited
Volunteer personnel, whether or not they receive or expect to receive nominal payments
and reimbursement for expenses, who render emergency medical treatment shall:
(1) be afforded the protection of 12 V.S.A. § 519;
(2) not be considered practitioners of the healing arts for purposes of 12 V.S.A. § 519(b); and
(3) not be liable for civil damages for rendering emergency medical treatment unless their
actions constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. (Added 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)