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SF0159 • 2007

Emergency detention-county costs.

AN ACT relating to involuntary hospitalization proceedings; specifying that the county shall be responsible for costs of emergency detentions during the first seventy-two hours of detention; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Ross
Last action
2007-02-21
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2007

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Amendments

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SF0159SS001

Standing Committee • ROSS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by ROSS

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-21 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 79

  2. 2007-02-21 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0027

  3. 2007-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 27

  4. 2007-02-13 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0027

  5. 2007-02-13 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0027

  6. 2007-02-13 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2007-02-12 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2007-02-09 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2007-02-08 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2007-02-08 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2007-02-06 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  12. 2007-02-05 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2007-02-01 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2007-01-31 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2007-01-30 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  16. 2007-01-30 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  17. 2007-01-30 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  19. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  20. 2007-01-23 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  21. 2007-01-23 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  22. 2007-01-19 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0159

Bill No.:
SF0159
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
07LSO-0647
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0027

Chapter No.:
79

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Ross

Catch Title:
Emergency
detention-county costs.

Subject:
Clarifies that counties are responsible for the
first 72 hours of emergency detentions of persons with mental illnesses.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, the county
is responsible for the first 72 hours of emergency detention of a person who is
alleged to be mentally ill, or until continued emergency detention of the
person is ordered.

This bill clarifies that the
county shall be responsible for the first 72 hours of detention, plus any
weekends and legal holidays within that period, regardless of whether or not
continued emergency detention is ordered. Thereafter, responsibility for costs
of detention or involuntary hospitalization shifts to the department of health.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0159

ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to involuntary hospitalization proceedings; specifying that the county shall be responsible for costs of emergency detentions during the first seventy-two hours of detention; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 25
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112(c)(intro) and (e) is amended to read:

25
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112.

Liability for costs of detention, involuntary hospitalization and proceedings therefor.

(c)

Subject to the provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of this section, if continued emergency detention is ordered pursuant to W.S. 25
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109(k)(iii), the county's liability for any costs of detention, treatment or transportation shall
at that time
terminate
and
after the
first seventy-two (72) hours of detention, in addition to any Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. T
he department shall be responsible for those costs
after the expiration of the county's responsibility for payments of the costs
. The county attorney shall notify the department of the continued emergency detention order
or involuntary hospitalization order
within twenty-four (24) hours. All costs of treatment, transportation and continued emergency detention incurred after the
continued emergency detention order
first seventy-two (72) hours of detention, in addition to any Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday,
shall be paid by:

(e)

When a person is detained under W.S. 25
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109, the county in which the person resided shall be liable for costs of treatment for the first seventy-two (72) hours of detention, in addition to any Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday that falls within the seventy-two (72) hours
.
, or until continued emergency detention is ordered, whichever occurs first.
If the person remains in detention after the hearing pursuant to W.S. 25
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109(k)(iii), the department shall directly, or under contract with local providers, provide psychiatric treatment until the person is released from detention or involuntary commitment is ordered
, subject to payment of costs as provided in subsections (c) and (e) of this section
.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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