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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Transfer pursuant to W.S. 25-10-114 or 25-10-115; (ii) Continuing hospitalization pursuant to W.S. 25-10-116; or (iii) Repealed by Laws 1989, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]