§ 35-2-122 — In-person visitation with clergy members

Wyoming § 35-2-122

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 2: HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND HEALTH
• Art. 1: IN GENERAL

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(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Clergy member" means a rabbi, priest, minister
or any person acting as a lay religious counselor of any
religious denomination or sect;
(ii) "Health care facility" includes but is not
limited to as defined in W.S. 35-2-901(a)(x);
(iii) "Public health emergency" means as defined in
W.S. 35-4—115(a)(i).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,
no health care facility shall prohibit a resident or patient of
that facility from receiving in-person visitation with a clergy
member during a public health emergency, provided that the
visitation is at the request of:
(i) The patient or resident; or
(ii) The patient's or resident's legally authorized
representative, including a family member of the patient or
resident, if the patient or resident is incapacitated.
(c) During a public health emergency, a health care
facility may impose and enforce requirements promulgated under
W.S. 35-1-240 or by the centers for disease control and
prevention, the centers for Medicaid and Medicare services, the
state health officer under W.S. 35-1-240, the joint commission
on the accreditation of healthcare organizations or other
accredited organizations that provide deemed status on behalf of
the centers for Medicaid and Medicare services for health care
for clergy members to comply with to visit patients or residents
of that facility. A health care facility shall not prohibit a
clergy member from visiting a patient or resident in that
facility unless the clergy member refuses to follow the
requirements that the health care facility has required in
accordance with this subsection.