SF0128 - Involuntary commitment costs.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0265

 

 

 

SENATE FILE NO.  SF0128

 

 

Involuntary commitment costs.

 

Sponsored by:  Senator(s) Massie, Boggs, Devin and Schiffer
and Representative(s) Iekel, Osborn, Ross
and Warren

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to emergency detentions and involuntary
 2  commitments; providing for liability for costs of emergency
 3  detentions and involuntary commitments as specified;
 4  providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective
 5  date.

 6 

 7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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 9         Section 1.  W.S. 25-10-112(a)(intro), (i), (c)(intro)
10  and by creating a new subsection (e) is amended to read:

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12         25-10-112.  Liability for costs of detention,
13  involuntary hospitalization and proceedings therefor.

14 

15         (a)  Subject to the provisions of subsection
16  subsections (d) and (e) of this section, the county in

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 1  which a person is detained or in which involuntary
 2  hospitalization proceedings are brought shall pay the costs
 3  of:

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 5              (i)  The first seventy-two (72) hours of
 6  detention, in addition to any Saturday, Sunday or legal
 7  holiday that falls within the seventy-two (72) hours,
 8  pursuant to W.S. 25-10-109, including costs of medical
 9  treatment for those conditions demanding immediate medical
10  attention;

11 

12         (c)  Subject to the provisions of subsection
13  subsections (d) and (e) of this section, if involuntary
14  hospitalization is ordered pursuant to W.S. 25-10-110, the
15  county's liability for costs shall at that time terminate.
16  The department shall not be responsible for the costs of
17  treatment incurred after the entry of the involuntary
18  hospitalization order unless the county attorney notifies
19  the department of that order. Any costs of treatment
20  incurred after the involuntary hospitalization order, all
21  costs of transportation and all involuntary hospitalization
22  costs shall be paid by:

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 1         (e)  When a person is detained under W.S. 25-10-109 or
 2  25-10-110, the county shall be liable for costs of
 3  treatment for the first seventy-two (72) hours of
 4  detention, in addition to any Saturday, Sunday or legal
 5  holiday that falls within the seventy-two (72) hours, or
 6  until a hearing required under W.S. 25-10-109(h) or
 7  25-10-110 is conducted. If the person remains in detention
 8  after the hearing pursuant to W.S. 25-10-109(k)(iii), the
 9  department shall directly, or under contract with local
10  providers, provide psychiatric treatment until the person
11  is released from detention or involuntary commitment is
12  ordered.

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14         Section 2.  There is appropriated from the general
15  fund five hundred forty thousand dollars ($540,000.00) to
16  the department of health, division of behavioral health,
17  for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001 to provide
18  psychiatric assessments and treatment at local facilities.

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20         Section 3.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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22                         (END)

 

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