Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 7255
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 7255
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Psychiatric disability: means an impairment of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory that limits one or more major life activities but does not include intellectual disability. See
- Recovery-oriented: means a system or services that emphasize the process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Warm line: means a nonemergency telephone response line operated by trained peers for the purpose of active listening and assistance with problem-solving for persons in need of such support. See
§ 7255. System of care
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; and
(8) a secure residential recovery facility. (Added 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a, eff. April 4, 2012; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 101.)