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: 33 V.S.A. § 7305)
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§ 7305. Readmission
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a facility may petition
the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living to deny readmission
to the facility of any former resident returning from a period of hospitalization.
A petition shall be made as soon as possible after the hospitalization of the resident
and only shall be granted if in the judgment of the Commissioner, upon consultation
with the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, the resident has exhibited a nonremedial
pattern of violent behavior that poses a danger to others. (Added 1985, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1989, No. 71, § 4; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 138; 2021, No. 20, § 367.)