Life Resource Center

Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 25, ch. 5
in effect

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-102 Definitions.

(a) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 70, § 2, Ch. 85, § 2. (b) As used in this act: (i) "Acquired brain injury" means any combination of focal and diffuse central nervous system dysfunction, at the brain stem level and above, acquired after birth through the interaction of any external forces and the body, oxygen deprivation, infection, toxicity, surgery or vascular disorders not associated with aging; (ii) "Active treatment" means a program which includes aggressive, consistent implementation of a program of specialized and generic training, treatment, health services and related services that is directed toward: (A) The acquisition of the behaviors necessary for the client to function with as much self determination and independence as possible; and (B) The prevention or deceleration of regression or loss of current optimal functional status. (iii) "Adaptive behavior" means the collection of conceptual, social and practical skills that have been learned by people in order to function in their everyday lives; (iv) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division; (v) "Assistive technology device" and "assistive technology service" mean as defined in 42 U.S.C. 15002; (vi) "Center" means the Wyoming life resource center at Lander, Wyoming; (vii) "Child" means any person under the age of eighteen (18); (viii) "Client" means a person who has a disability and has been determined eligible, pursuant to department rules and regulation, and is receiving services from one (1) of the center's programs; (ix) "Client services" means diagnosis, education, training and care of persons who have been admitted to the center; (x) "Conservator" means as defined in W.S. 3-1-101(a)(iii); (xi) "Department" means the state department of health; (xii) "Director" means the director of the department of health; (xiii) "Disability" means a developmental disability as defined in 42 U.S.C. 15002 or a disability resulting from an acquired brain injury; (xiv) "Division" means the behavioral health division of the department of health; (xv) "Guardian" means as defined in W.S. 3-1-101(a)(v); (xvi) "Guardian ad litem" means as defined in W.S. 3-1-101(a)(vi); (xvii) "Incompetent person" means adjudicated as meeting the definition in W.S. 3-1-101(a)(ix); (xviii) "Individual program plan" means a written statement of long-term and short-term goals and strategies for providing specially designed services to meet each client's individual educational, physical, emotional and training needs; (xix) "Informed choice" means making a decision based on adequate information. As appropriate, such information may include consideration regarding providers, methods, costs, duration, accessibility, customer satisfaction, probabilities, sources and consequences; (xx) "Intellectual disability" means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning with concurrent deficits in adaptive behavior manifested during the developmental period. "Intellectually disabled" means a person with an intellectual disability; (xxi) "Interdisciplinary team" means a group that represents the person, the person's family or guardian, or the professions, disciplines or service areas that are relevant to identifying the client's needs, as described in the comprehensive functional assessments and program design. The department shall provide by rule and regulation for the composition of interdisciplinary teams; (xxii) "Intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disability" means an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID), as this phrase is used in applicable federal statutes, rules and regulations; (xxiii) "Least restrictive environment" means the program, service and location which least inhibits a person's freedom of movement, informed decision making and participation in community life while achieving the purposes of habilitation and treatment which best meet the needs of the person. The determination of least restrictive environment shall be individualized, based on a person's need for medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative and developmental services and as a result of informed choice of the person or, if the person is a minor or a ward, his parent or guardian; (xxiv) "Most appropriate" means an individualized determination of a person's need for medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative and developmental services, based upon professional assessment and the informed choice of the person or, if the person is a minor or ward, his parent or guardian; (xxv) "Most integrated" means the setting that enables a person with a disability to have access to the same opportunities as a person without a disability to the fullest extent possible, including opportunities to live, learn, work, recreate and participate in family and community activities. Determinations of most integrated shall be individualized and based upon professional assessment and the informed choice of the person or, if the person is a minor or ward, his parent or guardian; (xxvi) "Program manager" means the on-site supervisor and manager of the center; (xxvii) "Screening team" means a group of appropriate professionals, appointed by the director pursuant to rules and regulations of the department, and assigned by the administrator to perform preliminary testing and assessment of persons for purposes of determining eligibility for services at the center; (xxviii) "Ward" means as defined in W.S. 3-1-101(a)(xv); (xxix) "This act" means W.S. 25 5 101 through 25 5 135; (xxx) "Domiciliary care" means the domiciliary care program, as defined by applicable federal statutes, rules and regulations; (xxxi) "Exceptionally difficult behaviors" means a high level of assaultive or self-injurious behavior in a person with an intellectual disability or organic brain syndrome. These behaviors may include aggression and violent behavior, wandering, sexually inappropriate behavior, self-endangering behaviors or medication noncompliance. The level of behaviors shall be measured by a standardized assessment and pursuant to criteria established by the department under W.S. 25-5-105(a)(i); (xxxii) "Hard to place" means a person who is: (A) Eligible for skilled nursing facility services pursuant to the long-term care assessment defined in W.S. 42-6-102(a)(vii); (B) Does not meet the criteria of paragraph (xxxi), (xxxiii) or (xxxiv) of this subsection; and (C) For whom no community skilled nursing facility service provider has been identified in the state within a time period defined by the department. (xxxiii) "High medical need" means a person who is: (A) Eligible for skilled nursing facility services pursuant to the long term care assessment defined in W.S. 42-6-102(a)(vii); (B) Does not meet the criteria of paragraph (xxxi) or (xxxiv) of this subsection; and (C) Would qualify for the extraordinary care nursing facility reimbursement rate, as defined by the department. (xxxiv) "Organic brain syndrome" means a decrease in mental function due to a medical disease, other than mental illness, as defined by the department. Organic brain syndrome may be the result of an acquired brain injury or the result of dementia caused by trauma, hypoxia, cardiovascular conditions including thrombotic and embolic events or degenerative, infectious, alcohol and drug related or metabolic disorders; (xxxv) "Skilled nursing facility services" means skilled nursing facility services as defined by applicable federal statutes, rules and regulations.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-103 Wyoming life resource center established; purpose.

