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18 V.S.A. § 8008
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 189 - Release and Discharge|§ 8008. Revocation of conditional discharge

§ 8008. Revocation of conditional discharge|(a) The Board or the head of the hospital may revoke a conditional discharge at any time before that discharge becomes absolute if the patient fails to comply with the conditions of the discharge.(b) A revocation by the Board or the head of the hospital shall authorize the return of the patient to the hospital and shall be sufficient warrant for a law enforcement officer or mental health professional to take the patient into custody and return him or her to the hospital from which he or she was conditionally discharged.(c) Immediately upon his or her return to the hospital, the patient shall be examined by a physician who shall orally explain to the patient the purpose of the examination and the reasons why the patient was returned to the hospital.(d) If the examining physician certifies in writing to the head of the hospital that, in his or her opinion, the patient is a person in need of treatment, setting forth the recent and relevant facts supporting this opinion, the revocation shall become effective and the patient shall be readmitted to the hospital. If the examining physician does not so certify, the revocation shall be cancelled and the patient shall be returned to the place from which he or she was taken.(e) If the patient is readmitted to the hospital, he or she may apply immediately for a judicial review of his or her admission, and he or she shall be given a written notice of this right and of his or her right to legal counsel. (Added 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 33.)
18 V.S.A. § 8009
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 189 - Release and Discharge|§ 8009. Administrative discharge

§ 8009. Administrative discharge|(a) The head of the hospital may at any time discharge a voluntary or judicially hospitalized patient whom he or she deems clinically suitable for discharge.(b) The head of the hospital shall discharge a judicially hospitalized patient when the patient is no longer a patient in need of further treatment. When a judicially hospitalized patient is discharged, the head of the hospital shall notify the applicant, the certifying physician, the Family Division of the Superior Court, and anyone who was notified at the time the patient was hospitalized.(c) A person responsible for providing treatment other than hospitalization to an individual ordered to undergo a program of alternative treatment, under section 7618 or 7621 of this title, may terminate the alternative treatment to the individual if the provider of this alternative treatment considers the individual clinically suitable for termination of treatment. Upon termination of alternative treatment, the Family Division of the Superior Court shall be so notified by the provider of the alternative treatment. (Added 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 150c.)
18 V.S.A. § 8101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 191 - Support and Expense|§ 8101. Liability

§ 8101. Liability|(a) It shall be the duty of a patient, his or her legal representative, spouse, and, in the case of a patient who is a minor, his or her parents, in that order, to pay or contribute to the payment of the charge for the care and treatment of that patient when hospitalized under this part of this title in such manner and proportion as the Commissioner shall determine to be within their ability to pay.(b) The Commissioner shall adopt, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, rules that set forth in detail the levels of income, resources, expenses, and family size at which persons are deemed able to pay given amounts for the care and treatment of a patient, and the circumstances, if any, under which the rates of payment so established may be waived or modified. A copy of the payment schedule so adopted shall be made available in the admissions office at the Vermont State Hospital or its successor in interest.(c) The Commissioner shall, at the time of the hospitalization of a patient, investigate the ability to pay of persons liable under subsection (a) of this section, and may require from the liable persons sworn statements of income, resources, expenses, and family size. The Commissioner shall notify, within 30 days of the date of admission, in writing, each liable person of the amount of his or her liability and the fact that liability commences on the date of admission. The notice shall include a statement of the right of the liable person to an appeal under section 8111 of this title.(d) If any of the persons liable for support know of such liability and willfully conceal their ability to pay, they shall be ordered to pay, to the extent of their ability, charges which accrue during the period of concealment.(e) In his or her investigation, keeping of accounts, and collection of charges, the Commissioner shall have the support and cooperation of the Department for Children and Families insofar as the records of that Department relate to the ability to pay.(f) Any self pay and third party payments received from or on behalf of any patients or any residents at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital, the Middlesex Therapeutic Community Residence, or their successors in interest, shall be paid to the Department of Mental Health for deposit in a special fund to offset the associated expenditures. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1973, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. April 4, 2012; 2015, No. 4, § 88, eff. March 12, 2015; 2015, No. 23, § 116.)
18 V.S.A. § 8102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 191 - Support and Expense|§ 8102. Charges for care or treatment

