§ 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.