Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 7628

  • Department: means the Department of Health. See

§ 7628. Protocol

The Department of Mental Health shall develop and adopt by rule a strict protocol to ensure the health, safety, dignity and respect of patients subject to administration of involuntary psychiatric medications in any designated hospital. This protocol shall be followed by all designated hospitals administering involuntary psychiatric medications. (Added 1997, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)