§ 8102. Charges for care or treatment|As used in section 8101 of this title, "charge for the care or treatment" of a patient means an amount not exceeding the actual cost of the care and treatment. Actual cost shall mean either the rate provided for by a contract lawfully entered into under this part of this title, or, in the absence of a contract, a per diem rate as determined under section 8105 of this title. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1973, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
18 V.S.A. § 8103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 191 - Support and Expense|§ 8103. Voluntary payments

§ 8103. Voluntary payments|The Commissioner may accept from any interested party any payment for the care and treatment of any patient, even if such payment is not required by an order of the Commissioner under section 8101 of this title, so long as the total payments received under section 8101 and this section do not exceed the actual cost of care and treatment. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 8105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 191 - Support and Expense|§ 8105. Computation of charge for care and treatment

§ 8105. Computation of charge for care and treatment|The charge for the care and treatment of a patient at the Vermont State Hospital or its successor in interest shall be established at least annually by the Commissioner. The charge shall reflect the current cost of the care and treatment, including depreciation and overhead, for the Vermont State Hospital or its successor in interest. Depreciation shall include but not be limited to costs for the use of the plant and permanent improvements, and overhead shall include but not be limited to costs incurred by other departments and agencies for the operation of the hospital. Accounting principles and practices generally accepted for hospitals shall be followed by the Commissioner in establishing the charges. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1971, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.); 1973, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. April 4, 2012.)
18 V.S.A. § 8106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 191 - Support and Expense|§ 8106. Persons in arrears

§ 8106. Persons in arrears|At least every six months, the Commissioner shall ascertain those liable persons whose payments to the State are in arrears, the amount of the arrearage, and the amount of income or resources, excluding an estate of less than $1,500.00, from which any amount owed the State for care and treatment, as determined under section 8101 of this title, can be collected. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1973, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 8108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 191 - Support and Expense|§ 8108. Claim allowed against estate

§ 8108. Claim allowed against estate|Claim for the care and treatment of a mentally ill person against his or her estate shall be presented and prosecuted by the Commissioner and shall be allowed by the Commissioner upon the estate, and paid by his or her administrator or executor. Such claims shall not exceed the amount which the Commissioner has found to be within the ability and legal obligation of the person to pay and full credit shall be allowed for any amounts paid prior to the death of the person. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1973, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
18 V.S.A. § 8110
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 191 - Support and Expense|§ 8110. Prosecution of claims

§ 8110. Prosecution of claims|Claims due and unpaid under this part of this title shall be prosecuted and collected in the name of the State. A State's Attorney or the Attorney General, when requested by the Commissioner, shall appear for and in behalf of the State in the prosecution of the claims. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 8111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 191 - Support and Expense|§ 8111. Appeals

§ 8111. Appeals|A person aggrieved by an act or decision of the Commissioner relating to the charge for the care and treatment of a patient or to rates of payment established in accordance with section 8101 of this title shall have an immediate right of appeal under the provisions for contested cases in 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. (Added 1973, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
18 V.S.A. § 8201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 193 - Private Hospitals|§ 8201. Commissioner may license private hospital

§ 8201. Commissioner may license private hospital|After due investigation, the Commissioner may license for not less than two nor more than six years, any suitable person to keep a private hospital for the mentally ill, which shall be subject to visitations from the Commissioner. A license granted hereunder shall exempt the licensee from the licensing requirements of section 1901 et seq. of this title. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 8202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 193 - Private Hospitals|§ 8202. Revocation of license

§ 8202. Revocation of license|The Commissioner may revoke any license when it appears that the holder thereof does not exercise sufficient skill and is not possessed of adequate means and methods for the proper care and treatment of the patients therein. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 8203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 193 - Private Hospitals|§ 8203. Notice of revocation

§ 8203. Notice of revocation|When a license is revoked, the Commissioner shall notify the holder thereof in writing and shall file a copy of the notice in the office of the clerk of the county in which the hospital is located, within five days after the date thereof. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 8204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 193 - Private Hospitals|§ 8204. What deemed private hospital

§ 8204. What deemed private hospital|A person who keeps or domiciles upon premises owned or occupied by him or her two or more mentally ill persons for care and treatment shall be deemed the keeper of a private hospital for the mentally ill. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 8205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 193 - Private Hospitals|§ 8205. Penalty

