Vermont § 8007 - Conditional discharges

§ 8007. Conditional discharges

• (a) The Board or the head of a hospital may conditionally discharge from a hospital any
  patient who may be safely and properly cared for in a place other than the hospital. (b) A conditional discharge may extend for a term of six months, but shall not exceed
  60 days unless the head of the hospital determines that a longer period will materially
  improve the availability of a program of treatment that is an alternative to hospitalization. (c) Unless sooner revoked or renewed, a conditional discharge shall become absolute at
  the end of its term. (d) A conditional discharge may be granted subject to the patient’s agreement to participate
  in outpatient, after-care, or follow-up treatment programs, and shall be subject to
  such other conditions and terms as are established by the granting authority. (e) Each patient granted a conditional discharge shall be provided, so far as practicable
  and appropriate, with continuing treatment on an outpatient or partial hospitalization
  basis. (f) Each patient granted a conditional discharge shall be given a written statement of
  the conditions of his or her release, the violation of which can cause revocation. (g) A conditional discharge may be renewed by the granting authority at any time before
  it becomes absolute if the head of a hospital first determines that such renewal will
  substantially reduce the risk that the patient will become a person in need of treatment
  in the near future. (Added 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 32.)