Patient Choices Vermont
  • Home
  • News
  • About Act 39
    • Text of Act 39
    • Act 39 Overview and Explanation
    • PCV Guides and Resources
    • Act 39 Amendments
  • Resources
    • Guide to Medical Aid in Dying and End-of-Life Decision-Making
    • How to Talk to Your Doctor About Act 39
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Resources for Doctors
    • Guide to Medical Decision-Making
    • Guide to Advance Care Planning for Dementia
    • Glossary of Terms
    • Pharmacists
    • Book Reviews >
      • Reading List
  • VIDEOS
  • Donate
  • About PCV
    • Overview
    • Leadership
    • Advisory Board
    • Founders
    • History
    • Tributes
  • Contact

Information for Pharmacists


For information on pharmacies in Vermont that fill medical aid in dying prescriptions, please contact PCV using the contact form or call 802-448-0542.  ​
Pharmacist Immunity Under Act 39:

​As stated on the Vermont Department of Health website:
In response to inquiries about the pharmacist’s role under this law, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office provides the following statement:
"The Legislature intended that, where all statutory requirements are met, terminally ill patients have the option to obtain medication that they may choose to self-administer for the purpose of hastening death. The statute expressly contemplates a role for a pharmacist in filling a prescription for this purpose (although a pharmacist is not required to do so). Given the Legislature’s intent, a pharmacist does not violate the law and does not face liability for filling a prescription consistent with the terms of the statute, even though the pharmacist knows that the patient intends to self-administer the medication for the purpose of hastening death."
Since enactment of Act 39 in 2013, no legal challenges have been raised against any pharmacist or doctor in connection with medical aid in dying.
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • News
  • About Act 39
    • Text of Act 39
    • Act 39 Overview and Explanation
    • PCV Guides and Resources
    • Act 39 Amendments
  • Resources
    • Guide to Medical Aid in Dying and End-of-Life Decision-Making
    • How to Talk to Your Doctor About Act 39
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Resources for Doctors
    • Guide to Medical Decision-Making
    • Guide to Advance Care Planning for Dementia
    • Glossary of Terms
    • Pharmacists
    • Book Reviews >
      • Reading List
  • VIDEOS
  • Donate
  • About PCV
    • Overview
    • Leadership
    • Advisory Board
    • Founders
    • History
    • Tributes
  • Contact