Vermont § 7901 - Intrastate transfers The Commissioner may authorize the transfer of patients between the Vermont State

§ 7901. Intrastate transfers The Commissioner may authorize the transfer of patients between the Vermont State

• Hospital or its successor in interest and designated hospitals if the Commissioner
  determines that it would be consistent with the medical needs of the patient to do
  so. Whenever a patient is transferred, written notice shall be given to the patient’s
  legal guardian or agent, if any, and any other person with the consent of the patient.
  In all such transfers, due consideration shall be given to the relationship of the
  patient to his or her family, legal guardian, or friends, so as to maintain relationships
  and encourage visits beneficial to the patient. Due consideration shall also be given
  to the separation of functions and to the divergent purposes of the Vermont State
  Hospital or its successor in interest and designated hospitals. No patient may be
  transferred to a correctional institution without the order of a court of competent
  jurisdiction. No patient may be transferred to a designated hospital outside the no
  refusal system unless the head of the hospital or his or her designee first accepts
  the patient. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. April 4, 2012.)