§ 35-2-914 — Visitation rights

Wyoming § 35-2-914

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 2: HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND HEALTH
• Art. 9: LICENSING AND OPERATIONS

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(a) A health care facility, as defined by W.S. 35-2-
901(a)(x), that provides twenty-four (24) hour per day care
shall allow visitation for a person receiving care in that
facility. The visitation required under this section shall not
apply to persons involuntarily detained under W.S. 25-10-109 or
25-10-110 or adults who have been charged with or convicted of a
crime and are in the custody of the state or a local
jurisdiction.
(b) A health care facility subject to subsection (a) of
this section may impose and enforce restrictions on visitation
that limit the number or age of visitors, limit the location or
time of visitation, require protective equipment or impose
requirements otherwise required under W.S. 35-1-240 or by the
centers for Medicaid and Medicare services, the centers for
disease control or the joint commission on the accreditation of
healthcare organizations. Visitation may be further restricted
or limited under this section when the health care facility
determines a restriction or limitation is necessary due to a
court order, violent or disruptive behavior or reasonable
suspicion of abuse or neglect against a person receiving care in
the facility. A health care facility shall provide a written
copy of its visitation policy upon request and shall visibly
post in the facility one (1) copy of the most current visitation
restrictions imposed in accordance with this subsection. The
health care facility shall allow the person receiving care or
that person's representative to designate persons as visitors or
to prohibit some or all visitation under this section.