§ 8205. Penalty|A person who keeps a private hospital for the mentally ill, except as provided in this chapter, shall be fined not more than $500.00. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 8350
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 196 - Outpatient Mental Health Treatment for Minors|§ 8350. Consent by minors for mental health treatment

§ 8350. Consent by minors for mental health treatment|A minor may give consent to receive any legally authorized outpatient treatment from a mental health professional, as defined in section 7101 of this title. Consent under this section shall not be subject to disaffirmance due to minority of the person consenting. The consent of a parent or legal guardian shall not be necessary to authorize outpatient treatment. As used in this section, "outpatient treatment" means psychotherapy and other counseling services that are supportive, but not prescription drugs. (Added 2017, No. 35, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)
18 V.S.A. § 8351
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 196 - Outpatient Mental Health Treatment for Minors|§ 8351. Definitions

§ 8351. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Conversion therapy" means any practice by a mental health care provider that seeks to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to change sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same sex or gender. "Conversion therapy" does not include psychotherapies that:  (A) provide support to an individual undergoing gender transition; or (B) provide acceptance, support, and understanding of clients or the facilitation of clients' coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, including sexual-orientation-neutral or gender-identity-neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices without seeking to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.  (2) "Mental health care provider" means a person licensed to practice medicine pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 23, 33, or 81 who specializes in the practice of psychiatry; a psychologist, a psychologist-doctorate, or a psychologist-master as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 3001; a clinical social worker as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 3201; a clinical mental health counselor as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 3261; a licensed marriage and family therapist as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 4031; a psychoanalyst as defined in 26 V.S.A. § 4051; any other allied mental health professional; or a student, intern, or trainee of any such profession. (Added 2015, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 8352
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 196 - Outpatient Mental Health Treatment for Minors|§ 8352. Treatment of minors

§ 8352. Treatment of minors|A mental health care provider shall not use conversion therapy with a client younger than 18 years of age. (Added 2015, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 8353
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 196 - Outpatient Mental Health Treatment for Minors|§ 8353. Unprofessional conduct

§ 8353. Unprofessional conduct|Any conversion therapy used on a client younger than 18 years of age by a mental health care provider shall constitute unprofessional conduct as provided in the relevant provisions of Title 26 and shall subject the mental health care provider to discipline pursuant to the applicable provisions of that title and of 3 V.S.A. chapter 5. (Added 2015, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 8401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 197 - Mentally Ill Users of Alcohol or Drugs|§ 8401. Definitions

§ 8401. Definitions|As used in this chapter, "drug addict" means a person who shows signs of mental illness because of his or her use of drugs, hallucinogens, stimulants, or sedatives or who has an uncontrollable desire for their use or consumption. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
18 V.S.A. § 8402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 197 - Mentally Ill Users of Alcohol or Drugs|§ 8402. Hospitalization

§ 8402. Hospitalization|Except as otherwise provided in this chapter a drug addict may be admitted to a designated hospital and provided with care and treatment in the same manner and under the same conditions as a mentally ill person. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 8403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 197 - Mentally Ill Users of Alcohol or Drugs|§ 8403. Length of treatment

§ 8403. Length of treatment|No drug addict may be admitted to a hospital for voluntary treatment for a period in excess of six months. If he or she is admitted by order of the Criminal Division of the Superior Court, the order shall specifically provide for a maximum of six months in the hospital. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1973, No. 52, § 1; 1977, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1977, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)
18 V.S.A. § 8404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 197 - Mentally Ill Users of Alcohol or Drugs|§ 8404. Conditional discharge

§ 8404. Conditional discharge|The Board of Mental Health, in its discretion, may grant a conditional discharge to a patient admitted under this chapter after the expiration of one month from the date of admission and may revoke any conditional discharge so granted. A revocation of a conditional discharge by the Board of Mental Health at any time prior to the expiration of the original term of hospitalization shall be sufficient warrant for the return of the patient to the hospital from which he or she was discharged, there to remain until a subsequent conditional discharge or the expiration of the full term from the date of the original admission. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 8405
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 197 - Mentally Ill Users of Alcohol or Drugs|§ 8405. Outside visits

