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Vermont Statutes Title 18. Health, § 7255. System of care

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

The Commissioner of Mental Health shall coordinate a geographically diverse system and continuum of mental health care throughout the State that shall include at least the following:

(1) comprehensive and coordinated community services, including prevention, to serve children, families, and adults at all stages of mental condition or psychiatric disability;

(2) peer services, which may include:

(A) a warm line;

(B) peer-provided transportation services;

(C) peer-supported crisis services; and

(D) peer-supported hospital diversion services;

(3) alternative treatment options for individuals seeking to avoid or reduce reliance on medications;

(4) recovery-oriented housing programs;

(5) intensive residential recovery facilities;

(6) appropriate and adequate psychiatric inpatient capacity for voluntary patients;

(7) appropriate and adequate psychiatric inpatient capacity for involuntary inpatient treatment services, including persons receiving treatment through court order from a civil or criminal court; and

(8) a secure residential recovery facility.

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