§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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, […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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, […]
§ 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 […]
