Wyoming § 25-10-120 Rights of patients; commitment and treatment of
persons being treated by prayer

Wyoming Statutes

§ 25-10-120 — Rights of patients; commitment and treatment of persons being treated by prayer

Wyoming § 25-10-120

Title 25Institutions of the State

Ch. 10HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-10-120 (2026).

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(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(b)Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.

(c)Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.

(d)No person who is being treated in good faith by spiritual means alone, through prayer, by a duly accredited practitioner in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination may be detained, hospitalized or ordered to receive treatment under this act unless:

(i)A court finds by clear and convincing evidence that he is mentally ill; or

(ii)If the person is a minor or is incompetent his parent or guardian consents to detention, hospitalization or treatment.

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(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(b) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.
(d) No person who is being treated in good faith by
spiritual means alone, through prayer, by a duly accredited
practitioner in accordance with the tenets and practices of a
recognized church or religious denomination may be detained,
hospitalized or ordered to receive treatment under this act
unless:
(i) A court finds by clear and convincing evidence
that he is mentally ill; or
(ii) If the person is a minor or is incompetent his
parent or guardian consents to detention, hospitalization or
treatment.