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18 V.S.A. § 9008
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 209 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|§ 9008. Guardians- Article VIII

§ 9008. Guardians- Article VIII|(a) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to abridge, diminish, or in any way impair the rights, duties, and responsibilities of any patient's guardian on his or her own behalf or in respect of any patient for whom he or she may serve, except that where the transfer of any patient to another jurisdiction makes advisable the appointment of a supplemental or substitute guardian, any court of competent jurisdiction in the receiving state may make such supplemental or substitute appointment and the court which appointed the previous guardian shall, upon being duly advised of the new appointment and upon the satisfactory completion of such accounting and other acts as such court may by law require, relieve the previous guardian of power and responsibility to whatever extent shall be appropriate in the circumstances; provided, however, that in the case of any patient having settlement in the sending state, the court of competent jurisdiction in the sending state shall have the sole discretion to relieve a guardian appointed by it or continue his or her power and responsibility, whichever it shall deem advisable. The court in the receiving state may, in its discretion, confirm or reappoint the person or persons previously serving as guardian in the sending state in lieu of making a supplemental or substitute appointment.(b) The term "guardian" as used in paragraph (a) of this article shall include any guardian, trustee, legal committee, conservator, or other person or agency, however denominated, who is charged by law with power to act for or responsibility for the person or property of a patient. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9009
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 209 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|§ 9009. Criminal patients- Article IX

§ 9009. Criminal patients- Article IX|(a) No provision of this compact except Article V shall apply to any person institutionalized while under sentence in a penal or correctional institution or while subject to trial on a criminal charge, or whose institutionalization is due to the commission of an offense for which, in the absence of mental illness or developmental disability, the person would be subject to incarceration in a penal or correctional institution.(b) To every extent possible, it shall be the policy of states party to this compact that no patient shall be placed or detained in any prison, jail, or lockup, but the patient shall, with all expedition, be taken to a suitable institutional facility for mental illness or developmental disability. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 48.)
18 V.S.A. § 9010
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 209 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|§ 9010. Compact administrator- Article X

§ 9010. Compact administrator- Article X|(a) Each party state shall appoint a "compact administrator" who, on behalf of his or her state, shall act as general coordinator of activities under the compact in his or her state and who shall receive copies of all reports, correspondence and other documents relating to any patient processed under the compact by his or her state either in the capacity of sending or receiving state. The compact administrator or his or her duly designated representative shall be the official with whom other party states shall deal in any matter relating to the compact or any patient processed thereunder.(b) The compact administrators of the respective party states shall have power to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9011
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 209 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|§ 9011. Supplementary agreements- Article XI

§ 9011. Supplementary agreements- Article XI|The duly constituted administrative authorities of any two or more party states may enter into supplementary agreements for the provision of any service or facility or for the maintenance of any institution on a joint or cooperative basis whenever the states concerned shall find that such agreements will improve services, facilities, or institutional care and treatment in the fields of mental illness or developmental disability. No such supplementary agreement shall be construed so as to relieve any party state of any obligation which it otherwise would have under other provisions of this compact. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 48.)
18 V.S.A. § 9012
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 209 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|§ 9012. Adoption; effect- Article XII

§ 9012. Adoption; effect- Article XII|This compact shall enter into full force and effect as to any state when enacted by it into law and such state shall thereafter be a party thereto with any and all states legally joining therein. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9013
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 209 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|§ 9013. Withdrawal- Article XIII

§ 9013. Withdrawal- Article XIII|(a) A state party to this compact may withdraw therefrom by enacting a statute repealing the same. Such withdrawal shall take effect one year after notice thereof has been communicated officially and in writing to the governors and compact administrators of all other party states. However, the withdrawal of any state shall not change the status of any patient who has been sent to said state or sent out of said state pursuant to the provisions of the compact.(b) Withdrawal from any agreement permitted by article VII(b) as to costs or from any supplementary agreement made pursuant to article XI shall be in accordance with the terms of such agreement. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9014
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 209 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|§ 9014. Construction; separability of provisions- Article XIV

§ 9014. Construction; separability of provisions- Article XIV|This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9051
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 209 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|§ 9051. Administrator

§ 9051. Administrator|The Commissioner of Mental Health is hereby designated the Compact Administrator. The Commissioner shall administer the compact set out as subchapter 1 of this chapter with the power and duties therein specified and shall have authority to incur, on behalf of the State, financial obligations necessary for the proper performance of his or her duties under the compact. If any supplementary agreement made under the compact requires or contemplates the use of any institution or facility of the State or other service of the State, the agreement shall not take effect until its relevant provisions are approved by the General Assembly. The Compact Administrator shall cooperate with other officers, departments, and agencies of the State which are affected by the Compact Administrator's actions in the performance of his or her duties. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 48; 2007, No. 15, § 17.)
18 V.S.A. § 9052
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 209 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|§ 9052. Transfer of patients

