WYOMING
MEDICAL NEGLECT STATUTES
CIVIL MEDICAL NEGLECT STATUTE
A child shall not be considered neglected solely because their parents, in good faith, provide spiritual treatment in accordance with the practices of a recognized religious denomination.
Wyoming Civil Statute:
Treatment given in good faith by spiritual means alone, through prayer, by a duly accredited practitioner in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination is not child neglect for that reason alone.
Wyoming Statutes §14-3-202(a)(vii)
CRIMINAL MEDICAL NEGLECT STATUTE
There is no religious exemption to criminal liability for parents failing to provide medical care based on faith.
Wyoming Civil Statute:
None