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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-223 - Notification of Dismissal.

33-39-223. Notification of dismissal.
An appraisal management company shall not remove an appraiser from its appraiser panel or otherwise refuse to assign requests for real estate appraisal services to an independent appraiser without notifying the appraiser in writing of the reasons for the action.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-224 - Disciplinary Proceedings.

33-39-224. Disciplinary proceedings.
(a) The board shall upon a written sworn complaint or may upon its own motion investigate the actions of any appraisal management company and may impose an administrative fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each separate violation, censure the company, place the company on probation and set the terms of the probation, deny, suspend or revoke any registration issued under this article for any of the following:
(i) Procuring, or attempting to procure, a registration pursuant to this chapter by knowingly making a false statement, submitting false information, refusing to provide complete information in response to a question in an application for a registration or through any form of fraud or misrepresentation;
(ii) Being convicted of a felony, but this discipline shall be limited to probation, suspension or revocation of a registration;
(iii) Making any substantial misrepresentation, false promises or false or fraudulent representation;
(iv) Violating any provision of this chapter or rule or regulation of the board;
(v) Being negligent or incompetent, as defined in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, in reviewing an appraisal, in preparing an appraisal report or in communicating an appraisal report.
(b) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a registration issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the registration in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a registration withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.
(c) The board may assess to a registered appraisal management company, an applicant for registration as an appraisal management company, or an unregistered appraisal management company performing appraisal management services in this state all or part of the actual expenses of a contested case proceeding resulting in the discipline or censure of the registrant, suspension or revocation of the registrant's certificate of registration, the denial of a certificate of registration to the applicant or the discipline or censure of an unregistered appraisal management company performing appraisal management services in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 39 - Real Estate Appraisers › Article 2 - Appraisal Management Company Registration and Regulation Act › Section 33-39-225 - Hearing.

33-39-225. Hearing.
The hearing on any charge of violation of W.S. 33-39-224 shall be at a time and place prescribed by the board and in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-103 - License Required.

33-40-103. License required.
(a) No person shall hold himself out as an occupational therapist, an occupational therapy assistant or as being able to practice occupational therapy in Wyoming unless he is licensed under this act or is otherwise authorized under the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact under W.S. 33-40-202 through 33-40-216. An unlicensed person holding himself out as an occupational therapist or occupational therapist assistant by using additional or modifying words in his title, printed materials, advertisements or otherwise shall be deemed to be holding himself out as an occupational therapist or occupational therapist assistant.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(c) Only an individual may be licensed under this act and no entity, either private or governmental, shall hold itself out as providing occupational therapy to any person unless all individuals providing occupational therapy are licensed under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-104 - Persons and Practices Not Affected.

33-40-104. Persons and practices not affected.
(a) Nothing in this act shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of:
(i) Any person solely employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by any agency of the United States government;
(ii) Any person pursuing a degree or certificate in occupational therapy at an accredited or board approved program when the person is designated by title clearly indicating his status as a student or trainee;
(iii) Any person engaged in the supervised fieldwork to complete the necessary educational requirements of W.S. 33-40-106;
(iv) Any person performing occupational therapy or acting as an occupational therapy assistant for no more than twenty (20) days in a calendar year for the purpose of educating students or providing continuing education to persons licensed under this act if:
(A) The person is licensed or regulated under the law of another state which has licensure or regulatory requirements at least as stringent as the requirements of this act;
(B) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-106 - Requirements for Licensure; Continuing Education.

33-40-106. Requirements for licensure; continuing education.
(a) An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant under this act, shall file a specified written application showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant:
(i) Has a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness and competence in all matters relevant to practicing the profession of occupational therapy;
(ii) Has successfully completed the academic requirements in occupational therapy in an approved program that is accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or a successor organization as established in rule and approved by the licensure board;
(iii) Has successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience required by the recognized educational institution where the applicant met the academic requirements described in paragraph (ii) of this subsection; and
(iv) Has passed a national certification examination as provided in W.S. 33-40-107.
(b) The board may establish continuing education requirements for an active license provided that:
(i) The requirement shall not be more than sixteen (16) contact hours of continuing education per year; and
(ii) Continuing education taken any time in the three (3) years preceding the annual license renewal may be counted toward fulfilling the requirement but it shall not be counted more than once.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, 202.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-107 - Examination for License of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants.

