2012 Vermont Statutes
Title 18 Health
Chapter 174 MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE
§ 7256 Reporting requirements
§ 7256. Reporting requirements
Notwithstanding 2 V.S.A. § 20(d), the department of mental health shall report annually on or before January 15 to the senate committee on health and welfare and the house committee on human services regarding the extent to which individuals with mental health conditions receive care in the most integrated and least restrictive setting available. The report shall address:
(1) Utilization of services across the continuum of mental health services;
(2) Adequacy of the capacity at each level of care across the continuum of mental health services;
(3) Individual experience of care and satisfaction;
(4) Individual recovery in terms of clinical, social, and legal outcomes; and
(5) Performance of the state's mental health system of care as compared to nationally recognized standards of excellence. (Added 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a, eff. April 4, 2012.)