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WY Stat § 33-25-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-105 - License and Certification Requirements; Foreign Trained Applicants.

33-25-105. License and certification requirements; foreign trained applicants.| (a) Application for licensure as a physical therapist shall be made on forms prescribed by the board, presenting to the satisfaction of the board the following:  (i) Evidence through the application or otherwise, as the board deems desirable with due regard to the paramount interests of the public, as to the honesty, truthfulness, integrity and competency of the applicant;  (ii) Evidence of graduation from an accredited program of physical therapy or physical therapy assistant education as set forth in rules and regulations;  (iii) A personal interview if requested by the board;  (iv) If not exempted under W.S. 33-25-108, receipt of a passing score on a physical therapy examination as set forth in board rules and regulations.  (b) A physical therapist applicant whose application is based on a diploma issued to him by a physical therapy school outside the United States shall:  (i) Complete the application forms and pay the application fee prescribed by rules of the board;  (ii) Furnish evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion of a physical therapy school resident course of professional instruction substantially equivalent to that required in paragraph (a)(ii) of this section. A professional education program accredited by the same accrediting agency approved by the board for programs within the United States shall be deemed substantially equivalent. In all other instances, "substantially equivalent" means a program that:  (A) Prepares the applicant to engage in the practice of physical therapy without restriction;  (B) Is recognized by the ministry of education of the country in which it is located.  (iii) Undergo a credentials evaluation directed by the board which determines the applicant has met the uniform criteria for educational requirements prescribed by board rules;  (iv) Complete any additional education required by the board;  (v) Pass a board approved English proficiency examination if the applicant's native language is not English;  (vi) If not exempted under W.S. 33-25-108, receive a passing score on an examination approved by the board and prescribed by board rules;  (vii) Attend a personal interview if requested by the board.  (c) An applicant for certification as a physical therapist assistant shall:  (i) Complete the application process including payment of fees;  (ii) Submit proof of graduation from a physical therapist assistant education program accredited by a national accreditation agency approved by the board;  (iii) If not exempted under W.S. 33-25-108, receive a passing score on an examination approved by the board and prescribed by board rules;  (iv) Meet with the board or a subcommittee of the board if requested.
WY Stat § 33-25-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-106 - Examinations.

33-25-106. Examinations.| (a) All applicants shall be required to pass an examination prior to their being licensed or certified as provided in this article unless otherwise exempted from examination pursuant to W.S. 33-25-108. The examinations shall be approved by the board.  (b) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 134, § 3.  (c) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 134, § 3.  (d) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 134, § 3.  (e) The physical therapist examination shall be a national examination which tests entry level competence related to physical therapy theory, examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment intervention, prevention and consultation.  (f) The physical therapy assistant examination shall test for requisite knowledge and skills in the technical application of physical therapy.  (g) If the board determines that an applicant has engaged in or attempted to engage in conduct that subverts or undermines the integrity of the examination process, the board may disqualify the applicant from taking or retaking the examination for a specified period of time.
WY Stat § 33-25-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-107 - License; Certificate of Registration.

33-25-107. License; certificate of registration.| (a) The board shall issue a license or certificate to each applicant who meets the requirements for licensure or certification without examination or who passes the examination and meets the standards established herein for licensure or certification.  (b) Each individual licensed as a physical therapist in this state is authorized to use the letters "P.T." after his name, and may represent himself to the public as a licensed physical therapist.  (c) Each individual certified as a physical therapist assistant shall be entitled to use the letters "P.T.A." after his name, and may represent himself to the public as a certified physical therapist assistant.
WY Stat § 33-25-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-108 - Licensure or Certification by Endorsement.

33-25-108. Licensure or certification by endorsement.| (a) The board shall license as a physical therapist or certify as a physical therapist assistant without examination an applicant who:  (i) Submits a complete application for licensure or certification by endorsement including payment of all applicable fees;  (ii) Provides verification that the applicant is licensed or registered without restriction as a physical therapist or licensed, registered or certified without restriction as a physical therapist assistant by another jurisdiction;  (iii) Demonstrates that the requirements for license, registration or certification in the other jurisdiction were, at the date of licensure or registration, substantially equal to the requirements for licensing or certification in this act;  (iv) Has not had any professional discipline and is not subject to any investigation or pending disciplinary action in any other jurisdiction;  (v) Meets with the board or a subcommittee of the board if requested.
WY Stat § 33-25-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-110 - License or Certificate Expiration and Reissuance.