§ 8405. Outside visits|In the discretion of the head of a hospital, a patient admitted under this chapter may be permitted to visit a specifically designated place for a period not to exceed five days and return to the same hospital. The visit may be allowed to see a dying relative, to attend the funeral of a relative, to obtain special medical services, to contact prospective employers, or for any compelling reason consistent with the welfare or rehabilitation of the patient. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 8705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 204 - Sterilization|§ 8705. Sterilization; policy

§ 8705. Sterilization; policy|(a) It is the policy of the State of Vermont to allow voluntary and involuntary sterilizations of adults with an intellectual disability under circumstances that will ensure that the best interests and rights of such persons are fully protected. In accordance with this policy, a person with an intellectual disability, as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 146, may not be sterilized without his or her consent unless there is a prior hearing in the Superior Court as provided in this chapter. A person with an intellectual disability under 18 years of age shall not be sterilized.(b) Sterilization is defined to mean a surgical procedure, the purpose of which is to render an individual incapable of procreating. (Added 1981, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 111; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 102.)
18 V.S.A. § 8706
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 204 - Sterilization|§ 8706. Voluntary sterilization

§ 8706. Voluntary sterilization|Any person with an intellectual disability over the age of 18, who does not have a guardian with the power to consent to nonemergency surgery, may obtain a voluntary sterilization subject to all of the following preconditions:  (1) the person with an intellectual disability has freely, voluntarily, and without coercion personally requested a physician to perform a sterilization; (2) the person with an intellectual disability has given informed consent to the sterilization in that:  (A) the physician has provided a complete explanation concerning:  (i) the nature and irreversible consequences of a sterilization procedure; and (ii) the availability of alternative contraceptive measures;  (B) the physician is satisfied that the consent is based upon an understanding of that information and that before the operation is undertaken the physician personally obtains evidence of the person's retention of that understanding, not less than 10 days following the original explanation; (C) the consent is in writing and signed by the person with an intellectual disability;  (3) the person with an intellectual disability has been informed and is aware that his or her consent may be withdrawn at any time prior to the operation; and (4) the physician has reviewed medical records and psychological assessments of the person with an intellectual disability. (Added 1981, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 111.)
18 V.S.A. § 8707
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 204 - Sterilization|§ 8707. Competency to consent; procedure

§ 8707. Competency to consent; procedure|(a)(1) If the physician from whom the sterilization has been sought refuses to perform the sterilization because he or she is not satisfied that the person with an intellectual disability has the ability to give the informed consent required by section 8706 of this title, the person with an intellectual disability may file a petition in Superior Court for a determination of the person's competency to consent to the sterilization.  (2) The petition shall set forth the information required by subdivisions 8709(b)(1)-(5) of this title. (3) Upon filing of the petition, the court shall appoint a qualified developmental disabilities professional as defined in subdivision 8821(8) of this title to examine the person with an intellectual disability and present evidence to the court as to that person's ability to give informed consent. (4) The hearing shall be limited to a determination of the person with an intellectual disability's competency to consent to a sterilization, and shall be conducted in accordance with sections 8709(c), 8710, and 8711(a) and (b) of this title.   (b)(1) If, after the hearing, the court determines on the basis of clear and convincing proof that the person with an intellectual disability is competent to consent and has given the required consent, it shall order that a voluntary sterilization may be performed.  (2) If the court determines that the person with an intellectual disability is not competent to give consent it shall inform the person that he or she has the right to petition the court for an involuntary sterilization pursuant to the requirements of section 8708 of this title. (Added 1981, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 111.)
18 V.S.A. § 8708
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 204 - Sterilization|§ 8708. Involuntary sterilization

§ 8708. Involuntary sterilization|(a) Any sterilization sought on behalf of a person with an intellectual disability or requested by any person denied a voluntary sterilization by section 8707 of this title shall be considered an involuntary sterilization.(b) Involuntary sterilizations may be performed only after a hearing in the Superior Court pursuant to sections 8709-8712 of this title. For the purposes of involuntary sterilization proceedings under this chapter, the person with an intellectual disability subject to a petition for sterilization shall be defined as the respondent. (Added 1981, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 111.)