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. § 7301)
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§ 7301. Creation
The State Board of Mental Health is created. It shall consist of seven persons, two
of whom are physicians and one an attorney. A member may not be a trustee, officer,
or employee of any institution for mental patients. Biennially, the Governor shall
appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, two or three members for terms
of six years in such manner that three terms expire in each third biennial year and
two in other biennial years. The Board, with the advice of the Commissioner, shall
make Department policy. Biennially or when a vacancy occurs, the Board shall elect
a Chair and a Secretary. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)