The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 197 : Mentally Ill Users of Alcohol or Drugs
Subchapter 001 : Care and Treatment
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 8405)-
§ 8405. Outside visits
In the discretion of the head of a hospital, a patient admitted under this chapter may be permitted to visit a specifically designated place for a period not to exceed five days and return to the same hospital. The visit may be allowed to see a dying relative, to attend the funeral of a relative, to obtain special medical services, to contact prospective employers, or for any compelling reason consistent with the welfare or rehabilitation of the patient. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)
