{"data":{"id":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-8405","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"18 V.S.A. § 8405","heading":"Outside visits","body":"In the discretion of the head of a hospital, a patient admitted under this chapter may be permitted to visit a specifically designated place for a period not to exceed five days and return to the same hospital. The visit may be allowed to see a dying relative, to attend the funeral of a relative, to obtain special medical services, to contact prospective employers, or for any compelling reason consistent with the welfare or rehabilitation of the patient.","path":["Title 18: Health","Chapter 197: Mentally Ill Users of Alcohol or Drugs","Subchapter 001: CARE AND TREATMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/197/08405","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:03Z","sha256":"7c8d3ad54b6b86f9463a401b0f07e090b7aa7f779fcf27e516e87b3884c2d623","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-8404","next":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-8451-8462"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}