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
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 1104)
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§ 1104. Consent to medical treatment
For the purpose of granting consent for the rendering of needed medical assistance,
the State shall stand in the relationship of parent and legal guardian of the child
needing the assistance, and the State shall have exclusive authority to grant consent
for the assistance, notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute or law. The
Commissioner, and any other officer or employee he or she may so designate, shall
represent the State in this relationship. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)