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WY Stat § 25-10-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-111 - Commitment or Transfer to Federal Hospital; Effect of Orders by Courts of Other Jurisdictions; Powers of Federal Facility.

25-10-111. Commitment or transfer to federal hospital; effect of orders by courts of other jurisdictions; powers of federal facility.| (a) The court, when ordering involuntary hospitalization pursuant to W.S. 25-10-110(j), may order a person hospitalized in a hospital or facility operated by the veterans' administration or another federal agency, if the court has received a certificate from the agency showing that facilities are available and that the patient is eligible for treatment therein.  (b) An order of a court of competent jurisdiction of another state or of the District of Columbia, authorizing hospitalization of a person by an agency of the United States, has the same force and effect as to the person while in this state as in the jurisdiction in which the order was made.  (c) Upon receipt of a certificate from the veterans' administration or another federal agency that facilities are available for treatment of a patient involuntarily hospitalized under W.S. 25-10-110 and that the patient is eligible for treatment therein, the head of a hospital may transfer the patient to the veterans' administration or other federal agency for treatment. The court which ordered involuntary hospitalization shall be notified of the transfer by the hospital. No person shall be transferred if he is confined pursuant to a conviction for a crime or if he has been acquitted of a criminal charge solely on the ground of mental illness or deficiency, unless, prior to the transfer, the court which committed the person enters an order for the transfer after appropriate motion and hearing.  (d) Upon admission to a federal facility pursuant to this section, the patient is subject to the rules and regulations of the veterans' administration or other federal agency. The chief officer of the federal facility in which the patient is hospitalized has the same powers as the head of the state hospital with respect to retention, transfer, release and discharge of patients.
WY Stat § 25-10-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-113 - Duties of Head of Hospital Upon Admission; Treatment of Patients Primarily Needing Medical Care.

25-10-113. Duties of head of hospital upon admission; treatment of patients primarily needing medical care.| (a) As soon as possible but not later than seven (7) days after a patient is admitted to a hospital under this act, the head of the hospital shall:  (i) Review the patient's record;  (ii) Examine the patient; and  (iii) Develop an initial plan of treatment for the patient.  (b) If the medical staff of the state hospital determines that a patient's primary need for care is medical as opposed to psychiatric, the head of the state hospital may refuse to admit the patient if the state hospital has limited medical facilities or staff to provide for the necessary medical needs of the patient. If admittance is refused, the patient shall be transported to a medical facility that is qualified to meet the medical needs of the patient.
WY Stat § 25-10-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-114 - Transfer of Inmates of Penal Institutions to State Hospital; Notice.

25-10-114. Transfer of inmates of penal institutions to state hospital; notice.| (a) The department of corrections may transfer an inmate of a state penal institution who is mentally ill to the state hospital, subject to the rules of admission of the department, if adequate treatment cannot be provided at a state penal institution.  (b) Not less than five (5) days before an inmate is transferred pursuant to this section, the department of corrections shall give written notice to the court which ordered imprisonment, the inmate and the person responsible for his care or custody. The notice shall include:  (i) The grounds for the transfer;  (ii) The inmate's right to contest the transfer;  (iii) The inmate's right to a hearing before he is transferred; and  (iv) The inmate's right to counsel.  (c) The transfer of an inmate of a state penal institution to the state hospital shall not exceed the term of imprisonment imposed by the sentencing court unless proceedings for involuntary hospitalization are instituted under W.S. 25-10-110.
WY Stat § 25-10-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-115 - Transfer of Patients to Another Hospital; Notice.

