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Wyoming Statutes Title 25. Institutions of the State § 25-10-122. Records to be kept confidential; exceptions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Records and reports made under this act which directly or indirectly identify a patient, a former patient or an individual for whom an application for directed outpatient commitment or involuntary hospitalization has been filed, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by any person unless:

(i) The patient or, if he is a minor or incompetent, his parent or guardian, consents;

(ii) Disclosure is necessary to carry out this act; or

(iii) A court determines disclosure is necessary for the conduct of proceedings before it and failure to disclose would be contrary to the public interest.

(iv) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 147, § 2.

(b) Patient records identified in subsection (a) of this section may be provided without consent of the patient, parent or guardian by and between a mental health center, the state hospital and hospitals designated under W.S. 25-10-104, only for the purpose of facilitating referral treatment, admission, readmission or transfer of the patient under this act.

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