Vermont § 7509 - Treatment; right of access
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 7509 — Treatment; right of access, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7509. Treatment; right of access
- (a) Upon admission to a hospital, secure residential recovery facility, or psychiatric
residential treatment facility for youth pursuant to section 7503, 7508, 7617, or 7624 of this title, the person shall be treated with dignity and respect and shall be given such medical
and psychiatric treatment as is indicated. (b) All persons admitted or held for admission shall be given the opportunity, subject
to reasonable limitations, to communicate with others, including visits by a peer
or other support person designated by the person, presence of the support person at
all treatment team meetings the person is entitled to attend, the reasonable use of
a telephone, and the reasonable use of electronic mail and the internet. (c) The person shall be requested to furnish the names of persons that the person may
want notified of the person’s hospitalization or residence and kept informed of the
person’s status. The head of the hospital shall see that such persons are notified
of the status of the person, how the person may be contacted and visited, and how
they may obtain information concerning the person. (Added 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; amended 1997, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a; 2013, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2023, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 9a, eff. July 1, 2024.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7509 ("Treatment; right of access") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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