25-10-115. Transfer of patients to another hospital; notice.| (a) A hospital may transfer a patient hospitalized under this act to another hospital if the transfer is in the best interest of the patient. An involuntarily hospitalized patient who is so transferred retains the status of an involuntarily hospitalized patient under W.S. 25-10-110.  (b) Not less than five (5) days before a patient is transferred, the head of the hospital shall give written notice to the court, the patient, and the person responsible for his care or custody. The notice shall include:  (i) The grounds for the transfer;  (ii) The patient's right to contest the transfer;  (iii) The patient's right to a hearing before he is transferred; and  (iv) The patient's right to counsel.
WY Stat § 25-10-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-116 - Periodic Examinations of Patients; Determination of Discharge or Continued Hospitalization; Notice; Hearing.

25-10-116. Periodic examinations of patients; determination of discharge or continued hospitalization; notice; hearing.| (a) Three (3) months after each patient's admission to the hospital, the head of the hospital shall evaluate the progress of each patient and shall reevaluate the treatment and progress every six (6) months thereafter. The evaluation shall consider whether directed outpatient commitment is appropriate.  (b) When the head of a hospital determines after the examination required by subsection (a) of this section or by W.S. 25-10-113 that the conditions justifying hospitalization of involuntary patients no longer exist, he shall report his determination to the court, the county attorney, the district attorney, family members and the mental health center which were involved in the initial proceedings. Unless, within three (3) days after the notice is sent, the court upon motion orders a hearing on continuing the patient's hospitalization, the head of the hospital shall discharge the patient. The hearing shall be held as soon as practicable and shall follow the procedures in W.S. 25-10-118. Notice of the hearing shall conform with W.S. 25-10-116(c).  (c) When the head of a hospital determines after an evaluation required by subsection (a) of this section or by W.S. 25-10-113 that the conditions justifying hospitalization continue to exist, he shall send to the court notice of his determination and a detailed statement of the factual basis for the determination. The court may order a hearing to review the determination. The head of the hospital shall also send notice of his determination to the patient and the person responsible for his care or custody. The notice shall include:  (i) The patient's right to contest the determination;  (ii) The patient's right to a hearing; and  (iii) The patient's right to counsel.
WY Stat § 25-10-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-118 - Objections to Proposed Transfer or Continued Hospitalization; Notice; Hearing; Options of Court.

25-10-118. Objections to proposed transfer or continued hospitalization; notice; hearing; options of court.| (a) A hearing shall be conducted in accordance with this section when a patient contests one (1) of the following actions:  (i) Transfer pursuant to W.S. 25-10-114 or 25-10-115;  (ii) Continuing hospitalization pursuant to W.S. 25-10-116; or  (iii) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.  (iv) Revocation of convalescent status release pursuant to W.S. 25-10-127.  (b) Unless otherwise provided, an objection shall be filed with the court within five (5) days of receipt of notice of the intended action. The court shall set a hearing date which shall be within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the objection. If an objection is not filed within five (5) days, or if the patient consents to the action, the court may enter an ex parte order authorizing the action.  (c) The hearing shall be before the court, without a jury. If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:  (i) The transfer or continuing hospitalization is justified, the court shall enter an order authorizing the transfer or continuing hospitalization; or  (ii) The transfer or continuing hospitalization is not justified, the court shall enter an order prohibiting the transfer or continuing hospitalization.
WY Stat § 25-10-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-119 - Mechanical Restraints; Uses and Reasons Therefor Recorded.

25-10-119. Mechanical restraints; uses and reasons therefor recorded.| Mechanical restraints shall not be applied to any patient, unless the head of the hospital determines that the medical needs of the patient require them. The head of the hospital shall record every use of a mechanical restraint and the reasons for its use in the clinical record of the patient and sign the record.
WY Stat § 25-10-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-120 - Rights of Patients; Commitment and Treatment of Persons Being Treated by Prayer.

25-10-120. Rights of patients; commitment and treatment of persons being treated by prayer.| (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations creating a bill of patient rights and establishing the procedures by which those rights may be enforced, limited or denied.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.  (d) No person who is being treated in good faith by spiritual means alone, through prayer, by a duly accredited practitioner in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination may be detained, hospitalized or ordered to receive treatment under this act unless:  (i) A court finds by clear and convincing evidence that he is mentally ill; or  (ii) If the person is a minor or is incompetent his parent or guardian consents to detention, hospitalization or treatment.
WY Stat § 25-10-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-121 - Admission Not to Create Presumption as to Competency nor Ground for Guardianship.

