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START TAKING STEPS | VERMONT ETHICS NETWORK

Outlines a step-by-step approach to advance care planning, including appointment of a health care agent, documentation of health care goals and treatment priorities (living wills), and consideration of medical orders to limit treatment at the end of life. Trainings and presentations are available for health care professionals, health care facilities, and community groups. The website has downloadable forms that can be used for establishing Advance Directives, registering documentation with the Vermont Advance Directives Registry, and reporting forms for Vermont's law on Physician Assisted Death. There is additional information about medical decision-making and relevant topics on medical ethics and palliative care.

Last Assured

05/29/2024

Physical Address

61 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT 05602

Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-4:00pm; Closed on Friday during summer months

Fax

(802) 828-2646

Application process

By Telephone; By Website

Fee

All forms for documenting health care decisions can be downloaded from the VEN website at no charge. Individual copies of the Taking Steps booklet may be purchased from Vermont Ethics Network.

Agency info

VERMONT ETHICS NETWORK

Vermont Ethics Network (VEN) is a local non-profit organization with a commitment to engage, educate, and empower individuals, health care providers, and policy makers about ethical issues, values, and choices in health and health care. VEN provides training and resources on medical decision-making topics related to advance care planning, advance directives, Do Not Resuscitate/Clinician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (DNR/COLST) orders, palliative and end-of-life care, and information on Vermont's new law regarding assisted death.