PATIENT CHOICES VERMONT | PATIENT CHOICES VERMONT
Eligibility
Hours
Voice - Information & Services
Fees
Free
Service area
Vermont state
Description
Educates Vermonters about end-of-life options, including medical aid in dying under Vermont's Act 39. This law enables mentally competent adult Vermont residents who have a terminal illness with 6 months or less to live with the option of requesting medical aid in dying. Provides advice and assistance to both doctors and patients. Offers online and printed materials that include A Vermonter's Guide to End-of-Life Decision-Making as well as a Pocket Guide to Medical Decision-Making and provides suggestions for patients on how to talk to their doctor. Also advocates to influence policy, regulations, and practices that affect the terminally ill.
Last Assured
08/11/2025
What's Here
Providing organization
PATIENT CHOICES VERMONT
Patient Choices Vermont is a private, non-profit organization that educates patients, families, clinicians and service providers, about end-of-life options, including medical aid in dying and patient choice, related to the state of Vermont's Patient Choice at End of Life Law, Act 39. The law enables mentally competent adults who have a terminal illness with six months or less to live, the option of requesting medical aid in dying.