§ 9052. Transfer of patients|The Compact Administrator shall consult with the immediate family of any person whom he or she proposes to transfer from a State institution to an institution in another state which is a party to this compact and shall take final action as to the transfer of such person only with the approval of the Superior Court of the unit of original commitment. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 153.)
18 V.S.A. § 9101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 211 - Uniform Act for Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|§ 9101. Definitions

§ 9101. Definitions|The words "flight" and "fled" as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean any voluntary or involuntary departure from the jurisdiction of the court where the proceedings hereinafter mentioned may have been instituted and are still pending, with the effect of avoiding, impeding, or delaying the action of the court in which such proceedings may have been instituted or be pending, or any such departure from the state where the person demanded then was, if he or she then were under detention by law as a person of unsound mind and subject to detention. The word "state" wherever used in this chapter, shall include states, territories, districts, and insular and other possessions of the United States. As applied to a request to return any person within the purview of this chapter to or from the District of Columbia, the words "executive authority," "governor," and "chief magistrate" respectively shall include a judge of the United States district court for the District of Columbia and other authority. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 211 - Uniform Act for Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|§ 9102. Who may be extradited

§ 9102. Who may be extradited|A person alleged to be of unsound mind found in this State, who has fled from another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he or she fled, be delivered up to be removed thereto, if at the time of his or her flight:  (1) He or she was under detention by law in a hospital, asylum, or other institution for the insane as a person of unsound mind; or (2) He or she had been theretofore determined by legal proceedings to be of unsound mind, the finding being unreversed and in full force and effect, and the control of his or her person having been acquired by a court of competent jurisdiction of the state from which he or she fled; or (3) He or she was subject to detention in such state, being then his or her legal domicile (personal service of process having been made) based on legal proceedings there pending to have him or her declared of unsound mind. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 211 - Uniform Act for Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|§ 9103. Duty of Governor

§ 9103. Duty of Governor|When the executive authority of any state demands of the Governor any fugitive within the purview of section 9102 of this title and produces a copy of the commitment, decree, or other judicial process and proceedings, certified as authentic by the Governor or chief magistrate of the state whence the person so charged has filed, with an affidavit made before a proper officer showing the person to be such a fugitive, the Governor shall cause him or her to be apprehended and secured, if found in this State, and to cause immediate notice of his or her apprehension to be given to the executive authority making such demand, or to the agent of such authority appointed to receive the fugitive, and to cause the fugitive to be delivered to such agent when he or she shall appear. If such agent does not appear within 30 days from the time of the apprehension, the fugitive may be discharged. All costs and expenses incurred in apprehending, security, maintaining, and transmitting such fugitive to the state making such demand, shall be paid by such state. An agent so appointed who receives the fugitive into his or her custody shall be empowered to transport him or her to the state from which he or she has fled. The Governor is hereby vested with the power, on the application of any person interested, to demand the return to this State of any fugitive within the purview of this chapter. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 211 - Uniform Act for Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|§ 9104. Limitation on proceedings

§ 9104. Limitation on proceedings|Any proceedings under this chapter shall be begun within one year after the flight therein referred to. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 211 - Uniform Act for Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind|§ 9105. Uniformity of interpretation

§ 9105. Uniformity of interpretation|This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 9301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 215 - Guardianship Services for People With Developmental Disabilities|§ 9301. Policy

§ 9301. Policy|It is the policy of the State of Vermont to assure that citizens with developmental disabilities receive such protection and assistance as is necessary to allow them to live safely within the communities of this State. In furtherance of this policy, this chapter is enacted to permit the supervision of those individuals who are unable to provide for their own needs on account of developmental disabilities and to protect such persons from violations of their human and civil rights. It is the purpose of this chapter to limit the State's guardianship of people with developmental disabilities who are living in the community to the extent necessary to ensure their safety and well-being. (Added 1977, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 43, § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 9302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 215 - Guardianship Services for People With Developmental Disabilities|§ 9302. Definitions

§ 9302. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Person with developmental disabilities" means:  (A) a person with a severe, chronic disability that must arise before the person reaches the age of 18, and results in:  (i) intellectual disability, autism, or pervasive developmental disorder; and (ii) deficits in adaptive behavior at least two standard deviations below the mean for a normative comparative comparison group; or  (B) a person with a developmental disability who was receiving services on July 1, 1996.  (2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. (3) "Near relative" means a spouse, parent, step parent, brother, sister, or grandparent. (4) "Interested person" means a responsible adult who has a direct interest in a person with developmental disabilities and includes the person with developmental disabilities, a near relative, guardian, public official, social worker, or clergy. (5) "Person in need of guardianship" means a person who:  (A) has developmental disabilities within the meaning of this chapter; (B) is unable to personally exercise some or all of the powers and responsibilities described in section 9310 of this title; and (C) is not receiving the active assistance of a responsible adult to carry out the powers and responsibilities described in section 9310 of this title.  (6) "Guardianship" means the legal status of a person with developmental disabilities who is subject to the Commissioner's exercise of some or all of the powers listed in section 9310 of this title. (7) [Repealed.] (8) "Qualified developmental disabilities professional" means a psychologist, physician, registered nurse, educator, or social worker with specialized training or at least one year of experience in working with people with developmental disabilities. (9) "Respondent" means a person who is the subject of a petition filed pursuant to section 9305 of this title. (10) "Department" means the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. (Added 1977, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2001, No. 43, § 1; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 49; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 116.)
18 V.S.A. § 9303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 215 - Guardianship Services for People With Developmental Disabilities|§ 9303. Jurisdiction and venue

