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. § 7901)
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§ 7901. Intrastate transfers
The Commissioner may authorize the transfer of patients between the Vermont State
Hospital or its successor in interest and designated hospitals if the Commissioner
determines that it would be consistent with the medical needs of the patient to do
so. Whenever a patient is transferred, written notice shall be given to the patient’s
legal guardian or agent, if any, and any other person with the consent of the patient.
In all such transfers, due consideration shall be given to the relationship of the
patient to his or her family, legal guardian, or friends, so as to maintain relationships
and encourage visits beneficial to the patient. Due consideration shall also be given
to the separation of functions and to the divergent purposes of the Vermont State
Hospital or its successor in interest and designated hospitals. No patient may be
transferred to a correctional institution without the order of a court of competent
jurisdiction. No patient may be transferred to a designated hospital outside the no
refusal system unless the head of the hospital or his or her designee first accepts
the patient. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. April 4, 2012.)