33-25-110. License or certificate expiration and reissuance.| (a) All permanent licenses and certificates issued pursuant to this act shall expire on October 1 of the year next succeeding their issuance.  (b) A license or certificate may be renewed by submitting a timely, sufficient and complete application, payment of the required fee and verification of continuing competence.  (c) A license or certificate which has expired may be reissued upon submission by the applicant of a completed application, payment of fees, demonstration that the applicant meets all current requirements for licensure or certification under this act and verification of continuing competence.
WY Stat § 33-25-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-112 - Hearing and Appeal Procedures.

33-25-112. Hearing and appeal procedures.| (a) All disciplinary actions, denials of applications and hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.  (b) Except as provided by W.S. 33-25-111(b), all board decisions concerning revocation or suspension of a license or registration shall require an affirmative vote of three (3) board members.  (c) In any appeal procedure the board shall be represented by an attorney from the staff of the attorney general.
WY Stat § 33-25-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-113 - Fees.

33-25-113. Fees.| (a) The board, pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201, shall establish fees for examination, licensure or certification, licensure or certification by endorsement, renewal and reissuance.  (b) All money shall be received and collected as provided by law. The state treasurer shall credit the money to a separate account which is subject at all times to the warrant of the state auditor, drawn upon written requisition of the president, and attested by the secretary of the board of physical therapy, with seal attached, for the payment of any expenses made by the board.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 216, § 3.
WY Stat § 33-25-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-114 - Penalties.

33-25-114. Penalties.| Each violation of any provision of this act is a misdemeanor and is punishable by fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
WY Stat § 33-25-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-115 - Actions Against Board Members; Defense.

33-25-115. Actions against board members; defense.| (a) Members, agents and employees of the board and any person reporting information to the board under oath shall be immune from personal liability with respect to acts done and actions taken in good faith without fraud or malice.  (b) The immunity provided by this section shall extend to the members of any professional review committee, investigators and witnesses appearing before the board.  (c) The state shall defend and hold harmless any member of the board from any action at law resulting from any action taken in good faith in the course of his official duties.
WY Stat § 33-25-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists|Section 33-25-116 - Injunctive Relief; Grounds.

33-25-116. Injunctive relief; grounds.| (a) The board may petition in its own name for an injunction to an appropriate court to enjoin:  (i) Any person violating W.S. 33-25-102(a), unless specifically exempt from licensure or certification pursuant to W.S. 33-25-102(f);  (ii) Any license or certificate holder who is in violation of this act from practicing physical therapy;  (iii) Any person, firm, corporation, institution, association, business or other entity from employing any individual to practice physical therapy who is not licensed or certified as required by this act.
WY Stat § 33-27-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 27 - Psychologists|Section 33-27-115 - State Board of Psychology.

33-27-115. State board of psychology.| (a) The Wyoming state board of psychology shall consist of six (6) licensed psychologists, one (1) psychological practitioner and two (2) public members appointed by the governor. Each member shall be a resident of this state. Each member who is a psychologist shall be licensed under this act and shall have a minimum of three (3) years of post-licensure experience. At least one (1) member who is a psychologist shall be engaged full time in the doctoral teaching and training of psychologists, and at least two (2) members who are psychologists shall be engaged full time in the professional practice of psychology. The psychological practitioner shall have a minimum of three (3) years post-certification experience. The composition of the board shall represent both the public and private sectors of the practice of psychology. Public members shall not be psychologists, psychological practitioners, applicants or former applicants for licensure or certification under this act, members of another health profession, or members of a household that includes a person licensed or certified under this act. Board members shall be appointed who are free from conflict of interest in performing the duties of the board.  (b) Before making appointment to the board, the governor shall solicit a list of nominations from the Wyoming psychological association but is not limited to appointing board members from that list. The appointments shall be with the advice and consent of the senate in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.  (c) The term of office shall be five (5) years with provision for reappointment for one (1) additional term. A member may be reappointed for an additional two (2) terms after at least two (2) years off the board. The board as first constituted shall have staggered terms as follows:  (i) Three (3) members, one (1) of whom is a public member, appointed for five (5) years;  (ii) Three (3) members appointed for four (4) years;  (iii) Two (2) members appointed for three (3) years; and  (iv) One (1) member appointed for two (2) years.  (d) The governor may remove any board member pursuant to W.S. 9-1-202. Any vacancy in the membership of the board occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term.  (e) Board members shall serve without compensation other than per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii).
WY Stat § 33-27-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 27 - Psychologists|Section 33-27-116 - Powers and Duties of the Board.

33-27-116. Powers and duties of the board.| (a) In accordance with this act and rules and regulations promulgated under it, the board shall determine a person's initial and continuing qualifications and fitness to practice psychology, proceed against the unlawful and unlicensed practice of psychology and otherwise enforce this act.  (b) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act which are reasonable and necessary to administer this act. The powers conferred on the board by this act shall be liberally construed to protect the health, safety and the welfare of the people of this state.  (c) The board shall hold a regular annual meeting in which it shall select from its members a chair and a vice-chair. The secretary of the board shall be appointed by the board from its membership. A quorum of the board shall consist of the majority of its members at any meeting.  (d) Other regular meetings shall be held at such times as the rules of the board may provide. Special meetings may be held at such times as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the chair or the majority of board members or upon request of the governor. Reasonable notice of all meetings shall be given in the manner prescribed by the board.  (e) The board shall, as required by W.S. 9-2-1014, report to the governor concerning the work of the board.  (f) The board shall establish reasonable fees from the issuance and renewal of licenses, certificates and its other services in its rules promulgated in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act as specified in W.S. 33-1-201.  (g) The board may accept grants and gifts from individuals, associations, corporations, foundations and institutions to carry on its functions.  (h) The board shall adopt an official seal.  (j) The board may require continuing education on the part of those persons licensed or certified under this act to qualify for renewal, the terms of which shall be specified in the rules and regulations.  (k) Each year the board shall publish a list of all persons licensed or certified under this act and a copy of that list will be made available for the public at the board's office.  (m) A member of the board or any employee or agent of the board shall not be held civilly liable for any act performed in good faith and within the scope of the duties of the board.  (n) The board may employ or contract with an executive secretary and other necessary staff. The executive secretary shall not be a member of the board. The board may set the salary for the executive secretary.
WY Stat § 33-27-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 27 - Psychologists|Section 33-27-117 - Requirements for Licensure.

33-27-117. Requirements for licensure.| (a) The board shall issue a license as a psychologist to any applicant who files an application upon a form and in a manner as prescribed by the board, accompanied by the appropriate fee and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board of the following which evidence shall comply with rules and regulations of the board:  (i) The applicant's honesty, truthfulness, integrity and competency;  (ii) The applicant's receipt of a doctoral degree from a program of graduate study in psychology as defined in the rules and regulations, awarded by an institution of higher education;  (iii) The applicant's completion of two (2) years of supervised professional experience which may be completed prior and subsequent to the granting of the degree required under paragraph (ii) of this subsection;  (iv) The applicant's successful completion of the examination for professional practice in psychology and any other written or oral examinations prescribed by the board. The acceptable level of performance for all examinations and policies regarding reexamination of failed applicants shall be determined by the board.  (b) The board may waive any examination if a psychologist has been licensed in another jurisdiction and if the requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction are equal to, or exceed, the requirements for licensure in this state.  (c) A person licensed as a psychologist or school psychologist in this state on June 30, 2009 shall be deemed to have met all requirements for licensure under this act and shall be eligible for renewal of licensure as a psychologist in accordance with this act.  (d) The board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who does not meet all the requirements in this section if the board finds that:  (i) A need for psychological services exists in a rural part of Wyoming; and  (ii) The applicant is employed by a state or community mental health center.  (e) The board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who is licensed or certified by a board of psychology of another United States state or territory, or of a foreign country or province whose standards are equal to or exceed the requirements for licensure as a psychologist in this state. A temporary licensee may offer services as a psychologist in this state for not more than thirty (30) working days in any year without holding a permanent license issued under this act. The temporary licensee shall report the nature and extent of the licensee's practice in this state to the board if that practice exceeds twenty (20) working days in any one (1) calendar year.
WY Stat § 33-27-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 27 - Psychologists|Section 33-27-118 - Limitation of Practice.

33-27-118. Limitation of practice.| The board shall ensure through rules and regulations and enforcement that those persons licensed or certified under this act limit their practice to demonstrated areas of competence.
WY Stat § 33-27-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 27 - Psychologists|Section 33-27-119 - Practice Without License.

33-27-119. Practice without license.| (a) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 154, § 2.  (b) Unless exempt under W.S. 33-27-114, any person who represents himself as a psychologist and who engages in the practice of psychology in violation of this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.  (c) Any person filing or attempting to file as his own, a diploma or license of another or a forged affidavit of identification shall be guilty of a felony and shall be subject to the punishment prescribed for forgery under W.S. 6-3-602.  (d) No person whose license to practice as a psychologist in any jurisdiction has been suspended or revoked shall practice psychology in this state. The board may suspend or revoke the license of that person. The board may issue a new license whenever it deems the issuance to be safe and just.  (e) The board on its own motion may investigate any evidence or allegation that appears to show that any person is or may be in violation of any provision of this act.
WY Stat § 33-27-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 27 - Psychologists|Section 33-27-121 - Determination of Mental or Physical Impairment.

33-27-121. Determination of mental or physical impairment.| (a) If the board has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person licensed or certified under this act lacks the mental or physical capacity to practice with reasonable skill and safety to patients or clients, the board may require that person to submit to psychological, physical or other medical examinations to determine his capacity to practice competently. Failure or refusal to undergo requested examinations shall be grounds to suspend or revoke the license. The board shall specify in its rules and regulations the nature of the examinations, the appeal process, and who shall bear the cost of the examinations.  (b) If the board has reasonable grounds to suspect that an applicant may be using controlled substances or is otherwise mentally or physically impaired, the board may require the applicant to undergo any psychological, physical or other examination necessary as specified in the rules and regulations to determine the applicant's ability to competently practice.
WY Stat § 33-27-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 27 - Psychologists|Section 33-27-123 - Privileged Communication.

33-27-123. Privileged communication.| (a) In judicial proceedings, whether civil, criminal, or juvenile, in legislative and administrative proceedings, and in proceedings preliminary and ancillary thereto, a patient or client, or his guardian or personal representative, may refuse to disclose or prevent the disclosure of confidential information, including information contained in administrative records, communicated to a person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice under this act, or to persons reasonably believed by the patient or client to be so licensed, and their agents, for the purpose of diagnosis, evaluation or treatment of any mental or emotional condition or disorder. The psychologist shall not disclose any information communicated as described above in the absence of an express waiver of the privilege except in the following circumstances:  (i) Where abuse or harmful neglect of children, the elderly or disabled or incompetent individuals is known or reasonably suspected;  (ii) Where the validity of a will of a former patient or client is contested;  (iii) Where such information is necessary for the psychologist to defend against a malpractice action brought by the patient or client;  (iv) Where an immediate threat of physical violence against a readily identifiable victim is disclosed to the psychologist;  (v) In the context of civil commitment proceedings, where an immediate threat of self-inflicted damage is disclosed to the psychologist;  (vi) Where the patient or client, by alleging mental or emotional damages in litigation, puts his mental state in issue and production of those materials by the patient or client is required by law;  (vii) Where the patient or client is examined pursuant to court order; or  (viii) In the context of investigations and hearings brought by the patient or client and conducted by the board where violations of this act are at issue. Information that is deemed to be of sensitive nature shall be inspected by the board in camera and the board shall determine whether or not the information shall become a part of the record and subject to public disclosure.