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18 V.S.A. § 5232
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 107 - Deaths, Burials, Autopsies|§ 5232. Procedures generally

§ 5232. Procedures generally|(a) Any action filed under this subchapter shall be summary in nature, and a hearing shall be held as soon as practicable. The Probate Division of the Superior Court may order interim, ex parte relief based on available information. In extraordinary circumstances, the court may authorize use of discovery, subject to the inherent time constraints required because of the subject matter. The Vermont Rules of Evidence shall not apply, except for those rules respecting privilege. Affidavits of parties and witnesses shall be admissible evidence that may be rebutted by witnesses or affidavits offered by other parties. Other evidence is admissible if it is of a type commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their daily affairs. Telephone testimony shall be authorized unless otherwise ordered for good cause shown. Any person shall be entitled, but not required, to be represented by an attorney. (Added 2007, No. 56, § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
18 V.S.A. § 5233
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 107 - Deaths, Burials, Autopsies|§ 5233. Limited liability

§ 5233. Limited liability|A funeral director or crematory operator shall not be subject to civil liability or subject to disciplinary action for carrying out the disposition of the remains if he or she relied in good faith on a funeral service contract or authorization or for following the instructions of an individual whom the funeral director or crematory operator reasonably believes or believed holds the right of disposition. (Added 2007, No. 56, § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5234
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 107 - Deaths, Burials, Autopsies|§ 5234. Organ Donation Special Fund

§ 5234. Organ Donation Special Fund|There is created the Organ Donation Special Fund, which shall be a special fund established and managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. The Organ Donation Special Fund shall consist of any federal funds, grants, and private donations solicited by the Commissioner of Health for use within the Fund. The Organ Donation Special Fund shall be used for activities related to increasing organ donations in Vermont. (Added 2013, No. 32, § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250a. Short title

§ 5250a. Short title|This chapter may be cited as the "Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act."  (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250c
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250c. Applicability

§ 5250c. Applicability|This chapter applies to an anatomical gift or amendment to, revocation of, or refusal to make an anatomical gift, whenever made. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250d
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250d. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death

§ 5250d. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death|Subject to section 5250h of this title, an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in section 5250e of this title by:  (1) the donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is either:  (A) emancipated; or (B) authorized under State law to apply for a driver's license or nondriver identification card and is at least 16 years of age;  (2) an agent of the donor, unless the advance directive or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift; (3) a parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or (4) the donor's guardian. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250e
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250e. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death

§ 5250e. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death|(a) A donor may make an anatomical gift:  (1) by authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on the donor's driver's license or nondriver identification card; (2) in an advance directive executed pursuant to chapter 231 of this title; (3) in a will; (4) during a terminal illness or injury of the donor, by any form of communication addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness; or (5) as provided in subsection (b) of this section.   (b) A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 5250d of this title may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift or by authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or other person and must:  (1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and (2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection.   (c) Revocation, suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a driver's license or nondriver identification card upon which an anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift.(d) An anatomical gift made by will takes effect upon the donor's death whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the donor's death does not invalidate the gift. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250f
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250f. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death

§ 5250f. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death|(a) Subject to section 5250h of this title, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 5250d of this title may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:  (1) a record signed by:  (A) the donor; (B) the other person; or (C) subject to subsection (b) of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is physically unable to sign; or  (2) a later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.   (b) A record signed pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(C) of this section must:  (1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and (2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection.   (c) Subject to section 5250h of this title, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 5250d of this title may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.(d) A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.(e) A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection (a) of this section. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250g
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250g. Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal

§ 5250g. Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal|(a) An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part by:  (1) an advance directive executed pursuant to chapter 231 of this title; (2) a record signed by:  (A) the individual; or (B) subject to subsection (b) of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the individual if the individual is physically unable to sign;  (3) the individual's will, whether or not the will is admitted to probate or invalidated after the individual's death; or (4) any form of communication made by the individual during the individual's terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.   (b) A record signed pursuant to subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section must:  (1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the individual; and (2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection.   (c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or revoke the refusal:  (1) in the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section for making a refusal; (2) by subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to section 5250e of this title that is inconsistent with the refusal; or (3) by destroying or canceling the record evidencing the refusal, or the portion of the record used to make the refusal, with the intent to revoke the refusal.   (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5250h(h) of this title, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual set forth in the refusal, an individual's unrevoked refusal to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250h
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250h. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation

