§ 8713. Confidentiality of proceedings
§ 8713. Confidentiality of proceedings All proceedings under this chapter shall be closed to the public, and the records shall be sealed unless requested to be opened by the respondent. (Added 1981, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 8714. Appeal; automatic stay
§ 8714. Appeal; automatic stay (a) Any party to the proceeding shall have the right to appeal from a judgment issued pursuant to this chapter within 30 days of the judgment pursuant to the Vermont rules of appellate procedure. (b) If the court has issued a judgment allowing sterilization, the judgment shall not become final […]
§ 8715. Liability; costs
§ 8715. Liability; costs (a) Sterilizations performed pursuant to this chapter shall be legal and no person shall be civilly or criminally liable for performing a sterilization pursuant to such order of the court; provided, however, that the provisions of this chapter shall not affect any liability which may be incurred as a consequence of […]
§ 8716. Jurisdiction
§ 8716. Jurisdiction The Superior Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over all proceedings brought under this chapter. Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced in the Superior Court of the county in which the person with an intellectual disability resides. (Added 1981, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), […]
§ 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. […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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. […]