Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 26, § 1312 (2026)
Faith cure; mind healing; laying on of hands
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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 1312)-
§ 1312. Faith cure; mind healing; laying on of hands
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to persons professing and attempting to cure disease by means of “faith cure,” “mind healing,” or “laying on of hands,” but shall not apply to persons who merely practice the religious tenets of their church without pretending a knowledge of medicine or surgery.
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case, 1989–1989 · leading case: State v. Cantrell, 558 A.2d 639 (Vt. 1989).
State v. Cantrell, 558 A.2d 639 (Vt. 1989). “In this case, the statutory exemption in 26 V.S.A. § 1312 for "persons who merely practice the religious tenets of their church without pretending a knowledge of medicine or surgery," is not "so incorporated with [§ 1314] as to constitute a material part of the definition or…”
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