Wyoming § 25-10-106 Voluntary applications for admission

Wyoming Statutes

§ 25-10-106 — Voluntary applications for admission

Wyoming § 25-10-106

Title 25Institutions of the State

Ch. 10HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-10-106 (2026).

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(a)The head of a hospital may admit for treatment any adult who has symptoms of mental illness but who has sufficient insight or capacity to make responsible, voluntary application for admission and who applies for admission.

(b)A person who has symptoms of mental illness but because of minority or incompetency is not capable of making a responsible, voluntary application for admission may be admitted for treatment upon application by a parent or guardian if the application:

(i)Is accompanied by a statement of an examiner that the person is mentally ill; and

(ii)An examiner at the hospital, based on a personal interview, determines that the person is mentally ill.

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(a) The head of a hospital may admit for treatment any
adult who has symptoms of mental illness but who has sufficient
insight or capacity to make responsible, voluntary application
for admission and who applies for admission.
(b) A person who has symptoms of mental illness but
because of minority or incompetency is not capable of making a
responsible, voluntary application for admission may be admitted
for treatment upon application by a parent or guardian if the
application:
(i) Is accompanied by a statement of an examiner that
the person is mentally ill; and
(ii) An examiner at the hospital, based on a personal
interview, determines that the person is mentally ill.