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WY Stat § 33-42-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-104 - Board of Examining Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors Created; Composition; Appointment; Terms; Vacancies; Qualification; Compensation.

33-42-104. Board of examining water well drilling contractors and water well pump installation contractors created; composition; appointment; terms; vacancies; qualification; compensation.| (a) The state board of examining water well drilling contractors and water well pump installation contractors is created to consist of the following seven (7) members:  (i) The state engineer or his authorized representative;  (ii) The director of the department of environmental quality or his authorized representative; and  (iii) Five (5) members appointed by the governor as follows:  (A) One (1) water well drilling contractor engaged in the practice of irrigation well contracting or a municipal or industrial well contractor;  (B) One (1) water well drilling contractor engaged in the practice of domestic and stock water well contracting;  (C) One (1) at large water well drilling contractor;  (D) One (1) water well pump installation contractor; and  (E) One (1) member of the general public who owns an active water well.  (b) The members appointed by the governor shall serve for a term of four (4) years, except three (3) of the initial appointments shall be for a term of two (2) years. Each member shall hold office until his successor is appointed and has been qualified. The governor may remove any member of the board as provided by W.S. 9-1-202. A vacancy occurring in the board by death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by appointment by the governor upon recommendation of the remaining board members for the unexpired term.  (c) Each member of the board appointed by the governor shall have been a resident of this state for at least one (1) year at the time of his appointment. Each contractor board member shall have been engaged in the practice of his profession for at least five (5) years prior to his appointment. After the appointment of the initial board, any water well drilling contractor or water well pump installation contractor appointed to the board shall be licensed within six (6) months after appointment.  (d) The members of the board shall serve without compensation other than per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii) for the performance of their duties.
WY Stat § 33-42-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-105 - Organization of Board; Meetings; Quorum; Disposition of Funds.

33-42-105. Organization of board; meetings; quorum; disposition of funds.| (a) The state engineer or his representative shall be secretary of the board and shall have charge of the records and be responsible for budget preparation and general administrative duties.  (b) The members of the board shall elect a chairman from their membership who shall hold office for a term of two (2) years. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms as chairman.  (c) Meetings of the board shall be called by the chairman or upon request of not less than four (4) members and held in an appropriate location. The board shall hold not less than two (2) meetings each year. Four (4) members shall constitute a quorum. No decision shall be made unless it receives the affirmative votes of at least four (4) members of the board.  (d) Fees collected by the board shall be paid into the account created under W.S. 33-42-116 which shall be used by the board to defray costs incurred in the administration of this act. The board shall not maintain unnecessary fund balances.
WY Stat § 33-42-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-106 - Powers of the Board in General; Enjoining Unlawful Acts.

33-42-106. Powers of the board in general; enjoining unlawful acts.| (a) The board is entitled to the services of the attorney general in the conduct of its affairs and shall reimburse the attorney general for actual cost of legal services provided.  (b) Whenever any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute a violation of this act, the board, or the attorney general on its behalf, may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining those acts. Upon a showing by the board that the person has engaged or is about to engage in any illegal act, an injunction, restraining order or other appropriate order shall be granted by the court without bond, and without the necessity of a showing of actual damages by the board.  (c) The board may compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths and take testimony concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.  (d) The board may contract for services or employ persons deemed necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this act.
WY Stat § 33-42-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-107 - Duties of the Board.

33-42-107. Duties of the board.| (a) The board shall:  (i) Supervise the general administration of this act;  (ii) Enforce the provisions of this act and any rules and regulations promulgated under it and take all action necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;  (iii) Examine the qualifications of anyone desiring to obtain a license to engage in the business of water well drilling or the business of water well pump installing within the state;  (iv) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;  (v) Conduct hearings upon complaints with respect to any person licensed under this act in conformity with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. The hearing shall be held in the county where the complaint originated; and  (vi) Establish continuing education for persons licensed to maintain knowledge of current industry standards. However, the board shall not impose continuing education requirements for any person which exceed eighteen (18) hours in any three (3) year period.
WY Stat § 33-42-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-108 - Licensure in General; Qualifications of Applicant; Operator's License.

33-42-108. Licensure in general; qualifications of applicant; operator's license.| (a) The board shall issue a license to an applicant who:  (i) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;  (ii) Has demonstrated professional competence by passing an examination prescribed by the board;  (iii) Has paid the required fees; and  (iv) Has provided written documentation of financial responsibility, including proof of general liability insurance.  (b) In the case of hardship, the board may provide special arrangements for administering the examination required by this act.  (c) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 89, § 3.  (d) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 89, § 3.
WY Stat § 33-42-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-109 - Fees; Renewal; Renewal of Lapsed Licenses; Suspension or Revocation.

33-42-109. Fees; renewal; renewal of lapsed licenses; suspension or revocation.| (a) The board shall establish reasonable and necessary fees pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201 for:  (i) Application fees;  (ii) Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 89, § 2;  (iii) Examination and reexamination of license applicants;  (iv) Miscellaneous fees, including rosters, annual reports, address labels, copying fees and replacement licenses;  (v) License fees. License fees shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). License renewal fees shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each three (3) year renewal period thereafter.  (b) The initial license shall be for a period not to exceed three (3) years and shall expire on the third December 31 after receiving the initial license. Each subsequent license shall be valid for three (3) calendar years and shall expire on December 31 of the third year.  (c) If a licensed water well drilling contractor or water well pump installation contractor does not submit an application for license renewal prior to the December 31 expiration date or does not remit the renewal fees, the license shall expire. The contractor shall have a thirty-one (31) day grace period to renew the expired license. If the license has not been renewed before February 1 of the new license period, it shall not be eligible for reinstatement until the applicant has met all the requirements of W.S. 33-42-108.  (d) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the account created under W.S. 33-42-116.
WY Stat § 33-42-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-110 - Examination; Notification; Reexamination.

33-42-110. Examination; notification; reexamination.| (a) An applicant for a license shall demonstrate professional competence by passing a written or oral examination prescribed by the board.  (b) An examination shall be given at least twice annually. The examination shall be given at a location designated by the board.  (c) The written or oral examination shall test the applicant's general knowledge of the basics of well construction or pump installation procedures, Wyoming laws, rules, regulations and local ordinances concerning the construction of water wells or installation of water well pumps and pumping equipment.  (d) Not less than thirty (30) days prior to examination the board shall notify each applicant that his application and evidence submitted for licensing is satisfactory and accepted or unsatisfactory and rejected. If rejected, the reasons for rejection shall be given. The notice shall include the date and location of the examination.  (e) In the event an applicant fails to receive a passing grade on examination, he may reapply for examination within ninety (90) days.  (f) The board may contract with examination development consultants, water well technical experts, water pump installation technical experts or other technical experts as deemed necessary to prepare the examinations and may assign a member or members of the board to work with the consultants and technical experts to assure compliance with the requirements of this act.
WY Stat § 33-42-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-111 - Denial, Revocation or Suspension of License; Hearing.

33-42-111. Denial, revocation or suspension of license; hearing.| (a) The board may withhold, deny, revoke or suspend any certificate or license issued or applied for in accordance with the provisions of this act upon proof that the certificate or license holder or applicant:  (i) Has used fraud or deception in applying for a certificate or license or in the taking of the examination;  (ii) Has willfully or negligently violated any of the provisions of this act, the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act or the statutes or rules and regulations of the state pertaining to underground water; or  (iii) Has failed while engaging in the business of water well construction contracting or water well pump installation contracting to comply with the state water well minimum construction standards.  (b) No certificate or license may be suspended or revoked unless there has been a hearing in conformity with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
WY Stat § 33-42-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-112 - Exemptions.

33-42-112. Exemptions.| (a) Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 89, § 1.  (b) Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 89, § 1.  (c) Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 89, § 1.  (d) Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 89, § 1.  (e) The licensure requirements of this chapter shall not apply to any person drilling an oil or gas well or installing a pump in an oil or gas well, where the oil or gas well is permitted pursuant to W.S. 30-5-115.  (f) The licensure requirements of this chapter shall not apply to any person:  (i) Installing a pump in a well on land owned or leased by him or on which he is employed on a regular basis;  (ii) Drilling a monitor well that does not require a permit from the state engineer;  (iii) Drilling a well on land owned by him.  (g) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section are repealed July 1, 2009.
WY Stat § 33-42-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-113 - License Renewal.

33-42-113. License renewal.| (a) In order to be eligible to renew a license, a licensed water well drilling contractor or water well pump installation contractor shall:  (i) Complete eighteen (18) professional competence hours in three (3) years, as established by the board;  (ii) Submit payment of all applicable fees; and  (iii) Comply with all requirements under W.S. 33-42-111(a).
WY Stat § 33-42-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-114 - Reciprocity.

33-42-114. Reciprocity.| If a person holding a license entitling him to drill water wells or install pumping equipment in another state applies for a Wyoming water well drilling contractor's or water well pump installation contractor's license, if the other state offers reciprocity, and if the board determines the standards and requirements of the state in which the applicant is licensed are equal to or exceed the standards or requirements of this act, the board may waive the examination requirements except the applicant shall successfully complete an examination based on Wyoming statutes and rules relating to the drilling of water wells or installation of pump equipment. The applicant shall also pay all applicable fees.
WY Stat § 33-42-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-115 - Complaints and Investigations.

33-42-115. Complaints and investigations.| If any information concerning a possible violation of this act or rules and regulations applicable to water well drilling or pump installation is received or obtained by a board member or the state engineer's office, the board may, on its own motion, initiate proceedings under this act and in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
WY Stat § 33-42-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-116 - Account; Expenditures.

33-42-116. Account; expenditures.| The water well contractors account is created. Funds provided under W.S. 9-1-904(b), 33-42-105(d) and 33-42-109(d) shall be deposited into the account. Income earned on amounts within the account shall be credited to the account. Funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the board for the operation and management of the board and the administration of this act.
WY Stat § 33-42-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 42 - Water Well Drilling Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors|Section 33-42-117 - Penalties.

33-42-117. Penalties.| A violation of any provision of this act is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
WY Stat § 33-43-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 43 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 33-43-101 - Short Title.

33-43-101. Short title.| This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Respiratory Care Practice Act of 2003."
WY Stat § 33-43-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 43 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 33-43-103 - Board Created; Members; Appointment; Terms; Qualification; Removal; Vacancies.

33-43-103. Board created; members; appointment; terms; qualification; removal; vacancies.| (a) There is created a state board for respiratory care within the department of administration and information to administer the provisions of this act. The board shall consist of five (5) members. The initial board shall consist of one (1) public member, one (1) physician member who is licensed in the state of Wyoming with a special interest in pulmonary medicine, and three (3) members who shall have been engaged in the practice of respiratory care for a period of not less than five (5) years immediately preceding appointment to the board. Thereafter, practitioner members shall be licensed under this act prior to appointment to the board.  (b) The governor shall appoint the members of the board. Of the initial members appointed to the board, the physician member and the public member shall be appointed for terms as specified in paragraphs (i) and (iii) of this subsection, and one (1) respiratory care practitioner shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, one (1) respiratory care practitioner shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one (1) respiratory care practitioner shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year. Thereafter, the terms of office of the members appointed shall be for the following periods:  (i) Physician member, three (3) years;  (ii) Respiratory care practitioner members, three (3) years each;  (iii) Public member, three (3) years.  (c) Vacancies in the board shall be filled by appointment by the governor as provided in subsection (b) of this section for the balance of an unexpired term and each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified.  (d) The governor may remove any member from the board as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
WY Stat § 33-43-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 43 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 33-43-104 - Board Meetings; Elections; Quorum.

33-43-104. Board meetings; elections; quorum.| (a) The board shall meet at least twice each year and shall elect a chairman at the first meeting each year. The board may convene at the request of the chairman or as the board may determine for any other meeting as may be deemed necessary to transact its business.  (b) Three (3) board members constitute a quorum.
WY Stat § 33-43-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 43 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 33-43-105 - Board Responsibilities; Duties.

33-43-105. Board responsibilities; duties.| (a) The board shall:  (i) Examine, license and renew the licenses of duly qualified applicants;  (ii) Maintain an up-to-date list of every person licensed to practice respiratory therapy under this act. The list shall show the licensee's last known place of employment, last known place of residence and the date and number of his license;  (iii) Keep a record of all proceedings of the board and make the record available to the public for inspection during reasonable business hours;  (iv) Maintain an up-to-date list of persons whose licenses have been suspended, revoked or denied. This list shall include the names, social security numbers, type and cause of action, date and penalty incurred, and the length of penalty. This list shall be available for public inspection during reasonable business hours. This list shall be supplied to similar boards in other states upon request;  (v) Establish fees for licenses, permits, renewals and reinstatements in accordance with W.S. 33-1-201.
WY Stat § 33-43-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 43 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 33-43-106 - Board; General Powers.

33-43-106. Board; general powers.| (a) The board may:  (i) In accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with the law as may be necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this act;  (ii) Employ personnel as necessary to perform the functions of the board;  (iii) Establish relicensure requirements and procedures as are appropriate, including adopting and publishing a code of ethics;  (iv) Secure the services of resource consultants as deemed necessary by the board. Resource consultants shall receive travel and per diem expenses in the same manner and amount as state employees, while engaged in consultative service to the board;  (v) Enter into agreements or contracts with outside organizations for the purpose of developing, administering, grading or reporting the results of licensing examinations. The contracting organizations shall be capable of providing an examination which meets the standards of the national commission for health certifying agencies, or their equivalent, be validated, and nationally recognized as testing respiratory care competencies.
WY Stat § 33-43-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 43 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 33-43-107 - Compensation of Board Members; Immunity.

33-43-107. Compensation of board members; immunity.| (a) Members of the board shall not receive compensation for their services but shall receive mileage and per diem as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii) while engaged in the discharge of official duties.  (b) Members of the board shall have the same immunities from personal liability as state employees for actions taken in the performance of their duties under this act, as provided in W.S. 1-39-104.
WY Stat § 33-43-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 33 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 43 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Section 33-43-108 - Application for License; Qualifications.

33-43-108. Application for license; qualifications.| (a) An applicant for a license to practice respiratory care shall submit to the board written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant:  (i) Has completed an approved four (4) year high school course of study or the equivalent thereof determined by the appropriate educational agency; and  (ii) Has completed a respiratory care educational program. A respiratory care educational program means a program accredited by the council on allied health education programs (CAHEP) in collaboration with the committee on accreditation for respiratory care (CoARC) or their successor organizations.  (b) The board may issue a license to practice respiratory care by endorsement to:  (i) An applicant who is currently licensed to practice respiratory care under the laws of another state, territory or country if the qualifications of the applicant are deemed by the board to be equivalent to those required in this state;  (ii) Applicants holding credentials, conferred by the national board for respiratory care, as a certified respiratory therapist (CRT) or as a registered respiratory therapist (RRT), provided the credential has not been suspended or revoked.  (c) Applicants applying for licensure under subsection (b) of this section shall be required to certify under oath that their credentials have not been suspended or revoked.  (d) Pursuant to rule and regulation, the board may grant a license to an applicant under this section based upon written evidence, verified by oath, of previous practical experience in the capacity of a respiratory care practitioner submitted by the applicant under this section.