Vermont H 903: An act relating to consumer protection and automobile financing

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.903
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VT LEG #387315 v.1
H.903 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representative Boutin of Barre City 3
Referred to Committee on 4
Date: 5
Subject: Health; mental health; involuntary treatment; emergency examination 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to authorize a 7
licensed physician issuing a certificate pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 7504 and a 8
psychiatrist conducting an examination pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 7508 to 9
consider relevant, credible, specific behavioral information about the 10
prospective patient, including information from the days and weeks prior to 11
being seen by the licensed physician or psychiatrist, from caregivers, family 12
members, friends, peers, school employees, workplace colleagues, treating 13
providers, law enforcement, or other first responders. This bill further 14
proposes to prevent a licensed physician issuing a certificate pursuant to 15
18 V.S.A. § 7504 and a psychiatrist conducting an examination pursuant to 16
18 V.S.A. § 7508 from solely relying on a prospective patient’s presentation at 17
the time of the certification or examination to determine whether a person 18
meets the statutory definition of a “person in need of treatment.” Instead, a 19
licensed physician issuing a certificate pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 7504 and a 20
psychiatrist conducting an examination pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 7508 shall also 21

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.903
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VT LEG #387315 v.1
rely on information that may indicate an ongoing risk that is not observable in 1
a clinical setting, which, if relied on, shall be documented in the prospective 2
patient’s medical record. 3
An act relating to information collected by providers during first and second 4
certification 5
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 6
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 7