Vermont § 7620 - Application for continued treatment

§ 7620. Application for continued treatment

• (a) If, prior to the expiration of any order issued in accordance with section 7623 of this title, the Commissioner believes that the condition of the patient is such that the patient
  continues to require treatment, the Commissioner shall apply to the court for a determination
  that the patient is a patient in need of further treatment and for an order of continued
  treatment. (b) An application for an order authorizing continuing treatment shall contain a statement
  setting forth the reasons for the Commissioner’s determination that the patient is
  a patient in need of further treatment, a statement describing the treatment program
  provided to the patient, and the results of that course of treatment. (c) Any order of treatment issued in accordance with section 7623 of this title shall remain in force pending the court’s decision on the application. (d) If the Commissioner seeks to have the patient receive the further treatment in a secure
  residential recovery facility or a psychiatric residential treatment facility for
  youth, the application for an order authorizing continuing treatment shall expressly
  state that such treatment is being sought. The application shall contain, in addition
  to the statements required by subsection (b) of this section, a statement setting
  forth the reasons for the Commissioner’s determination that clinically appropriate
  treatment for the patient’s condition can be provided safely only in a secure residential
  recovery facility or a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth, respectively. (Added 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; amended 1997, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2011, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 17, 2012; 2023, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2024.)