(a) Except as otherwise authorized by rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with W.S. 9-2-106(d), the Wyoming life resource center is established to provide the following residential, active treatment, assistive technology, medical and therapy services only to individuals for whom an interdisciplinary team has determined the center is the most appropriate, least restrictive and most integrated environment for delivery of the services as specified below: (i) Intermediate care facilities for people with intellectual disability in accordance with federal Medicare and Medicaid regulations; (ii) Skilled nursing facility services to the following: (A) Persons with organic brain syndrome who manifest exceptionally difficult behaviors; (B) Persons with high medical need; (C) Persons who are hard to place. (iii) Disability, therapeutic and assistive technology services for persons with a disability; (iv) Training for state employees, other service providers and caregivers on disability, medical, developmental and therapy services; (v) Care provided under authority of the director pursuant to W.S. 9-2-106(d). (b) The Wyoming life resource center may provide technical assistance and assistive technology outreach services to persons made eligible pursuant to rules adopted by the department. (c) Any person residing at the Wyoming life resource center on April 1, 2016 pursuant to the requirements of this section prior to April 1, 2016 shall have the right to remain at the life resource center without regard to his continued qualification to remain at the center under this section, provided the center continues to have adequate resources to safely care for the person.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-104 Administration and management of center.

The administration and management of the center is vested in the department.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-105 Rules and regulations; reports.

(a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations which are in compliance with both federal regulations for intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disability and federal regulations for skilled nursing facilities, and which: (i) Establish standards for admission for residential services and discharge of clients receiving services in all programs administered by the center; (ii) Establish standards for client services; (iii) Provide for the administration of the center under the management of the division; (iv) Prescribe professional standards for personnel employed at the center; (v) Implement this act; (vi) Establish data reporting processes and report monthly to the director the number of persons served by the center, identified by service category, and the services provided to those persons. (b) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 59, § 2.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-106 Donations for benefit of center; control and disposition thereof.

Money, personal property or real estate donated for the benefit of the center shall be held, controlled and distributed by the department according to the conditions of the donation. If there are no conditions of the donation, it shall be disposed of as provided in W.S. 25-5-107.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-107 Disposition of monies received from sale of products or as compensation.

Except as provided by W.S. 25-5-106, all monies received by the department for the clients in the center from the sale of products produced or grown by the center or as compensation from any source shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-108 Appointment of program manager; duties; removal.

