Wyoming Code § 25-10-120

Rights of patients; commitment and treatment of persons being treated by prayer
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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(b)  Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.
(c)  Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.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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