§ 9303. Jurisdiction and venue|(a) The Family Division of the Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all proceedings brought under the authority of this chapter. Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced in the Family Division of the Superior Court for the unit in which the person with developmental disabilities is residing.(b)(1) The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall have concurrent jurisdiction to appoint the Commissioner to serve as a temporary guardian for a person in need of guardianship when:   (A) a petition has been filed pursuant to 14 V.S.A. § 3063; (B) the Probate Division of the Superior Court finds that the respondent is a person in need of guardianship as defined in subdivision 9302(5) of this title; and (C) no suitable private guardian can be located.  (2) Within 60 days after appointment as a temporary guardian, the Commissioner shall file an application in the Family Division of the Superior Court for appointment under this chapter and for modification or termination of the Probate Division order. (Added 1977, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 43, § 1; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 154; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 154a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
18 V.S.A. § 9304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 215 - Guardianship Services for People With Developmental Disabilities|§ 9304. Eligibility for guardianship of the person

§ 9304. Eligibility for guardianship of the person|Guardianship may be provided to any person with developmental disabilities who:  (1) is at least 18 years of age; and (2) is in need of supervision and protection for the person's own welfare or the public welfare. (Added 1977, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 43, § 1.)
18 V.S.A. § 9305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 215 - Guardianship Services for People With Developmental Disabilities|§ 9305. Petition for guardianship

§ 9305. Petition for guardianship|Any interested person with knowledge of the facts alleged may request the State's Attorney having jurisdiction to file a petition with the Family Division of the Superior Court alleging that person is developmentally disabled and in need of guardianship. The State's Attorney shall file the petition unless it clearly appears that the petition will be insufficient to support an action under this chapter. The petition shall set forth:  (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the interested person who requested the filing of the petition, and the nature of his or her interest in the person alleged to have developmental disabilities; (2) The name, address, telephone number, and age of the respondent and the name, address, and telephone number of any near relative of the respondent and the name of any guardian or person holding a power of attorney of the person; (3) The reasons and the supporting facts why guardianship is needed; (4) The petition shall be limited to information that is relevant to the respondent's need for guardianship. (Added 1977, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 43, § 1; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)
18 V.S.A. § 9306
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 215 - Guardianship Services for People With Developmental Disabilities|§ 9306. Comprehensive evaluation

§ 9306. Comprehensive evaluation|(a) The Family Division of the Superior Court shall mail a copy of any petition filed pursuant to section 9305 of this title to the Commissioner, who shall promptly arrange for the preparation of a comprehensive evaluation of the respondent. The evaluation shall include information regarding the respondent's developmental and social functioning which is relevant to the person's need for guardianship. The evaluation shall contain recommendations and supporting data regarding the ability of the respondent to function in society without guardianship and shall specify those activities for which the respondent needs supervision and protection, and shall include information regarding the availability of one or more responsible adults to assist the individual in decision-making.(b) The evaluation shall be prepared by a qualified developmental disabilities professional. The evaluation shall be completed within 40 days of the court's service of the petition upon the Commissioner unless the time period is extended by the court for cause. The Commissioner shall send the request for evaluation to the evaluator at least 30 days before it is due. The Commissioner shall provide for reimbursement of the costs of the evaluation.(c) The Department shall send a copy of the evaluation to the court, the State's Attorney, the director of guardianship services, and to counsel for the respondent. The evaluation is a confidential document, and shall not be further disclosed by the court and the parties without the consent of the respondent or a person authorized to act on behalf of the respondent, except that the Department shall release the evaluation to a developmental services agency, if necessary, for the purpose of obtaining or improving services to the person.(d) The evaluation shall not be used as evidence in any other judicial proceeding without the consent of the respondent or the respondent's guardian or upon order of the court. (Added 1977, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 43, § 1; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)
18 V.S.A. § 9307
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 215 - Guardianship Services for People With Developmental Disabilities|§ 9307. Notice of petition and hearing

§ 9307. Notice of petition and hearing|Within five days of filing the petition, the court shall fix a time and place for hearing and shall mail a copy of the petition and notice of hearing to the respondent, the respondent's counsel, the guardian for the respondent, if any, the interested person who requested the filing of the petition, the Commissioner, the State's Attorney, and such other persons as the court determines. The notice of hearing shall be mailed to the respondent's near relatives. The hearing shall be held not fewer than 20 nor more than 30 days after the filing of the evaluation with the court. The hearing may be continued for good cause shown for not more than 15 additional days. (Added 1977, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 43, § 1.)