Vermont § 7257 Reportable adverse events

Vermont Statutes

§ 7257 — Reportable adverse events

Vermont § 7257

Title 18Title 18: Health

Ch. 174Chapter 174: Mental Health System of Care

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 7257 (2026).

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(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. (Added 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a, eff. April 4, 2012; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 101; 2013, No. 1

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(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. (Added 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a, eff. April 4, 2012; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 101; 2013, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2023, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 1, 2024.)