§ 8003 - Personal needs of patient - Vermont Statutes

§ 8003. Personal needs of patient

The commissioner shall make any necessary arrangements to insure:

(1) that no patient is discharged or granted a conditional release from a hospital without suitable clothing; and

(2) that any indigent patient discharged or granted a conditional release is furnished suitable transportation for his return home and an amount of money as may be prescribed by the head of the hospital to enable the patient to meet his immediate needs. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)