The JDC shall develop, adopt, follow and maintain on file written policies and procedures covering the provision of mental health services for juveniles.
(a) A range of services shall be available to address individual, group, and family counseling.
(b) Other programs may address drug and alcohol treatment and special offender treatment.
(c) A licensed mental health professional shall be available to counsel juveniles with their personal problems and with their adjustment to the JDC.
(d) If requested by a juvenile and clinically recommended, a licensed mental health professional shall meet with the juvenile on a regularly scheduled basis.
(e) A licensed mental health professional shall be available (on staff or by contract) twenty-four (24) hours a day to provide emergency treatment.
(f) Comprehensive counseling and assistance may be provided to pregnant juveniles in keeping with their expressed desires in planning for their unborn child. If the juvenile is in the custody of DFS, the JDC shall consult with the juvenile's caseworker prior to initiating pregnancy counseling.
049-11 Wyo. Code R. § 11-17
Amended, Eff. 11/8/2017.