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18 V.S.A. § 5573
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 121 - Cemeteries|§ 5573. Construction requirements

§ 5573. Construction requirements|(a) A community mausoleum or columbarium, the crypts or niches of which are available to the public, shall be constructed and erected only with the consent and approval of the legislative body of the municipality and local board of health.(b) Before commencing the building, construction, or erection of any such structure, full detailed plans and specifications shall be presented to the State Board of Health. The approval of plans and specifications shall be evidenced by a certificate in writing, signed by the legislative body of the municipality and the local board of health.(c) A community mausoleum, columbarium, or any structure intended to hold or contain permanently the bodies of the dead, and to which the public shall have access, shall not be constructed or erected without the approvals required by this section. A building not used for the permanent disposition of the human dead shall not be altered or changed to be used for the permanent disposition of the human dead, and an addition shall not be made to any existing community mausoleum or columbarium, unless constructed of material and workmanship as will ensure its durability and permanence as well as the safety, convenience, comfort, and health of the community in which it is located, as dictated and determined at the time by modern mausoleum construction and engineering science.(d) Construction shall be managed and supervised by a person with experience in modern mausoleum construction and engineering. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 95; 2021, No. 15, § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 5575
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 121 - Cemeteries|§ 5575. Use before completion prohibited

§ 5575. Use before completion prohibited|A community mausoleum, columbarium, crypt, niche, or structure so erected as aforesaid shall not be used for the purpose of depositing therein the remains of any dead body until the same is finally completed and the maintenance fund required by this chapter has been provided for in accordance with the provisions hereof.
18 V.S.A. § 5576
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 121 - Cemeteries|§ 5576. Sales before the completion of building; bond

§ 5576. Sales before the completion of building; bond|A crypt or room in a community mausoleum, or niche in a columbarium, shall not be sold or offered for sale before such structure is entirely completed, unless and until the agency selling such crypts or niches enters into an agreement whereby it agrees to refund to each and every purchaser of crypts, rooms, and niches all sums of money paid by each, together with legal interest thereon, in the event it fails to complete such mausoleum or columbarium within a reasonable time thereafter, which agreement shall be entered into with a bank or trust company as trustee for the purchasers of crypts, rooms, and niches. The agency shall also deposit with the trustee a good and sufficient bond or other security which shall guarantee the faithful performance of the agreement. The selection of the bank or trust company, the trust agreement, and the bond or other security herein provided for shall be submitted to and be subject to the approval of the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the district wherein such community mausoleum or columbarium is located. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
18 V.S.A. § 5577
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 121 - Cemeteries|§ 5577. Mausoleum becoming untenable

§ 5577. Mausoleum becoming untenable|If a mausoleum, vault, crypt, or structure containing one or more deceased human bodies becomes a hazard to public health, and the owner or owners of the structure fail to remedy or remove the same to the satisfaction of the Department of Health, a court of competent jurisdiction may order the person, firm, or corporation owning the structure to remove the body or bodies for interment in some suitable cemetery at the expense of the person, firm, or corporation owning the mausoleum, vault, or crypt. When the person, firm, or corporation cannot be found in the county where the mausoleum, vault, or crypt is located, then the removal and interment shall be at the expense of the cemetery, cemetery association, city, or town where the mausoleum, vault, or crypt is situated. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2021, No. 15, § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 5578
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 121 - Cemeteries|§ 5578. Perpetual care funds

§ 5578. Perpetual care funds|There shall be established and maintained a fund for the perpetual care and maintenance of such community mausoleum and columbarium by applying in the case of a community mausoleum not less than the sum of $100.00 from the proceeds received from the sale of each crypt and 10 percent of the proceeds received from the sale of each room; and in case of niches in a community mausoleum or columbarium, used as a repository for the remains of deceased persons after cremation, a sum which shall be equivalent to 10 percent of the sale price of each niche. In event sales of crypts or rooms in a community mausoleum, or sales of niches in a community mausoleum or columbarium are made upon partial payments, there shall be set apart and applied to such fund from each partial payment the percentage that the amount of the partial payment bears to the total purchase price of the crypt, room, or niche. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 96.)
18 V.S.A. § 5579
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 121 - Cemeteries|§ 5579. Penalties

