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. § 7704)
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§ 7704. Mechanical restraints
Mechanical restraints shall not be applied to a patient unless it is determined by
the head of the hospital or the head of the hospital’s designee to be required by
the medical needs of the patient or the hospital. Every use of a mechanical restraint
and the reasons for the use of the mechanical restraint shall be made a part of the
clinical record of the patient under the signature of the head of the hospital or
the head of the hospital’s designee. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 2023, No. 6, § 205, eff. July 1, 2023.)