§ 5250h. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation|(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section and subject to subsection (f) of this section, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under section 5250e of this title or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under section 5250f of this title.(b) A donor's revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under section 5250f of this title is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in section 5250d or 5250i of this title from making an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under section 5250e or 5250j of this title.(c) If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under section 5250e of this title or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under section 5250f of this title, another person may not make, amend, or revoke the gift of the donor's body or part under section 5250j of this title.(d) A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part under section 5250f of this title by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under section 5250e or 5250j of this title.(e) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 5250d of this title, an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person.(f) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 5250d of this title, an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in that section is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or any other person under section 5250e or 5250j of this title.(g) If a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies, a parent of the donor who is reasonably available may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part.(h) If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a parent of the minor who is reasonably available may revoke the minor's refusal. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250i
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250i. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part

§ 5250i. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part|(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section and unless barred by section 5250g or 5250h of this title, an anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part for purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education may be made by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed:  (1) an agent of the decedent at the time of death who could have made an anatomical gift under subdivision 5250d(2) of this title immediately before the decedent's death; (2) the spouse of the decedent; (3) [Repealed.] (4) adult children of the decedent; (5) parents of the decedent; (6) adult siblings of the decedent; (7) adult grandchildren of the decedent; (8) grandparents of the decedent; (9) an adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent; (10) the persons who were acting as the guardians of the person of the decedent at the time of death; and (11) any other person having the authority to dispose of the decedent's body.   (b) If there is more than one member of a class listed in subdivision (a)(1), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or (10) of this section entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift may be made by a member of the class unless that member or a person to which the gift may pass under section 5250k of this title knows of an objection by another member of the class. If an objection is known, the gift may be made only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.(c) A person may not make an anatomical gift if, at the time of the decedent's death, a person in a prior class under subsection (a) of this section is reasonably available to make or to object to the making of an anatomical gift. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2015, No. 23, § 46.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250j
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250j. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part

§ 5250j. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part|(a) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 5250i of this title may make an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by that person's oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an anatomical gift by a person authorized under section 5250i of this title may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any member of a prior class who is reasonably available. If more than one member of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under section 5250i of this title may be:  (1) amended only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the amending of the gift; or (2) revoked only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the revoking of the gift or if they are equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift.   (c) A revocation under subsection (b) of this section is effective only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician knows of the revocation. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250l
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250l. Search and notification

§ 5250l. Search and notification|(a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:  (1) a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and (2) if no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.   (b) If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subdivision (a)(1) of this section and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.(c) A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250m
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250m. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine

§ 5250m. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine|(a) A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective.(b) Upon or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under section 5250k of this title. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250o
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250o. Coordination of procurement and use

§ 5250o. Coordination of procurement and use|Each hospital in this State shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250p
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250p. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

§ 5250p. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited|(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchase or sell a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death.(b) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.(c) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250q
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250q. Other prohibited acts

§ 5250q. Other prohibited acts|(a) No person shall, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsify, forge, conceal, deface, or obliterate a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal.(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250r
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250r. Immunity

§ 5250r. Immunity|(a) A person who acts in accordance with this chapter or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state or attempts in good faith to do so is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding. An act that relies upon a document of gift in a donor registry, a signed statement by a donor in an advance directive, or a donor card shall be presumed to be in good faith.(b) Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor's estate is liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.(c) In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked under this chapter, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in subdivision 5250i(a)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of this title relating to the individual's relationship to the donor or prospective donor, unless the person knows that the representation is untrue. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 5250s
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 110 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 5250s. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity

§ 5250s. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity|(a) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:  (1) this chapter; (2) the laws of the state or country where it was executed; or (3) the laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.   (b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this State governs the interpretation of the document of gift.(c) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked. (Added 2009, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)