§ 5579. Penalties|A person who violates a provision of sections 5571-5578 of this title shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 or be imprisoned in the State correctional facility not less than 10 days nor more than three months, or both, for each offense. (Amended 1967, No. 345 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. April 1, 1969.)
18 V.S.A. § 7102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7102. Out-of-state patients

§ 7102. Out-of-state patients|Nothing in this part of this title shall be deemed to alter or impair the application or availability to any patient, while hospitalized in a state outside Vermont pursuant to contractual arrangements under subdivision 7401(6) of this title, of any rights, remedies, or protective safeguards provided by the law of that state or by the Interstate Compact on Mental Health where applicable. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 7104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7104. Wrongful hospitalization or denial of rights; fraud; elopement

§ 7104. Wrongful hospitalization or denial of rights; fraud; elopement|A person shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, if he or she willfully causes, or conspires with or assists another to cause:  (1) the hospitalization of an individual knowing that the individual is not mentally ill or in need of hospitalization or treatment as an individual with a mental illness or intellectual disability; or (2) the denial to any individual of any rights granted to him or her under this part of this title; or (3) the voluntary admission to a hospital of an individual, knowing that he or she is not mentally ill or eligible for treatment, thereby attempting to defraud the State; or (4) the elopement of any patient from a hospital or who knowingly harbors any patient who has eloped, or who aids in abducting a patient who has been conditionally discharged from the person or persons in whose care and service that patient has been legally placed. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 100; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 123.)
18 V.S.A. § 7105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7105. Arrest of eloped persons

§ 7105. Arrest of eloped persons|Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or officer of state or local police, and any officer or employee of any designated hospital or designated program may arrest any person who has eloped from a designated hospital or designated program and return such person. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1987, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 97.)
18 V.S.A. § 7106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7106. Notice of hospitalization and discharge

§ 7106. Notice of hospitalization and discharge|Whenever a patient has been admitted to a hospital other than upon his or her own application, the head of the hospital shall immediately notify the patient's legal guardian, spouse, parent, or parents, or nearest known relative or interested party, if known. If the involuntary hospitalization or admission was without court order, notice shall also be given to the Superior Court judge for the Family Division of the Superior Court in the unit wherein the hospital is located. If the hospitalization or admission was by order of any court, the head of the hospital admitting or discharging an individual shall forthwith make a report thereof to the Commissioner and to the court which entered the order for hospitalization or admission. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 150.)
18 V.S.A. § 7107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7107. Extramural work

§ 7107. Extramural work|Any hospital in the State dealing with mental health may do, or procure to be done, extramural work in the way of prevention, observation, care, and consultation with respect to mental health. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 98.)
18 V.S.A. § 7109
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7109. Sale of articles; revolving fund

§ 7109. Sale of articles; revolving fund|(a) The superintendent of a hospital or training school may sell articles made by the patients or students in the handiwork or occupational therapy departments of the institution and the proceeds thereof shall be credited to a revolving fund. When it is for their best interest, the superintendent may, with the consent of the patients or their legal representatives, employ patients or students or permit them to be employed on a day placement basis.(b) The consent of the patient or the legal representative of the patient or student shall, in consideration of the undertaking of the superintendent, contain the further agreement that one-half the earnings of the patient or student shall be credited to the personal account of the patient or student so employed at interest for benefit of the patient or student and the balance shall be credited to the fund. The superintendent shall hold and expend the fund for the purchase of equipment and materials for the handicraft or group therapy departments and for the educational and recreational welfare of the patient or student group. He or she shall submit an annual report of the fund to the Commissioner. Balances remaining in it at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried forward and be available for the succeeding fiscal year.(c) For purposes of this section the legal representative of the patient or student shall be the duly appointed guardian, the spouse, the parents, or the next of kin legally responsible for the patient or student. In their absence, the Commissioner shall be the legal representative. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 7110
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7110. Certification of mental illness

