The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 181 : Judicial Proceedings
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 7628)-
§ 7628. Protocol
The Department of Mental Health shall develop and adopt by rule a strict protocol to ensure the health, safety, dignity, and respect of patients subject to administration of involuntary psychiatric medications in any designated hospital. This protocol shall be followed by all designated hospitals administering involuntary psychiatric medications. (Added 1997, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)