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.
Section 25-10-305 – Consultation With Family of Proposed Transferee; Court Approval of Final Action.
25-10-305. Consultation with family of proposed transferee; court approval of final action. The compact administrator is directed to consult with the immediate family of any proposed transferee and, in the case of a proposed transferee from an institution in this state to an institution in another party state, to take no final action without approval […]
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as set by the department having the direct authority and control of the institution, of maintaining the resident; (ii) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, § […]
Section 25-11-102 – Department to Adopt Schedule of Costs for Services and Treatments; Residents’ Accounts.
25-11-102. Department to adopt schedule of costs for services and treatments; residents’ accounts. (a) The department of health shall promulgate on or before October 1 of each year a schedule of actual costs for services and treatment rendered residents at each state institution under the direct authority and control of the department. (b) In determining […]
Section 25-10-301 – Enactment Into Law; Form.
25-10-301. Enactment into law; form. The Interstate Compact on Mental Health is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: Article I The party states find that the proper and expeditious treatment of the mentally ill and mentally deficient can […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]