§ 7110. Certification of mental illness|A certification of mental illness by a licensed physician required by section 7504 of this title shall be made by a board eligible psychiatrist, a board certified psychiatrist, or a resident in psychiatry, under penalty of perjury. In areas of the State where board eligible psychiatrists, board certified psychiatrists, or residents in psychiatry are not available to complete admission certifications to the Vermont State Hospital or its successor in interest, the Commissioner may designate other licensed physicians as appropriate to complete certification for purposes of section 7504 of this title. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 19, eff. April 4, 2012.)
18 V.S.A. § 7111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7111. Right to legal counsel

§ 7111. Right to legal counsel|In any proceeding before, or notice to, a court of this State involving a patient or student, or a proposed patient or student, that person shall be afforded counsel, and if the patient or student or proposed patient or student is unable to pay for counsel, compensation shall be paid by the State to counsel assigned by the court; however, this section shall not apply to a proceeding under section 7505 of this title. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
18 V.S.A. § 7112
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7112. Appeals

§ 7112. Appeals|A patient may appeal any decision of the Board. The appeal shall be to the Family Division of the Superior Court of the county wherein the hospital is located. The appeal shall be taken in such manner as the Supreme Court may by rule provide, except that there shall not be any stay of execution of the decision appealed from. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 187, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 150a.)
18 V.S.A. § 7113
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7113. Independent examination; payment

§ 7113. Independent examination; payment|Whenever a court orders an independent examination by a mental health professional or a qualified developmental disabilities professional pursuant to this title or 13 V.S.A. § 4822, the cost of the examination shall be paid by the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living or of Health. The mental health professional or qualified developmental disabilities professional may be selected by the court but the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living or of Mental Health may adopt a reasonable fee schedule for examination, reports, and testimony. (Added 1991, No. 231 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 37; 2007, No. 15, § 10; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 100.)
18 V.S.A. § 7114
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 171 - General Provisions|§ 7114. Safety policies for employees delivering direct social or mental health services

§ 7114. Safety policies for employees delivering direct social or mental health services|(a) The Secretary of Human Services, in consultation with each department of the Agency, shall establish and maintain a workplace violence prevention and crisis response policy for the benefit of employees delivering direct social or mental health services pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 8201.(b) The Secretary shall ensure that the Agency's contracts with providers described in 33 V.S.A. § 8201(a)(2) require the providers to establish and maintain a written workplace violence prevention and crisis response policy for the benefit of employees delivering direct social or mental health services pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 8201. (Added 2015, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)
18 V.S.A. § 7201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 173 - The Department of Mental Health|§ 7201. Mental health

§ 7201. Mental health|(a) The Department of Mental Health, as the successor to the Division of Mental Health Services of the Department of Health, shall centralize and more efficiently establish the general policy and execute the programs and services of the State concerning mental health, and integrate and coordinate those programs and services with the programs and services of other departments of the State, its political subdivisions, and private agencies, so as to provide a flexible comprehensive service to all citizens of the State in mental health and related problems.(b) The Department shall ensure equal access to appropriate mental health care in a manner equivalent to other aspects of health care as part of an integrated, holistic system of care. (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.), § 38; 2007, No. 15, § 11; 2017, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
18 V.S.A. § 7202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 173 - The Department of Mental Health|§ 7202. Coordination

§ 7202. Coordination|The Department of Mental Health shall be responsible for coordinating efforts of all agencies and services, government and private, on a statewide basis in order to promote and improve the mental health of individuals through outreach, education, and other activities. The Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living shall be responsible for coordinating the efforts of all agencies and services, government and private, on a statewide basis in order to promote and improve the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1987, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 2007, No. 15, § 11.)
18 V.S.A. § 7204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 173 - The Department of Mental Health|§ 7204. Planning; grants; clinics