25-10-121. Admission not to create presumption as to competency nor ground for guardianship.| Admission to a hospital under this act shall not create any presumption with respect to the patient's mental or legal competency to exercise civil, contractual or other rights for which a legal standard of competency exists. Admission to a hospital under this act is not sufficient cause for guardianship of the person or estate of any patient.
WY Stat § 25-10-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-122 - Records to Be Kept Confidential; Exceptions.

25-10-122. Records to be kept confidential; exceptions.| (a) Records and reports made under this act which directly or indirectly identify a patient, a former patient or an individual for whom an application for directed outpatient commitment or involuntary hospitalization has been filed, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by any person unless:  (i) The patient or, if he is a minor or incompetent, his parent or guardian, consents;  (ii) Disclosure is necessary to carry out this act; or  (iii) A court determines disclosure is necessary for the conduct of proceedings before it and failure to disclose would be contrary to the public interest.  (iv) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.  (b) Patient records identified in subsection (a) of this section may be provided without consent of the patient, parent or guardian by and between a mental health center, the state hospital and hospitals designated under W.S. 25-10-104, only for the purpose of facilitating referral treatment, admission, readmission or transfer of the patient under this act.
WY Stat § 25-10-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-123 - Discharge of Patient Held on Order in Action Arising Out of Criminal Offense.

25-10-123. Discharge of patient held on order in action arising out of criminal offense.| A patient held on order of a court having criminal jurisdiction in any action or proceeding arising out of a criminal offense shall not be discharged except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. At any time the head of the hospital is of the opinion that the person is no longer affected by mental illness or deficiency, or that he no longer presents a substantial risk of danger to himself or others, the head of the hospital shall apply to the court which committed the person for an order of discharge. The court having criminal jurisdiction in the matter shall conduct a hearing not less than once each year to determine whether the continued hospitalization of the patient is necessary, based on the reports required under W.S. 25-10-116 and any other information provided to the court by the state hospital or the federal hospital under W.S. 25-10-111, as appropriate, or the patient's counsel. After a hearing, the court shall make its findings and enter an order as provided in W.S. 25-10-118(c).
WY Stat § 25-10-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-124 - Transfer of Patients Between States.

25-10-124. Transfer of patients between states.| (a) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.  (b) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.  (d) Transfer of patients between states shall be governed by the Interstate Compact on Mental Health, W.S. 25-10-301.
WY Stat § 25-10-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-125 - Clothing and Transportation Upon Discharge.

25-10-125. Clothing and transportation upon discharge.| (a) The department, pursuant to W.S. 25-10-112 shall ensure that a patient discharged from the state's custody possesses suitable clothing and adequate means to ensure his arrival at the home from which he was admitted or another place within the state, which is in the best interests of the state and of the patient.  (b) The county responsible for payment of costs pursuant to W.S. 25-10-112(a) shall ensure that a patient discharged from emergency detention within seventy-two (72) hours, or upon expiration of emergency detention after seventy-two (72) hours without a court order for hospitalization under W.S. 25-10-110, possesses suitable clothing and adequate means to ensure his arrival at the home from which he was admitted or another place, which is in the best interests of the county and of the patient.
WY Stat § 25-10-126 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-126 - Penalties for Unwarranted Hospitalization or Denial of Rights.

25-10-126. Penalties for unwarranted hospitalization or denial of rights.| (a) A person who willfully causes the unwarranted hospitalization of any individual under this act is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or both.  (b) A person who willfully denies any individual any of the rights accorded to him under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both.
WY Stat § 25-10-127 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-127 - Convalescent Status; Discharge; Readmittance.

