HB0095 • 2011

Involuntary commitment examiners.

AN ACT relating to hospitalization of mentally ill persons; amending the definition of examiner for purposes of involuntary detention; providing that involuntary detention and involuntary hospitalization hearings not be combined under specified circumstances; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Harvey
Last action: 2011-02-18
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2011

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Amendments

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HB0095S2001

2nd reading • SCHIFFER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by SCHIFFER

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HB0095SS001

Standing Committee • PERKINS

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by PERKINS

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Bill History

2011-02-18 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-02-18 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0025
2011-02-16 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0025
2011-02-16 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0025
2011-02-16 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0025
2011-02-16 House
H Did Concur
2011-02-15 House
H Received for Concurrence
2011-02-15 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-14 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-14 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2011-02-11 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-02-11 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2011-02-11 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2011-02-09 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-02-09 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2011-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2011-01-26 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-01-26 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-01-25 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-01-24 House
H Passed CoW
2011-01-21 House
H Placed on General File
2011-01-21 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2011-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0095
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
11LSO-0109
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0025

Chapter No.:
54

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Harvey

Catch Title:
Involuntary
commitment examiners.

Subject:
Expands
definition of "examiner" for purposes of involuntary commitments.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law requires certification by an examiner
before a mentally ill person may be involuntarily detained on an emergency
basis or hospitalized.

This bill:

o

Amends the definition of "examiner" to
include licensed physician's assistants for purposes of emergency detention
only;

o

Allows a person to waive an emergency detention
hearing, but not if a physician's assistant was the only examiner;

o

Authorizes the combination of an emergency detention
hearing and an involuntary hospitalization hearing, provided a physician's
assistant is not the examiner for an involuntary hospitalization hearing.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0095

ENROLLED ACT NO. 25, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
hospitalization of mentally ill persons; amending the definition of examiner for purposes of
emergency detention; providing that an emergency detention hearing may be waived as specified;
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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10
‑
101(a)(iv)
and
25
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10
‑
109
(h)
are
amended to read:

25
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10
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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(iv)

"Examiner" means a licensed psychiatrist, a licensed physician,
a licensed advanced practitioner of nursing

an advanced practice registered nurse
with a clinical specialty in psychiatric and mental health nursing working in collaboration with a licensed physician, a licensed psychologist, a licensed professional counselor, a licensed addictions therapist, a licensed clinical social worker or a licensed marriage and family therapist
. For purposes of emergency detention proceedings only, "examiner" includes a licensed physician's assistant
;

25
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10
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10
9
.

Emergency detention
.

(h)

When a person is detained in emergency detention and an application for involuntary hospitalization is filed, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the detained person unless he has his own attorney, and the court shall conduct a hearing within seventy-two (72) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, of the initial detention to determine whether continued detention is required pending involuntary hospitalization proceedings. Notice of the preliminary hearing shall be given to the detained person and his attorney. The court may delay the hearing only at the request of the detained person or his parent, guardian or his attorney.
An emergency detention hearing may be waived at the request of the detained person or the detained person's attorney, except in cases where a licensed physician's assistant was the only examiner for the emergency detention. If an emergency detention hearing has been waived, the court may immediately conduct the involuntary hospitalization hearing,
provided that a licensed physician's assistant shall not be the examiner for an involuntary hospitalization hearing
.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk