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WY Stat § 25-5-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-121 - Rights of Proposed Client and Notified Persons; Confidentiality of Hearing; Admissibility of Screening Reports; Findings by Court or Jury; Amendment of Admission Order.

25-5-121. Rights of proposed client and notified persons; confidentiality of hearing; admissibility of screening reports; findings by court or jury; amendment of admission order.| (a) The proposed client has the right to appear, to be heard and to participate in every stage of the hearing unless the court finds that it would not be in the best interests of the proposed client. The court shall not exclude the proposed client from the hearing unless the application is accompanied by a written statement from a licensed physician and a court designated examiner, appointed at the time of the application, who is in no other manner involved in the proceedings, that attendance at the hearing would injure the proposed client's health and well-being and describing his medical condition.  (b) The proposed client is entitled, upon request, to a jury trial on the issue of his admission. The jury shall be selected pursuant to W.S. 1-11-101 through 1-11-129.  (c) The court shall exclude all persons not having an interest in the application. Unless the court orders an open hearing or the proposed client requests a jury trial, the hearing is confidential and shall be held in closed court.  (d) Any person to whom notice is required to be given by W.S. 25-5-120 may testify and may present and cross-examine witnesses. The court may receive the testimony of other persons in its discretion. The screening and assessment report required by W.S. 25-5-115, and any independent screening and assessment made under W.S. 25-5-119, may be admitted as evidence and shall not be excluded on the ground of hearsay alone.  (e) If the court or jury finds that specific care, treatment and service alternatives are available which are more appropriate than the center for the proposed client, the application shall be denied. If the court or jury finds by clear and convincing evidence that admission to the center would provide the most appropriate services for the proposed client, the court shall order the admission. In case of a nonjury hearing, the court shall enter findings of fact with the order of admission.  (f) The proposed client or if a minor or ward, his parents or guardian or the center may petition the court to amend its order of admission on the grounds that appropriate and necessary services to the proposed client are available in a less restrictive environment than the center. The court may amend its order after notice and hearing pursuant to this act.
WY Stat § 25-5-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-122 - Appeals to Supreme Court; Rules Governing.

25-5-122. Appeals to supreme court; rules governing.| Any person aggrieved by any order entered under this act may appeal to the Wyoming supreme court. The appeal shall conform with the rules of civil procedure.
WY Stat § 25-5-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-124 - Discharge of Clients by Administrator or by Court; Appeals to Department.

25-5-124. Discharge of clients by administrator or by court; appeals to department.| (a) An interdisciplinary team may recommend to the administrator discharge of a client with an appropriate transition plan from the center when placement at home, with another service provider or another program is appropriate for the client's needs and abilities. The transition plan shall identify any recommended discharge conditions in the client's best interest, including type of residence facility, supervision and any continuing medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative or developmental services. Based on the recommendations of the team, and with the consent of the client, or his parent or guardian if he is a minor or ward, the administrator shall place the client in the alternative setting. The administrator shall discharge the client when the client has been appropriately placed in an alternative program. If the client was admitted under a court order, the administrator shall petition the court, pursuant to W.S. 25-5-121(f).  (b) If the client, or his parent or guardian if he is a minor or incompetent, disagrees with the decision of the administrator and the interdisciplinary team, the client, parent or guardian may appeal the decision to the director in writing. The department shall provide the client, parent or guardian with a decision in writing within thirty (30) days.
WY Stat § 25-5-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-125 - Transfer of Clients for Temporary Care and Treatment; Consent; Costs to Be Paid by Center; Third-Party Obligations Not Limited.

25-5-125. Transfer of clients for temporary care and treatment; consent; costs to be paid by center; third-party obligations not limited.| If the program manager determines it is appropriate for the welfare of a client, the client may be placed for temporary care and treatment in any public or private hospital, institution or residence in the state which provides services which will benefit the client. The transfer shall not be made without the consent of the client and his parents or guardian, or in the case of an involuntary client, without leave of the court, except in cases of medical emergency. During and after the transfer, the client remains a client of the center. The cost of the transfer and of the temporary treatment, care and training provided shall be borne by the center. This section does not limit the responsibility of third parties to pay for medical and other expenses incurred by contract or law.
WY Stat § 25-5-126 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-126 - Contracts With Other States for Interstate Transfer of Clients; Payment of Expenses Therefor.

25-5-126. Contracts with other states for interstate transfer of clients; payment of expenses therefor.| (a) The department may enter into contracts with other states to provide for:  (i) The admission to facilities, schools or hospitals in other states of persons admitted to or entitled to admission for residential services in the center, when it can be shown that admission to a facility in another state is in the best interests of the person and the state of Wyoming;  (ii) The admission to the center of residents of other states when it can be shown that admission to the center for residential services is in the best interests of the person and the state of Wyoming, and that the person's need for services has been determined in accordance with this act.  (b) The expense of transferring persons from the center to other states shall be paid by the center. The expense of transferring persons from other states to the center shall be paid by the state making the transfer to the center.
WY Stat § 25-5-129 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-129 - Admittance for Temporary Services; Excepted Provisions; Limited Duration.

25-5-129. Admittance for temporary services; excepted provisions; limited duration.| The administrator may admit individuals for services temporarily pursuant to rules promulgated under W.S. 25-5-105(a) if the administrator determines a less restrictive environment is appropriate but unavailable. A client admitted for services temporarily is not subject to W.S. 25-5-114, 25-5-115 and 25-5-121(e). No individual shall be admitted temporarily for services for more than seventy-five (75) days.
WY Stat § 25-5-130 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-130 - Consent and Notice Required Before Major Surgery; Exceptions.

25-5-130. Consent and notice required before major surgery; exceptions.| (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no client shall undergo major surgery until the superintendent:  (i) Obtains the prior consent of the client, or if his consent cannot be given knowingly, he shall obtain the prior consent of the resident's parent or guardian; and  (ii) Notifies the parent or guardian of the nature, date and place of the surgery and the name of the surgeon. A copy of the notice shall be placed in the patient's records.  (b) Prior consent need not be obtained nor prior notice given when the parent or guardian cannot be located or when an emergency requires immediate surgery to prevent serious consequences or death. The parent or guardian shall be notified as soon as possible after emergency surgery.
WY Stat § 25-5-131 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-131 - Confidentiality of Records; Exceptions; Penalties for Violations.

25-5-131. Confidentiality of records; exceptions; penalties for violations.| (a) All records of clients, former clients and proposed clients of the center are confidential except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, when disclosure is required by state or federal law or when disclosure is necessary to prevent imminent risk of harm to the person who is the subject of the records or others.  (b) The administrator may provide access to the records of a client, former client or proposed client by:  (i) The person who is the subject of the records or his guardian, guardian ad litem or attorney;  (ii) The physician or surgeon for the person who is the subject of the records;  (iii) A person authorized by the person who is the subject of the records, or by his parent or guardian if he is a minor or ward, to evaluate the person's eligibility for admission to the center for residential services or to determine whether his residence is the most appropriate and therapeutic environment for the person;  (iv) A court, upon a showing that access to the records is necessary for the determination of an issue before it. Access under this paragraph is limited to an in camera inspection unless the court finds public disclosure is necessary;  (v) Qualified employees of the department and the center and professional persons while in the performance of their official duties;  (vi) A person as required by law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Medicaid program.  (c) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 85, § 2.
WY Stat § 25-5-133 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-133 - Restraint; Conditions for Use; Strict Administration of Medication; Prohibited Uses.

25-5-133. Restraint; conditions for use; strict administration of medication; prohibited uses.| (a) Isolation or seclusion procedures in which a person is placed alone in a locked room or in an area from which the person is physically prevented from leaving are prohibited. Restraint of a client shall be used only when less restrictive measures are ineffective for the welfare of the client or others and only when necessary to ensure the immediate physical safety of the client or others. Restraint shall be used in a manner which ensures that the dignity and safety of the person restrained are protected and shall be regularly monitored by trained staff. The reason for restrictive measures shall be reported in the client's records and shall be reviewed by the interdisciplinary team and program manager. In addition, the client's individual program plan shall address active treatment or less restrictive measures to manage or eliminate the behaviors for which restraint was used.  (b) Medication shall be administered to a client only pursuant to the order of a medical professional acting within the scope of his license. A record of the medication, the dosage administered, the date and the person administering the medication to each client shall be kept in each client's treatment record. Medication shall not be used as punishment, for the convenience of staff or in quantities that interfere with a client's treatment program.
WY Stat § 25-5-134 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-134 - Employment of Clients Within Institution; Wages; Duties; Discharge for Cause.

