The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 7110)
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§ 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.)