(a) Outpatient treatment or partial hospitalization shall be preferred to inpatient treatment.
Emergency involuntary treatment shall be undertaken only when clearly necessary. Involuntary
treatment shall be utilized only if voluntary treatment is not possible.
(b) The Department shall establish minimum standards for adequate treatment as provided
in this section, including requirements that, when possible, psychiatric unit staff
be used as the primary source to implement emergency involuntary procedures such as
seclusion and restraint. The Department shall oversee and collect information and
report on data regarding the use of emergency involuntary procedures for patients
admitted to a psychiatric unit, a secure residential recovery facility, or a psychiatric
residential treatment facility for youth, regardless of whether the patient is under
the care and custody of the Commissioner. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. April 4, 2012; 2021, No. 30, § 3; 2023, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. July 1, 2024.)
In re R.L., 657 A.2d 180 (Vt. 1995). · cites it 2דclaims that 18 V.S.A. § 7703(a) authorizes involuntary treatment only where voluntary treatment is “not possible,” and that, in his case, the State failed to show that voluntary treatment was not possible.”
In re E.T., 2004 VT 111 (Vt. 2004). “The Legislature has made clear its intent to avoid involuntary treatment whenever possible, 18 V.S.A. § 7703(a), and the clear and convincing evidence standard is specifically mandated in mental health proceedings, 18 V.”
In re K.M., 678 A.2d 1263 (Vt. 1996). “2d 180 (1995), where we emphasized that involuntary treatment must be considered a last resort for the treatment of the mentally ill and noted that 18 VS.A. § 7703(a) prohibits the State from using involuntary treatment where voluntary treatment is possible.”
In Re Rl, 657 A.2d 180 (Vt. 1995). · cites it 2דclaims that 18 V.S.A. § 7703(a) authorizes involuntary treatment only where voluntary treatment is "not possible," and that, in his case, the State failed to show that voluntary treatment was not possible.”
In Re Et, 2004 VT 111 (Vt. 2004). “The Legislature has made clear its intent to avoid involuntary treatment whenever possible, 18 V.S.A. § 7703(a), and the clear and convincing evidence standard is specifically mandated in mental health proceedings, 18 V.”
Ploof v. Brooks, 342 F. Supp. 999 (D. Vt. 1972). · cites it 2דThere is a further claim that the humane treatment guaranteed by 18 V.S.A. § 7703 of the *1001 Vermont Mental Health Law has been violated.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 7703(a) — 5 cases
In re R.L., 657 A.2d 180 (Vt. 1995). “claims that 18 V.S.A. § 7703(a) authorizes involuntary treatment only where voluntary treatment is “not possible,” and that, in his case, the State failed to show that voluntary treatment was not possible.”
In re E.T., 2004 VT 111 (Vt. 2004). “The Legislature has made clear its intent to avoid involuntary treatment whenever possible, 18 V.S.A. § 7703(a), and the clear and convincing evidence standard is specifically mandated in mental health proceedings, 18 V.”
In re K.M., 678 A.2d 1263 (Vt. 1996). “2d 180 (1995), where we emphasized that involuntary treatment must be considered a last resort for the treatment of the mentally ill and noted that 18 VS.A. § 7703(a) prohibits the State from using involuntary treatment where voluntary treatment is possible.”
In Re Rl, 657 A.2d 180 (Vt. 1995). “claims that 18 V.S.A. § 7703(a) authorizes involuntary treatment only where voluntary treatment is "not possible," and that, in his case, the State failed to show that voluntary treatment was not possible.”
In Re Et, 2004 VT 111 (Vt. 2004). “The Legislature has made clear its intent to avoid involuntary treatment whenever possible, 18 V.S.A. § 7703(a), and the clear and convincing evidence standard is specifically mandated in mental health proceedings, 18 V.”
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