25-5-134. Employment of clients within institution; wages; duties; discharge for cause.| Clients who are employed within the center shall be paid a reasonable wage based upon commensurate wages under special certificate as authorized by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act at 21 U.S.C. 214(c). The program manager shall prescribe for each position a written job description with wages, benefits and job duties clearly defined. The employment relationship pursuant to this section shall be at will.
WY Stat § 25-5-135 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 5 - Life Resource Center|Section 25-5-135 - Medications Aides.

25-5-135. Medications aides.| Any person trained and qualified as a medication aide may administer medications in basic client care situations at the center. The center shall develop curricula, certification criteria and protocols concerning administration of medications and use of medication aides. Every medication aide shall perform the duties authorized under this section under the direction of a person licensed by the laws of this state to administer medications. The direction of medication aides shall not constitute an unlawful delegation of professional duties by the licensed nurse or other professional licensed to administer medications.
WY Stat § 25-6-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 6 - Gifts for the Blind|Section 25-6-101 - Authority of State to Receive Property; Maintenance; Sale and Investment of Proceeds.

25-6-101. Authority of state to receive property; maintenance; sale and investment of proceeds.| (a) The state may receive gifts, devises, bequests, deeds and other conveyances of property of any kind for the benefit of the blind citizens of Wyoming.  (b) The property received shall be cared for and may be sold and the proceeds invested for the benefit of the visually handicapped citizens of Wyoming. The state department of education shall act for the state as the custodian of all property received under this section and shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the property and all proceeds for the benefit of the visually handicapped citizens of Wyoming.
WY Stat § 25-8-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 8 - Wyoming Pioneer Home and Wyoming Retirement Center|Section 25-8-101 - Purpose.

25-8-101. Purpose.| Except as otherwise authorized by rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with W.S. 9-2-106(d), the purpose of the pioneer home and the Wyoming retirement center is to provide a place for the care and maintenance of residents of this state who are afflicted with the infirmities of old age.
WY Stat § 25-8-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 8 - Wyoming Pioneer Home and Wyoming Retirement Center|Section 25-8-102 - Powers and Duties of Department of Health.

25-8-102. Powers and duties of department of health.| (a) The department of health may:  (i) Construct, maintain, equip, operate and manage the pioneer home and the Wyoming retirement center;  (ii) Purchase, rent or otherwise provide the equipment, materials or supplies necessary to carry out the purposes hereof;  (iii) Dispose of equipment, materials and supplies no longer required in the operations of the pioneer home or the Wyoming retirement center;  (iv) Adopt rules and regulations for the admission, conduct and discharge of residents;  (v) Accept gifts on behalf of the state for the use of the pioneer home and the Wyoming retirement center;  (vi) Provide medical care for residents of the Wyoming retirement center.
WY Stat § 25-8-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 8 - Wyoming Pioneer Home and Wyoming Retirement Center|Section 25-8-103 - Conditions for Admission; Charges for Care.

25-8-103. Conditions for admission; charges for care.| Admission to the pioneer home and the Wyoming retirement center shall be voluntary and only upon prior approval by the department of health. Indigent aged persons may be cared for without charge. Nonindigent aged persons may be cared for under terms and conditions fixed by the department pursuant to W.S. 25-11-101 through 25-11-108.
WY Stat § 25-8-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 8 - Wyoming Pioneer Home and Wyoming Retirement Center|Section 25-8-104 - Receipt and Disposition of Revenues and Gifts.

25-8-104. Receipt and disposition of revenues and gifts.| (a) All revenues received from the operation of the pioneer home and from gifts given for the general purpose of the pioneer home shall be paid over to the state treasurer and deposited in the general fund. Gifts given for a specific purpose shall be kept in a separate account to be expended by the department of health for the specific purpose.  (b) The department shall deposit all funds received, collected by or donated to the Wyoming retirement center for care of patients into the special revenue fund. The funds collected are appropriated to the department and shall only be expended to fund the operation of the Wyoming retirement center and shall be disbursed pursuant to W.S. 9-4-304.
WY Stat § 25-9-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 9 - Veterans' Home of Wyoming|Section 25-9-101 - Purpose; Admission of Veterans and Veterans' Dependents.

