§ 7113 - Independent examination: payment - Vermont Statutes

§ 7113. Independent examination: payment

Whenever a court orders an independent examination by a mental health professional or a qualified mental retardation professional pursuant to this title or 13 V.S.A. § 4822, the cost of the examination shall be paid by the department of disabilities, aging, and independent living or of health. The mental health professional or qualified mental retardation professional may be selected by the court but the commissioner of disabilities, aging, and independent living or the commissioner of mental health may adopt a reasonable fee schedule for examination, reports, and testimony. (Added 1991, No. 231 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 37; 2007, No. 15, § 10.)