(a) Upon order of the court, after notice and hearing and appointment of a guardian ad litem, the guardian may: (i) Commit the ward to a mental health hospital or other mental health facility; (ii) Consent to the following treatments for the ward: (A) Electroshock therapy; (B) Psychosurgery; (C) Sterilization; (D) Other long-term or permanent contraception. (iii) Relinquish the ward's minor child for adoption, provided: (A) Notice of any hearing was given to the ward and the legal or putative father; and (B) The ward attended the hearing if the court so ordered. (iv) Execute any appropriate advance medical directives, including durable power of attorney for health care under W.S. 35-22-403(b) and an individual instruction under W.S. 35-22-403(a).
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