25-9-101. Purpose; admission of veterans and veterans' dependents.| (a) Except as otherwise authorized by rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with W.S. 9-2-106(d), the veterans' home of Wyoming shall provide domiciliary level care and, if appropriate facilities are completed, may provide skilled nursing facility level care to:  (i) Honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces of the United States; and  (ii) Members of the state national guard disabled while on duty.  (b) Persons qualifying under subsection (a) of this section shall also be persons who:  (i) By reason of wounds, disease, old age or other infirmities are unable to earn their living and have no adequate means of support; and  (ii) Have been domiciled in this state for at least five (5) years next preceding their application for admission to the home.  (c) The department of health may admit dependents of soldiers, sailors or disabled members of the national guard, if it deems admission proper.  (d) There is created an account for use by the veterans' home of Wyoming for the general benefit of residents of the veterans' home. Profits from the sale of commodities at the veterans' home canteen after provision for increased inventories and servicing of the canteen facility and the interest earned from those profits shall be transferred to the account created by this subsection and are continuously appropriated to the department of health to be expended solely for the benefit of the veterans' home.
WY Stat § 25-9-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 9 - Veterans' Home of Wyoming|Section 25-9-102 - When Nonveterans Permitted Admission; Preference to Veterans and Veterans' Dependents.

25-9-102. When nonveterans permitted admission; preference to veterans and veterans' dependents.| (a) The department of health may admit persons who are not veterans or dependents of veterans for care and treatment at the veterans' home of Wyoming if:  (i) The home is not filled to ninety percent (90%) of capacity and there are pending no applications of veterans or veterans' dependents;  (ii) The applicants are unable to earn their living and have no adequate means of support because of disease, old age or other infirmities;  (iii) The applicants have been domiciled in this state for at least five (5) years next preceding their application for admission to the home;  (iv) The persons are admitted pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with W.S. 9-2-106(d).  (b) In all cases veterans and dependents of veterans shall be given preference of admission.
WY Stat § 25-9-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 9 - Veterans' Home of Wyoming|Section 25-9-103 - Acceptance of Donations.

25-9-103. Acceptance of donations.| The department of health on behalf of the state may accept donations of lands, money or other property.
WY Stat § 25-9-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 9 - Veterans' Home of Wyoming|Section 25-9-104 - Medical Care of Residents; Burial of Deceased Residents.

25-9-104. Medical care of residents; burial of deceased residents.| (a) The department of health shall:  (i) Furnish medical care for all residents of the home;  (ii) Provide a place of burial; and  (iii) Bury deceased residents.
WY Stat § 25-9-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 9 - Veterans' Home of Wyoming|Section 25-9-105 - Disposition of Monies Received From National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

25-9-105. Disposition of monies received from national home for disabled volunteer soldiers.| Money received from the board of managers of the national home for disabled volunteer soldiers shall be deposited in a separate account. The money shall be expended by the department of health for the veterans' home of Wyoming.
WY Stat § 25-9-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 9 - Veterans' Home of Wyoming|Section 25-9-106 - Chaplain; Appointment; Term; Duties.

25-9-106. Chaplain; appointment; term; duties.| The department of health may appoint a chaplain of the veterans' home of Wyoming who shall hold his office for a period of one (1) year from date of his appointment unless removed for cause. He shall have charge of the moral and intellectual welfare of the residents of the home. He shall visit the home at least twice a month and provide services therein as he desires.
WY Stat § 25-11-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 25 - Institutions of the State|Chapter 11 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 25-11-101 - Definitions.

25-11-101. Definitions.| (a) As used in this chapter:  (i) "Actual cost" means the cost of providing treatment or services for a resident in a state institution including minimum costs, as set by the department having the direct authority and control of the institution, of maintaining the resident;  (ii) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, § 3.  (iii) "Established charge" means that part of the actual cost for which the resident, the resident's estate and legally responsible persons are liable. The established charge may equal but not exceed the actual cost;  (iv) "Legally responsible person" means the resident, a responsible relative or the conservator of the resident's property as defined by W.S. 3-1-101(a)(iii);  (v) "Resident" means a patient or resident voluntarily admitted or involuntarily committed to a state institution;  (vi) "Responsible relative" means a resident's spouse or a resident's parents if the resident is an unemancipated minor;  (vii) "State institution" means any institution in title 25 under the direct authority and control of the department of health.