Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 7503
Application for voluntary admission
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Current — June 1, 2022
As of July 1, 2021
(1) Any person 14 years of age or over may apply for voluntary admission to a designated hospital for examination and treatment.
(1) Any person 14 years of age or over may apply for voluntary admission to a designated hospital for examination and treatment.
(2) Before the person may be admitted as a voluntary patient he or she shall give his or her consent in writing on a form adopted by the Department. The consent shall include a representation that the person understands that his or her treatment will involve inpatient status, that he or she desires to be admitted to the hospital, and that he or she consents to admission voluntarily, without any coercion or duress.
(2) Before the person may be admitted as a voluntary patient, the person shall give consent in writing on a form adopted by the Department. The consent shall include a representation that: the person understands that treatment will involve inpatient status;
(3) the person desires to be admitted to the hospital;
(4) the person consents to admission voluntarily, without any coercion or duress; and
(5) the person understands that inpatient treatment may be on a locked unit, and a requested discharge may be deferred if the treating physician determines that the person is a person in need of treatment pursuant to section 7101 of this title.
(6) If the person is under 14 years of age, he or she may be admitted as a voluntary patient if he or she consents to admission, as provided in subsection (b) of this section, and if a parent or guardian makes written application.
Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.