{"data":{"id":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-7503","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"18 V.S.A. § 7503","heading":"Application for voluntary admission","body":"(a) Any person 14 years of age or over may apply for voluntary admission to a designated hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth for examination and treatment.\n(b) Before the person may be admitted as a voluntary patient, the person shall give consent in writing on a form adopted by the Department. The consent shall include a representation that:\n(1) the person understands that treatment will involve inpatient status or residence at a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth;\n(2) the person desires to be admitted to a hospital or a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth, respectively;\n(3) the person consents to admission voluntarily, without any coercion or duress; and\n(4) the person understands that inpatient treatment or residence at a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth may be on a locked unit, and a requested discharge may be deferred if the treating physician determines that the person is a person in need of treatment pursuant to section 7101 of this title.\n(c) If the person is under 14 years of age, the person may be admitted as a voluntary patient if the person consents to admission, as provided in subsection (b) of this section, and if a parent or guardian makes written application.","path":["Title 18: Health","Chapter 179: Admission Procedures"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/179/07503","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:03Z","sha256":"9643c0c47b9cea4acdfd7fcccd9bbf1d7a9c27a236b4bb5c9aec23312a7dccf6","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-7502","next":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-7504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}