(a) The director shall appoint a program manager of the center. (b) The program manager shall administer the center as directed by the administrator. (c) The director may remove the program manager in his discretion.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-109 Inability or refusal to pay for services.

(a) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 50, § 4. (b) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 50, § 4. (c) No person shall be denied admission to or services by the center because of the inability of the person, his parent or guardian to pay the cost of the services received. (d) Clients of the center who are not eligible under the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act shall be responsible for the cost of services and treatment as provided in title 25, chapter 11, article 1. However, no person who was a client of the center as of June 30, 2008 shall be denied admission to or services by the center because of the refusal of the client's parent or guardian to pay the cost of the services received.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-110 Special education for minors and costs thereof.

(a) Repealed by Laws 1986, ch. 25, § 3. (b) Repealed by Laws 1986, ch. 25, § 3. (c) Clients who are between the ages of five (5) and twenty-one (21) years of age shall be provided special education and related services through the clients' resident school districts. This subsection does not relieve an insurer or similar third party from an otherwise valid obligation to pay for services provided to the client. (d) Repealed by Laws 1986, ch. 25, § 3. (e) Repealed by Laws 1986, ch. 25, § 3.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-114 Eligibility for admission; appropriateness of services.

(a) Except as otherwise authorized by rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with W.S. 9-2-106(d), a person shall be admitted to the center only if he is an individual qualifying for services under W.S. 25-5-103(a) and his preadmission evaluation and screening does not indicate that he would be more appropriately served by the Wyoming state hospital, a community program or a public school program. (b) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 85, § 2.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-115 Preadmission screening for residential services; preparation and supervision thereof; disposition of findings.

(a) Admission to the center shall be upon written application to the division and shall be based upon the preadmission screening and assessment: (i) The preadmission screening and assessment shall be made by a screening team under the supervision of the administrator or his designee, using appropriate professionals and screening and assessment methods as provided in department rules and regulations; (ii) The preadmission screening and assessment shall be completed not more than thirty (30) days after an application for admission; (iii) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 44, § 2. (iv) As part of the application process, division staff shall provide prospective clients and their families or guardians information about center services and similar services available in the client's community or elsewhere in the state. (b) Within ten (10) days of completion of the preadmission screening and assessment, the findings shall be given to the applicant. If ordered by the court, the preadmission screening and assessment shall also be filed with the court.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-116 Individual program plan; preparation and supervision thereof; review.

Each client admitted to the center shall have on file at the center an individual program plan. The individual program plans shall be prepared by an interdisciplinary team within thirty (30) days of admission for residential services under the supervision of the program manager. The plan shall be reviewed by the interdisciplinary team for appropriateness and feasibility of discharge or transition to another level of service thirty (30) days after implementation of the plan, at the end of each quarter for the first year and annually thereafter.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-117 Admission for residential services; application and contents thereof; written copy of rights; appeal of denied admissions.

(a) A person determined by the preadmission screening and assessment to be eligible for admission to the center for residential services may be admitted as a client under one (1) of the following procedures: (i) An adult who has sufficient insight or capacity to make responsible application for admission for residential services may be admitted on his own application; (ii) A minor or ward may be admitted upon application of his parent or guardian. (b) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 85, § 2. (c) At the time of admission for residential services, the program manager shall give a written copy of the rights provided in W.S. 25-5-132 to the client, his parent or guardian. (d) A person who is denied admission may appeal the decision to the department, in writing.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-118 Release of voluntary client upon request; exceptions.

(a) A voluntary client may be discharged by the administrator at any time within twenty (20) days of receipt of a written request for the release by the client, his parent or guardian, and the administrator shall arrange for appropriate transition services, except: (i) If the client was admitted on his own application and the request for discharge is made by a person other than the client, release shall be conditioned upon the client's consent; (ii) If the client is a minor or ward, his discharge shall be conditioned upon the consent of his parent or guardian; (iii) If the administrator has probable cause to believe release of the client will endanger the life, health or safety of the client or others and he incorporates a written statement of the facts supporting his belief in the client's file, he may apply for involuntary admission pursuant to W.S. 25-5-119. The administrator, as a mandatory reporter, shall contact adult protective services for appropriate proceedings.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-119 Involuntary admissions; application to district court; representation of proposed client; preadmission screening; notice; hearing; independent screening; admissibility.

(a) A person may be an involuntary client of the center if admitted pursuant to this section. Application for involuntary admission may be made by a parent, a guardian, the administrator or a social service agency. The application shall be filed with the district court in the county where the proposed client, his parent or his guardian resides. (b) When an application for involuntary admission is filed, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the proposed client unless he retains counsel of his own choice. An attorney shall represent the proposed client at all hearings. The county shall compensate an appointed attorney in an amount fixed by the court as a reasonable fee. (c) The court shall order the center to conduct a preadmission screening and assessment of the proposed client. Notice of the order shall be served on the proposed client, his attorney and his parent or guardian. The order and the application for admission shall be served on the center and the department. If the preadmission screening and assessment report finds the center would be an appropriate placement, the court shall order a hearing. The proposed client shall have a right to seek an independent screening and assessment of his eligibility for admission at the state's expense. The screening and assessment shall be admissible as evidence at the hearing as provided by W.S. 25-5-121(d).

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-120 Court order setting hearing on involuntary application; service of notice; waiver.

(a) The court shall fix a date for hearing on the application. (b) The order setting the hearing shall contain: (i) The date, time and place of the hearing; (ii) The name and address of the applicant, the proposed client's parent or guardian, and the attorney retained by the proposed client or appointed by the court; (iii) The grounds alleged for the commitment of the proposed client; (iv) The consequences of a finding that a person shall be admitted to the center for client services. (c) The court shall direct the clerk of the district court to give notice to each person named in the order: (i) By delivering a copy of the notice to the person being notified personally, not less than fourteen (14) days before the time set for hearing unless time is shortened by the court for good cause shown; or (ii) By mailing a copy of the notice to the address of each person given in the application by certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than fourteen (14) days before the time set for hearing, unless the time is shortened by the court for good cause shown. (d) The court may order that notice be given to other persons. Notice may be waived in writing by any party except the proposed client's attorney.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-121 Rights of proposed client and notified persons; confidentiality of hearing; admissibility of screening reports; findings by court or jury; amendment of admission order.

(a) The proposed client has the right to appear, to be heard and to participate in every stage of the hearing unless the court finds that it would not be in the best interests of the proposed client. The court shall not exclude the proposed client from the hearing unless the application is accompanied by a written statement from a licensed physician and a court designated examiner, appointed at the time of the application, who is in no other manner involved in the proceedings, that attendance at the hearing would injure the proposed client's health and well-being and describing his medical condition. (b) The proposed client is entitled, upon request, to a jury trial on the issue of his admission. The jury shall be selected pursuant to W.S. 1-11-101 through 1-11-129. (c) The court shall exclude all persons not having an interest in the application. Unless the court orders an open hearing or the proposed client requests a jury trial, the hearing is confidential and shall be held in closed court. (d) Any person to whom notice is required to be given by W.S. 25-5-120 may testify and may present and cross-examine witnesses. The court may receive the testimony of other persons in its discretion. The screening and assessment report required by W.S. 25-5-115, and any independent screening and assessment made under W.S. 25-5-119, may be admitted as evidence and shall not be excluded on the ground of hearsay alone. (e) If the court or jury finds that specific care, treatment and service alternatives are available which are more appropriate than the center for the proposed client, the application shall be denied. If the court or jury finds by clear and convincing evidence that admission to the center would provide the most appropriate services for the proposed client, the court shall order the admission. In case of a nonjury hearing, the court shall enter findings of fact with the order of admission. (f) The proposed client or if a minor or ward, his parents or guardian or the center may petition the court to amend its order of admission on the grounds that appropriate and necessary services to the proposed client are available in a less restrictive environment than the center. The court may amend its order after notice and hearing pursuant to this act.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-122 Appeals to supreme court; rules governing.

Any person aggrieved by any order entered under this act may appeal to the Wyoming supreme court. The appeal shall conform with the rules of civil procedure.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-124 Discharge of clients by administrator or by court; appeals to department.

