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Ethics Committee

The Ethics Committee is a diverse group of people who have a personal or professional interest in the well being of people with developmental disabilities. The function of the Ethics Committee is to review and give advice regarding critical health care decision for people with developmental disabilities. The Committee is available to assist with the ethical aspects of a critical care decision for an individual who receives developmental services. The Ethics Committee must review any decisions by a Public Guardian to withhold or abate life-sustaining treatment for a person for whom they are guardian.


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Meeting Schedule, and Minutes

The Ethics Committee meets on a bi-monthly basis or as needed. Minutes of these meetings are confidential.


Contact Information

June Bascom, Program Development and Policy Analyst, Division of Disability and Aging Services
Phone: 802-241-2644
E-mail: june.bascom@ahs.state.vt.us


Committee Members

Name Organization
Gail Falk Division of Disability and Aging Services
June Bascom Division of Disability and Aging Services
Meryl Edwards-Orr Division of Disability and Aging Services
David O'Vitt Division of Disability and Aging Services
Darlene Kelly -
Jim Lund Central Vermont ARC
Bill McMains, M.D. Department of Health
Robert D. Orr, M.D., C.M. Director of Ethics, Fletcher Allen Health Care/UVM College of Medicine
Rev. Peter Plagge -
Rev. Maggie Rebmann -
Duncan Robb Central Vermont Medical Center


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