Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to subnav
Searching 2023-2024 Session

The Vermont Statutes Online

The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 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.

Title 18 : Health

Chapter 171 : General Provisions

(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 7110)
  • § 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.)