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How To Register Your Advance Directive
Registering your advance directive stores a digital copy of your document in the Vermont Advance Directive Registry (VADR) for your health care team to access if needed. To submit, you will need to have a completed advance directive. Once registered, you will receive:
- A confirmation letter via mail, including your VADR Wallet ID card
- The VADR Wallet ID card includes your name, date of birth, registration ID number and primary emergency contact information.
- Additional VADR stickers for other forms of ID or insurance cards
- VADR Stickers include the 24/7 hotline number for health care providers to request a faxed copy of your advance directive. They are also a reminder that you have completed an advance directive if you are ever hospitalized and can not speak for yourself.
- Annual reminders via email to review your account information and advance directive.
Registration is free for all Vermont residents and is not required in order to have a valid advance directive.
Submission Options:
When you complete your document, you will have the option to register via mail, fax, or email, or to submit online with user upload by uploading a PDF your document from your home computer.
If you registered before:
If you have registered a directive in the past, you already have an account. To submit an updated advance directive, please follow the instructions for making an update.
Registering your advance directive is as easy as 1, 2, 3:
1
Complete your advance directive form. It must be signed and properly witnessed.
Your advance directive is legally valid as soon as signing and witnessing is completed. If you choose not to register your document, make sure you share copies with your health care agents, physician and local hospital. See our advance directive checklist for recommendations on what to do with your completed advance directive.
2
Complete the Required Information and sign in Document A of the VT Advance Directive Registry Registration Agreement and Authorization to Change form to allow authorized healthcare facilities and providers to access your document. If you already have an account, complete Document B on this form instead.
NOTE: The VADR Registration Agreement/Authorization to Change form is only required if you are submitting via mail, fax or email. If you submit with User Upload, you can give permission to create and update your account online during the upload process.
3
Mail, Fax, or Email Submission
Send a copy of your signed and witnessed advance directive and signed Registration Agreement/Authorization to Change form to:
Vermont Ethics Network
61 Elm Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Fax: 802-828-2646
Email: VADRSupport@vtethicsnetwork.org
OR
Online User Upload:
You can also create your account and upload your document online. Your completed document must be in PDF format to be uploaded.
Keep the Original!
Please do not mail your original document to the VADR. Physical documents are not stored at the VADR and will not be returned. Send a photocopy of your document instead.
Why Register?
Registering your advance directive is the best way to keep your health plan secure and accessible to health care providers if you are ever hospitalized and unable to speak for yourself. Authorized health care providers and all Vermont hospitals have special permission to search the Vermont Advance Directive Registry (VADR) and can download a copy of your advance directive and add it to your medical record.