(a) An interdisciplinary team may recommend to the administrator discharge of a client with an appropriate transition plan from the center when placement at home, with another service provider or another program is appropriate for the client's needs and abilities. The transition plan shall identify any recommended discharge conditions in the client's best interest, including type of residence facility, supervision and any continuing medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative or developmental services. Based on the recommendations of the team, and with the consent of the client, or his parent or guardian if he is a minor or ward, the administrator shall place the client in the alternative setting. The administrator shall discharge the client when the client has been appropriately placed in an alternative program. If the client was admitted under a court order, the administrator shall petition the court, pursuant to W.S. 25-5-121(f). (b) If the client, or his parent or guardian if he is a minor or incompetent, disagrees with the decision of the administrator and the interdisciplinary team, the client, parent or guardian may appeal the decision to the director in writing. The department shall provide the client, parent or guardian with a decision in writing within thirty (30) days.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-125 Transfer of clients for temporary care and treatment; consent; costs to be paid by center; third-party obligations not limited.

If the program manager determines it is appropriate for the welfare of a client, the client may be placed for temporary care and treatment in any public or private hospital, institution or residence in the state which provides services which will benefit the client. The transfer shall not be made without the consent of the client and his parents or guardian, or in the case of an involuntary client, without leave of the court, except in cases of medical emergency. During and after the transfer, the client remains a client of the center. The cost of the transfer and of the temporary treatment, care and training provided shall be borne by the center. This section does not limit the responsibility of third parties to pay for medical and other expenses incurred by contract or law.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-126 Contracts with other states for interstate transfer of clients; payment of expenses therefor.

(a) The department may enter into contracts with other states to provide for: (i) The admission to facilities, schools or hospitals in other states of persons admitted to or entitled to admission for residential services in the center, when it can be shown that admission to a facility in another state is in the best interests of the person and the state of Wyoming; (ii) The admission to the center of residents of other states when it can be shown that admission to the center for residential services is in the best interests of the person and the state of Wyoming, and that the person's need for services has been determined in accordance with this act. (b) The expense of transferring persons from the center to other states shall be paid by the center. The expense of transferring persons from other states to the center shall be paid by the state making the transfer to the center.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-129 Admittance for temporary services; excepted provisions; limited duration.

The administrator may admit individuals for services temporarily pursuant to rules promulgated under W.S. 25-5-105(a) if the administrator determines a less restrictive environment is appropriate but unavailable. A client admitted for services temporarily is not subject to W.S. 25-5-114, 25-5-115 and 25-5-121(e). No individual shall be admitted temporarily for services for more than seventy-five (75) days.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-130 Consent and notice required before major surgery; exceptions.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no client shall undergo major surgery until the superintendent: (i) Obtains the prior consent of the client, or if his consent cannot be given knowingly, he shall obtain the prior consent of the resident's parent or guardian; and (ii) Notifies the parent or guardian of the nature, date and place of the surgery and the name of the surgeon. A copy of the notice shall be placed in the patient's records. (b) Prior consent need not be obtained nor prior notice given when the parent or guardian cannot be located or when an emergency requires immediate surgery to prevent serious consequences or death. The parent or guardian shall be notified as soon as possible after emergency surgery.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-131 Confidentiality of records; exceptions; penalties for violations.

(a) All records of clients, former clients and proposed clients of the center are confidential except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, when disclosure is required by state or federal law or when disclosure is necessary to prevent imminent risk of harm to the person who is the subject of the records or others. (b) The administrator may provide access to the records of a client, former client or proposed client by: (i) The person who is the subject of the records or his guardian, guardian ad litem or attorney; (ii) The physician or surgeon for the person who is the subject of the records; (iii) A person authorized by the person who is the subject of the records, or by his parent or guardian if he is a minor or ward, to evaluate the person's eligibility for admission to the center for residential services or to determine whether his residence is the most appropriate and therapeutic environment for the person; (iv) A court, upon a showing that access to the records is necessary for the determination of an issue before it. Access under this paragraph is limited to an in camera inspection unless the court finds public disclosure is necessary; (v) Qualified employees of the department and the center and professional persons while in the performance of their official duties; (vi) A person as required by law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Medicaid program. (c) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 85, § 2.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-132 No determination of incompetency; notification of rights; deniable rights and conditions therefor; undeniable rights.