33-40-107. Examination for license of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.
(a) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(b) Each applicant for licensure under this act, shall be given a written examination on the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy, occupational therapy techniques and methods to determine the applicant's fitness to practice. The board shall designate the examination for occupational therapists and the examination for occupational therapy assistants and shall establish standards for acceptable performance.
(c) Examination shall be conducted as specified by the board not less than two (2) times each year.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-108 - Waiver of Requirements; Temporary Licenses.

33-40-108. Waiver of requirements; temporary licenses.
(a) The board shall grant a license under this act, to any person certified prior to July 1, 1992 as an occupational therapist registered (OTR) or as a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) by the American occupational therapy certification board (AOTCB).
(b) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(c) The board may establish provisions for a temporary license under this act so an applicant may practice occupational therapy without supervision or act as an occupational therapy assistant with supervision during processing of the license application.
(d) The board may establish provisions for a limited license to practice occupational therapy under supervision or act as an occupational therapy assistant with supervision to applicants under this act who are waiting to take the national certification examination or who are awaiting scores.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-109 - Issuance of License or Compact Privilege.

33-40-109. Issuance of license or compact privilege.
The board shall issue a license to any individual who meets the requirements of this act or shall issue a compact privilege to any individual who meets the requirements of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact under W.S. 33-40-202 through 33-40-216, upon payment of the prescribed fee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-110 - Renewal of License; Reentry.

33-40-110. Renewal of license; reentry.
(a) Any license issued under this act shall be subject to annual renewal as provided by the board, however no late renewal of a license may be granted more than one (1) year after its expiration.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(f) The board shall establish by rule reentry procedures for the licensure of persons under this act who have previously practiced as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant for not less than one (1) year, but who do not qualify for renewal of their license under subsection (a) of this section. The board's rules may:
(i) Require completion of continuing education not to exceed the cumulative total requirement for a licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapist assistant for three (3) years;
(ii) Require completion of a review course approved by the board which shall not be more than thirty (30) days in duration;
(iii) Require practice under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant for a period of not more than two (2) years;
(iv) For a period of not more than two (2) years or until specified training is received, restrict a person from practicing or practicing without supervision specific areas within the practice of occupational therapy which areas have significantly changed or been added to the practice;
(v) Establish guidelines for the length of time the requirements stated in paragraphs (i) through (iv) of this subsection are imposed based on the length of time a person has not engaged in the practice of occupational therapy, the person's prior experience, the area of practice in which the person intends to engage and other relevant factors.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-111 - Foreign Trained Applicants; Applicants From Other States and Territories.

33-40-111. Foreign trained applicants; applicants from other states and territories.
(a) Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants trained outside of the United States and its possessions shall satisfy the examination requirements of W.S. 33-40-107 to be licensed under this act. The board shall require these applicants to meet the standards established in W.S. 33-40-106.
(b) The board shall, to the extent necessary, waive examination, education, and continuing education requirements and grant a license under this act to any applicant who presents proof of current licensure or regulation as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in another state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States whose standards for licensure or regulation include passage of the examination required for licensure under this act and who has not been disciplined in the other jurisdiction for unprofessional conduct or a similar offense. The board may grant licensure to an applicant who has been disciplined for unprofessional conduct if in the board's judgment the unprofessional conduct was sufficiently minor, has been rectified or is sufficiently in the past so as not to present a risk to the welfare or safety of Wyoming patients.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-113 - Suspension and Revocation of License; Refusal to Renew.

33-40-113. Suspension and revocation of license; refusal to renew.
(a) In accordance with this act and after the hearing authorized by subsection (b) of this section, the board may deny a license or refuse to renew a license, may suspend or revoke a license, or may impose probationary conditions if the licensee or the applicant for a license has engaged in unprofessional conduct which has endangered or is likely to endanger the health, welfare or safety of the public. Unprofessional conduct shall mean the conduct defined in W.S. 33-40-102(a)(vi).
(i) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(v) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(vi) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(b) A denial, refusal to renew, suspension, revocation or imposition of probationary conditions upon a license may be ordered by the board under this act after a hearing in the manner provided by the rules and regulations adopted by the board. An application for reinstatement may be made to the board one (1) year after the date of the revocation of a license. The board may accept or reject an application for reinstatement and may hold a hearing to consider the reinstatement. Any person aggrieved by any final action of the board may appeal to the district court under the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through 16-3-115.
(c) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board under this act, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-114 - Board of Occupational Therapy Practice; Established; Compensation.

