{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-25-10-120","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 25-10-120","heading":"Rights of patients; commitment and treatment of persons being treated by prayer.","body":"(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a bill of patient rights and establishing the procedures by which those rights may be enforced, limited or denied.\n(b) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.\n(c) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.\n(d) No person who is being treated in good faith by spiritual means alone, through prayer, by a duly accredited practitioner in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:\n(i) A court finds by clear and convincing evidence that he is mentally ill; or\n(ii) If the person is a minor or is incompetent his parent or guardian consents to detention, hospitalization or treatment.","path":["TITLE 25 - INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE","CHAPTER 10 - HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS","ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title25.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"a74277773293e000a210fcc3295a7a2b6993b3a4462ec40f6123a893e9e0a4f3","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-25-10-119","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-25-10-121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}