Vermont § 7255 System of care

Vermont Statutes

§ 7255 — System of care

Vermont § 7255

Title 18Title 18: Health

Ch. 174Chapter 174: Mental Health System of Care

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 7255 (2026).

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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 v

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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;
(8) a secure residential recovery facility; and
(9) a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth. (Added 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a, eff. April 4, 2012; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 101; 2023, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. July 1, 2024.)