33-40-114. Board of occupational therapy practice; established; compensation.
(a) There is established a board of occupational therapy within the department of administration and information. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor, who are residents of Wyoming. Three (3) board members shall be occupational therapists who have been engaged in providing occupational therapy services to the public, teaching or research in occupational therapy for at least five (5) years immediately preceding their appointments. One (1) board member shall be an occupational therapy assistant who shall have been engaged in providing occupational therapy services to the public, teaching or research in occupational therapy for at least five (5) years immediately preceding his appointment. An occupational therapist may be appointed to this position if no occupational therapy assistant is available and willing to serve. These four (4) members shall at all times be holders of valid licenses under this act. The remaining member shall be a member of the public with an interest in the rights of the consumers of health services.
(b) Appointments to the board of occupational therapy shall be for three (3) year terms. No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. Terms shall begin on the first day of the fiscal year and end on the last day of the fiscal year or until successors are appointed. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by the governor. The governor may remove any board member as provided by W.S. 9-1-202.
(c) The board shall meet not less than two (2) times during each fiscal year and shall select a chairman at the first meeting. Other meetings may be convened at the call of the chairman or the written request of any two (2) board members. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. All meetings of the board shall be governed in accordance with W.S. 16-4-403. In addition the board may hold closed sessions:
(i) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 104, 2.
(iii) To consider allegations or investigations of possible unprofessional conduct as defined by W.S. 33-40-102(a)(vi).
(d) Members of the board shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-115 - Board of Occupational Therapy Practice; Powers and Duties.

33-40-115. Board of occupational therapy practice; powers and duties.
(a) The board shall administer the provisions of this act and the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact under W.S. 33-40-202 through 33-40-216, and may investigate allegations of practices violating the provisions of this act or of the compact.
(b) The board shall establish rules and regulations according to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the purpose of this act, including establishing rules for professional conduct, for professional licensure and to establish ethical standards of practice for persons licensed to practice occupational therapy in Wyoming.
(c) The board may delegate its authority to issue temporary and limited licenses pursuant to W.S. 33-40-108 to the executive secretary of the board. The board may limit the delegation or set forth any criteria for exercising the delegation as it deems appropriate.
(d) The board may, with the approval and assistance of the attorney general, petition the district court in the name of the state of Wyoming to enjoin:
(i) Any person from continuing to violate W.S. 33-40-103 or section 4 of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact under W.S. 33-40-206;
(ii) Any person or other entity from advertising or claiming to provide occupational therapy services in this state when the services are not or will not be provided by a person licensed under this act or is otherwise authorized under the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact under W.S. 33-40-202 through 33-40-216.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-116 - Board of Occupational Therapy Practices Employees; Funds.

33-40-116. Board of occupational therapy practices employees; funds.
The board shall appoint or contract an executive secretary and other individuals deemed necessary to administer the affairs of the board and shall furnish necessary support and clerical services. Costs related to these services shall be paid from the funds of the Wyoming board of occupational therapy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-40-117 - Penalties.

33-40-117. Penalties.
Any person who violates any provision of W.S. 33-40-103 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact › Section 33-40-202 - Compact Approved and Ratified.

33-40-202. Compact approved and ratified.
The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact as contained herein is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with any and all other states legally joining therein in a form substantially as provided in W.S. 33-40-202 through 33-40-216.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact › Section 33-40-203 - [Section 1] Purpose.

33-40-203. [SECTION 1] Purpose.
(a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy with the goal of improving public access to occupational therapy services. The practice of occupational therapy occurs in the state where the patient or client is located at the time of the patient or client encounter. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:
(i) Increase public access to occupational therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;
(ii) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety;
(iii) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-state occupational therapy practice;
(iv) Support spouses of relocating military members;
(v) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states;
(vi) Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that state's practice standards; and
(vii) Facilitate the use of telehealth technology in order to increase access to occupational therapy services.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact › Section 33-40-205 - [Section 3] State Participation in the Compact.

