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A Vermont medical power of attorney form permits a resident to elect a healthcare surrogate who will execute their medical preferences while they are incapacitated and can no longer make competent decisions. The surrogate will be authorized to accept or deny healthcare treatments on the patient's behalf.

An advanced care directive (ACD) is the written document that contains your wishes and directions so health practitioners understand what is important to you, and what medical treatments you do not want.

An advance directive is what many people think of as a living will or a durable power of attorney for health care. It is a written document that outlines your wishes for medical treatment in the future, including if you are no longer able to make those decisions.

A Vermont medical power of attorney form permits a resident to elect a healthcare surrogate who will execute their medical preferences while they are incapacitated and can no longer make competent decisions. The surrogate will be authorized to accept or deny healthcare treatments on the patient's behalf.

The Vermont Advance Directive Registry (VADR) is a secure online database that is part of the national US Living Will Registry. Registering a copy of your advance directive allows authorized health care facilities and providers quick access when it is most needed.

While there is no special advance directive for psychiatric care in Vermont, the Long Form Advance Directive or Disability Rights Vermont Form may be helpful to document what to do if a person loses capacity to give or withhold consent for treatment during an acute episode of a psychiatric illness.