Vt. Stat. tit. 18 § 7257

Current through L. 2024, c. 142.
Section 7257 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Reportable adverse events
(a) An acute inpatient hospital, an intensive residential recovery facility, a designated agency, a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth, or a secure residential recovery facility shall report to the Department of Mental Health instances of death or serious bodily injury to individuals with a mental condition or psychiatric disability in the custody or temporary custody of the Commissioner.
(b) An acute inpatient hospital shall report to the Department of Mental Health any staff injuries caused by a person in the custody or temporary custody of the Commissioner that are reported to both the Department of Labor and to the hospital's workers' compensation carrier.

18 V.S.A. § 7257

Amended by 2024, No. 137,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a, eff. 4/4/2012; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.) , § 101; 2013, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.) , § 3.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.