The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001
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CARE AND TREATMENT
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 8405)
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§ 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.)