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 (a) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2. (b) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2. (c) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.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 25-10-116 – 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 25-10-111 – 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 […]