§ 7204. Planning; grants; clinics|The Department is the authority in this State for planning a comprehensive mental health program. It may apply for and receive grants from the federal government and other sources for that planning. It shall operate such clinics and other mental health units as it may consider necessary and shall fulfill the State's responsibilities as to community mental health services, so far as practical. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
18 V.S.A. § 7205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 173 - The Department of Mental Health|§ 7205. Supervision of institutions

§ 7205. Supervision of institutions|(a) The Department of Mental Health shall operate the Vermont State Hospital or its successor in interest and shall be responsible for patients receiving involuntary treatment.(b) The Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, in consultation with the Secretary, shall appoint a Chief Executive Officer of the Vermont State Hospital or its successor in interest to oversee the operations of the hospital. The Chief Executive Officer position shall be an exempt position. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 2007, No. 15, § 11; 2011, No. 63, § E.315.1; 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. April 4, 2012.)
18 V.S.A. § 7206
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 173 - The Department of Mental Health|§ 7206. Recommendations and reports

§ 7206. Recommendations and reports|The Department shall from time to time study comprehensively the mental health problems of the State, develop programs for mental health services, and recommend as to the integration within the Department of any other related agencies and services as it considers proper. It shall also periodically review and evaluate the mental health programs. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 38.)
18 V.S.A. § 7207
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 173 - The Department of Mental Health|§ 7207. Commissioner of Mental Health; appointment; qualifications

§ 7207. Commissioner of Mental Health; appointment; qualifications|The Secretary shall appoint a Commissioner of Mental Health, as provided in 3 V.S.A. § 3051, who shall be a mental health care professional who has had educational and practical experience in the field of mental health. (Added 2007, No. 15, § 13.)
18 V.S.A. § 7208
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 173 - The Department of Mental Health|§ 7208. Definitions

§ 7208. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Adult foster care" shall have the same meaning as in 33 V.S.A. § 502. (2) "Home care services" shall have the same meaning as in 33 V.S.A. § 502. (Added 2007, No. 37, § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 7251
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 174 - Mental Health System of Care|§ 7251. Principles for mental health care reform

§ 7251. Principles for mental health care reform|The General Assembly adopts the following principles as a framework for reforming the mental health care system in Vermont:  (1) The State of Vermont shall meet the needs of individuals with a mental condition or psychiatric disability, including the needs of individuals in the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections, and the State's mental health system shall reflect excellence, best practices, and the highest standards of care. (2) Long-term planning shall look beyond the foreseeable future and present needs of the mental health community. Programs shall be designed to be responsive to changes over time in levels and types of needs, service delivery practices, and sources of funding. (3) Vermont's mental health system shall provide a coordinated continuum of care by the Departments of Mental Health and of Corrections, designated hospitals, designated agencies, and community and peer partners to ensure that individuals with a mental condition or psychiatric disability receive care in the most integrated and least restrictive settings available. Individuals' treatment choices shall be honored to the extent possible. (4) The mental health system shall be integrated into the overall health care system and ensure equal access to appropriate mental health care in a manner equivalent to other aspects of health care as part of an integrated, holistic system of care. (5) Vermont's mental health system shall be geographically and financially accessible. Resources shall be distributed based on demographics and geography to increase the likelihood of treatment as close to the patient's home as possible. All ranges of services shall be available to individuals who need them, regardless of individuals' ability to pay. (6) The State's mental health system shall ensure that the legal rights of individuals with a mental condition or psychiatric disability are protected. (7) Oversight and accountability shall be built into all aspects of the mental health system. (8) Vermont's mental health system shall be adequately funded and financially sustainable to the same degree as other health services. (9) Individuals with a psychiatric disability or mental condition who are in the custody or temporary custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health and who receive treatment in an acute inpatient hospital unit, an intensive residential recovery facility, or a secure residential recovery facility shall be afforded rights and protections that reflect evidence-based best practices aimed at reducing the use of emergency involuntary procedures. (Added 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a, eff. April 4, 2012; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 101; 2015, No. 21, § 2, eff. May 13, 2015; 2017, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)