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.
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 1661)
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§ 1661. Legal liability
(a) The supervising anesthesiologist delegating activities to an anesthesiologist assistant
shall be legally liable for such activities of the anesthesiologist assistant, and
the anesthesiologist assistant shall in this relationship be the anesthesiologist’s
agent.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting an anesthesiologist from
delegating to an anesthesiologist assistant certain activities relating to medical
care and treatment now being carried out by custom and usage when such activities
are under the control of the anesthesiologist. Nothing contained in this chapter shall
be construed to apply to nurses acting pursuant to chapter 28 of this title. (Added 2003, No. 34, § 1, eff. May 23, 2003.)