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Or you may wish to have a separate advance directive for each state where you think you might go for medical care. While the laws are not the same in each state, the basic rule of doing what the patient wants is the same everywhere.

To make a power of attorney in Vermont, you must sign your POA in the presence of at least one witness and a notary public. The notary public can't be the same person as the witness. Additionally, the person you're naming to be your agent in your POA can't be the notary public or witness.

Email, mail or fax a copy of the newly signed advance directive form AND an Authorization to Change form* to: Email: VADRSubmissions@usacpr.com (Read the electronic submission instructions) Mail: Vermont Advance Directive Registry, P.O. Box 2789, Westfield, NJ 07091-2789. Fax: (908) 654-1919.

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES ? Advance directives (ADs) are the documents a person completes while still in possession of decisional capacity about how treatment decisions should be made on their behalf in the event they lose the capacity to make such decisions.

To summarize a Health Care directive allows one's medical wishes to be followed, a Power of Attorney allows someone to act in place of oneself while they are still alive for business related issues, and a Will ensures that one's final wishes are followed once they have passed away.

Chapter 231: Advance Directives for Health Care, Disposition of Remains, and Surrogate Decision Making. The State of Vermont recognizes the fundamental right of an adult to determine the extent of health care the individual will receive, including treatment provided during periods of incapacity and at the end of life.