(a) The determination that a person is eligible for admission to the center is not a determination or adjudication that the person is incompetent. (b) Upon admission to the center for residential services, a client shall be informed orally and in writing of his rights under this section. If the client is a minor, or ward, his parents, guardian or guardian ad litem shall be informed orally and in writing of his rights under this section. (c) The following rights of a client may be denied or limited only as a part of his individual program plan for purposes of safety and health. The client or if the client is a minor or ward, his parents, guardian or guardian ad litem shall be informed in writing and orally of the grounds for the denial or limitation. The grounds for denial or limitation shall be entered in the individual program plan: (i) The right to send and receive unopened mail; (ii) The right to choose and wear his own clothing; (iii) The right to keep and use his own personal possessions including his toilet articles; (iv) The right to keep and spend his own money; (v) The right to be free from physical restraints and chemical restraints that substitute for active treatment or behavior modification programs, except in emergency situations as necessary to protect the client or others; (vi) The right to privacy in matters such as toileting and bathing; (vii) The right to make and receive telephone calls; (viii) The right to receive visitors daily; (ix) The right to an appropriate personal space that provides privacy and personal safety; (x) The right to be free from abuse; (xi) The right to vote; (xii) The right to choose where and with whom to live; (xiii) The right to present grievances and complaints or to request changes in policies and services without restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination or reprisal; (xiv) The right to participate or refuse to participate in religious worship; (xv) The right to the least restrictive environment. (d) A client may not be denied the following rights unless the denial is authorized by a court, the client or, if the client is a minor or ward, his parent or guardian: (i) The right to be free from unnecessary or excessive medication; (ii) The right to refuse to be subjected to experimental medical or psychological research without the express and informed consent of the client or his parent or guardian if he is a minor or ward. The client or his parent or guardian may consult with independent medical or psychological specialists and his attorney before consenting or refusing; (iii) The right to refuse to be subjected to drastic treatment procedures without the express and informed consent of the client and his parent or guardian if he is a minor or ward. (iv) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 85, § 2. (v) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 85, § 2.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-133 Restraint; conditions for use; strict administration of medication; prohibited uses.

(a) Isolation or seclusion procedures in which a person is placed alone in a locked room or in an area from which the person is physically prevented from leaving are prohibited. Restraint of a client shall be used only when less restrictive measures are ineffective for the welfare of the client or others and only when necessary to ensure the immediate physical safety of the client or others. Restraint shall be used in a manner which ensures that the dignity and safety of the person restrained are protected and shall be regularly monitored by trained staff. The reason for restrictive measures shall be reported in the client's records and shall be reviewed by the interdisciplinary team and program manager. In addition, the client's individual program plan shall address active treatment or less restrictive measures to manage or eliminate the behaviors for which restraint was used. (b) Medication shall be administered to a client only pursuant to the order of a medical professional acting within the scope of his license. A record of the medication, the dosage administered, the date and the person administering the medication to each client shall be kept in each client's treatment record. Medication shall not be used as punishment, for the convenience of staff or in quantities that interfere with a client's treatment program.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-134 Employment of clients within institution; wages; duties; discharge for cause.

Clients who are employed within the center shall be paid a reasonable wage based upon commensurate wages under special certificate as authorized by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act at 21 U.S.C. 214(c). The program manager shall prescribe for each position a written job description with wages, benefits and job duties clearly defined. The employment relationship pursuant to this section shall be at will.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-135 Medications aides.

Any person trained and qualified as a medication aide may administer medications in basic client care situations at the center. The center shall develop curricula, certification criteria and protocols concerning administration of medications and use of medication aides. Every medication aide shall perform the duties authorized under this section under the direction of a person licensed by the laws of this state to administer medications. The direction of medication aides shall not constitute an unlawful delegation of professional duties by the licensed nurse or other professional licensed to administer medications.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title25.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026

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