Certifying a Death in Vermont
Reportable Cases
Reportable cases include:
- Any violence
- Suddenly when in apparent good health
- All accidents (falls, motor vehicles, industrial)
- All suicides
- All suspected drug overdose or chemical or poisoning
- All persons in custody
- Deaths during or due to complications of therapeutic procedure
- Deaths related to employment
- All possible threats to public health
- Any suspicious or unusual deaths
- Any one who dies within 6 months of sustaining a fracture (includes hip fractures in elderly)