25-10-127. Convalescent status; discharge; readmittance.| (a) After providing notice to the court, the county attorney who initiated involuntary hospitalization procedures, any gatekeeper designated by the department and all interested parties, the hospital may release an improved patient on convalescent leave subject to the following:  (i) The hospital has determined that the patient is likely to follow the conditions the hospital determines necessary for the patient;  (ii) The hospital has determined that the patient will not likely be a danger to himself or others during convalescent leave; and  (iii) Release on convalescent leave shall include a plan of treatment on an outpatient or nonhospital basis and other provisions for continuing responsibility of the patient by the hospital. Prior to the end of one (1) year on convalescent leave, and not less than annually thereafter, the hospital shall reexamine the facts relating to the hospitalization of the patient on convalescent leave and if the hospital determines hospitalization is no longer anticipated, the hospital shall discharge the patient and make a report of discharge to the court, to any gatekeeper designated by the department and to the county attorney who initiated procedures for the involuntary hospitalization.  (b) The hospital from which the patient is given convalescent leave may readmit to the hospital the involuntary hospitalized patient who has been released on convalescent leave if the hospital reasonably believes that it is in the best interests of the patient. The patient readmitted shall have all the rights he had upon admission to the hospital. Upon readmission he shall be given notice of his rights pursuant to W.S. 25-10-116. It is the responsibility of the hospital to provide or pay for any transportation or other services in connection with any revocation of a convalescent status.  (c) The hospital shall discharge any patient who has remained on convalescent leave for a period of two (2) continuous years.  (d) This section shall not apply to a person who has been committed to the hospital pursuant to a criminal proceeding.
WY Stat § 25-10-128 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-128 - Access to Patient Information.

25-10-128. Access to patient information.| Any disclosure of patient information required by this article shall be subject to limitations imposed by state and federal law. The department shall promulgate rules facilitating the exchange of information required by this article to the maximum extent allowed by state and federal law. At the discretion of the court considering a matter under this article, the court may order the disclosure of information required by this article. The court also may designate and direct the actions of a gatekeeper otherwise designated by the department under W.S. 25-10-112(g) for the purpose of allowing the gatekeeper access to patient information.
WY Stat § 25-10-129 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 25-10-129 - Receipt and Disposition of Revenues and Gifts.

25-10-129. Receipt and disposition of revenues and gifts.| The department is authorized to deposit all monies and income received and collected by the Wyoming state hospital into a special revenue account. The department shall expend this revenue to correct life safety code problems, pay for the cost of emergency detentions pursuant to W.S. 25-10-109, pay for the costs of involuntary hospitalizations pursuant to W.S. 25-10-110, and remediate conditions at the state hospital as identified in settlement agreements which are approved by the director and reported to the governor. If any single capital project is anticipated to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00), it shall be approved by the state building commission. The department shall report to the joint appropriations committee not later than November 1 of each year detailing expenditures under this section.
WY Stat § 25-10-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 3 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|Section 25-10-302 - Designation, Powers and Duties of Compact Administrator.

25-10-302. Designation, powers and duties of compact administrator.| Pursuant to the compact, the director of the department of health is authorized and empowered to designate an officer who shall be the compact administrator and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. The compact administrator is authorized, empowered and directed to cooperate with all departments, agencies and officers of and in the government of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or any supplementary agreement or agreements entered into by this state.
WY Stat § 25-10-303 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 3 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|Section 25-10-303 - Supplementary Agreements; Approval Required for Full Force and Effect.

25-10-303. Supplementary agreements; approval required for full force and effect.| The compact administrator is authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to articles VII and XI of the compact. In the event that the supplementary agreements shall require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision of any service by this state, no agreement shall have force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction the institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the rendering of the service.
WY Stat § 25-10-304 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 10 - Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons|Article 3 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|Section 25-10-304 - Discharge of Financial Obligations With Director's Approval.

25-10-304. Discharge of financial obligations with director's approval.| The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the director, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder.