§ 7106 - Notice of hospitalization and discharge - Vermont Statutes

§ 7106. Notice of hospitalization and discharge

Whenever a patient has been admitted to a hospital or training school other than upon his own application, the head of the hospital or school shall immediately notify the patient's legal guardian, spouse, parent or parents, or nearest known relative or interested party, if known. If the involuntary hospitalization or admission was without court order notice shall also be given to the district court judge for the district wherein the hospital is located. If the hospitalization or admission was by order of any court, the head of the hospital or training school admitting or discharging an individual shall forthwith make a report thereof to the commissioner and to the court which entered the order for hospitalization or admission. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)