33-40-205. [SECTION 3] State participation in the compact.
(a) To participate in the compact, a member state shall:
(i) License occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants;
(ii) Participate fully in the commission's data system, including but not limited to using the commission's unique identifier as defined in rules of the commission;
(iii) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;
(iv) Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;
(v) Implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for an initial compact privilege. These procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the agency responsible for retaining that state's criminal records. Under this paragraph:
(A) A member state shall, within a time frame established by the commission, require a criminal background check for a licensee seeking or applying for a compact privilege whose primary state of residence is that member state, by receiving the results of the FBI criminal record search, and shall use the results in making licensure decisions;
(B) Communication between a member state, the commission and among member states regarding the verification of eligibility for licensure through the compact shall not include any information received from the federal bureau of investigation relating to a federal criminal records check performed by a member state under P.L. 92-544.
(vi) Comply with the rules of the commission;
(vii) Utilize only a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the commission; and
(viii) Have continuing competence or education requirements as a condition for license renewal.
(b) A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the compact and rules.
(c) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.
(d) A member state shall provide for the state's delegate to attend all occupational therapy compact commission meetings.
(e) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply for a member state's single-state license as provided under the laws of each member state. However, the single-state license granted to these individuals shall not be recognized as granting the compact privilege in any other member state.
(f) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact › Section 33-40-207 - [Section 5] Obtaining a New Home State License by Virtue of Compact Privilege.

33-40-207. [SECTION 5] Obtaining a new home state license by virtue of compact privilege.
(a) An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant may hold a home state license, which allows for compact privileges in member states, in only one member state at a time.
(b) If an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant changes primary state of residence by moving between two member states:
(i) The occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall file an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of a compact privilege, pay all applicable fees and notify the current and new home state in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission;
(ii) Upon receipt of an application for obtaining a new home state license by virtue of compact privilege, the new home state shall verify that the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant meets the pertinent criteria outlined in W.S. 33-40-206 [section 4] via the data system, without need for primary source verification except for:
(A) An FBI fingerprint based criminal background check if not previously performed or updated pursuant to applicable rules adopted by the commission in accordance with P.L. 92-544;
(B) Other criminal background checks as required by the new home state; and
(C) Submission of any requisite jurisprudence requirements of the new home state.
(iii) The former home state shall convert the former home state license into a compact privilege once the new home state has activated the new home state license in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission;
(iv) Notwithstanding any other provision of this compact, if the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant cannot meet the criteria in W.S. 33-40-206 [section 4], the new home state shall apply its requirements for issuing a new single-state license;
(v) The occupational therapist or the occupational therapy assistant shall pay all applicable fees to the new home state in order to be issued a new home state license.
(c) If an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant changes primary state of residence by moving from a member state to a non-member state, or from a non-member state to a member state, the state criteria shall apply for issuance of a single-state license in the new state.
(d) Nothing in this compact shall interfere with a licensee's ability to hold a single-state license in multiple states; however, for the purposes of this compact, a licensee shall have only one home state license.
(e) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact › Section 33-40-208 - [Section 6] Active Duty Military Personnel or Their Spouses.

33-40-208. [SECTION 6] Active duty military personnel or their spouses.
Active duty military personnel, or their spouses, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designating a home state, the individual shall only change their home state through application for licensure in the new state or through the process described in W.S. 33-40-207 [section 5].
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact › Section 33-40-211 - [Section 9] Data System.

33-40-211. [SECTION 9] Data system.
(a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states.
(b) A member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this compact is applicable (utilizing a unique identifier) as required by the rules of the commission, including:
(i) Identifying information;
(ii) Licensure data;
(iii) Adverse actions against a license or compact privilege;
(iv) Non-confidential information related to alternative program participation;
(v) Any denial of application for licensure and the reason for such denial;
(vi) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this compact, as determined by the rules of the commission; and
(vii) Current significant investigative information.
(c) Current significant investigative information and other investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will only be available to other member states.
(d) The commission shall promptly notify all member states of any adverse action taken against a licensee or an individual applying for a license. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will be available to any other member state.
(e) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state.
(f) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall be removed from the data system.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact › Section 33-40-214 - [Section 12] Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Occupational Therapy Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal and Amendment.

33-40-214. [SECTION 12] Date of implementation of the interstate commission for occupational therapy practice and associated rules, withdrawal and amendment.
(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the compact.
(b) Any state that joins the compact subsequent to the commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state.
(c) Any member state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same. Under this subsection:
(i) A Member state's withdrawal shall not take effect until six (6) months after enactment of the repealing statute;
(ii) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing state's occupational therapy licensing board to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
(d) Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any occupational therapy licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a non-member state that does not conflict with the provisions of this compact.
(e) This compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to this compact shall become effective and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all member states.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact › Section 33-40-215 - [Section 13] Construction and Severability.

33-40-215. [SECTION 13] Construction and severability.
This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any member state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states and in full force and effect as to the member state affected as to all severable matters.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 40 - Occupational Therapy Practice › Article 2 - Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact › Section 33-40-216 - [Section 14] Binding Effect of Compact and Other Laws.

33-40-216. [SECTION 14] Binding effect of compact and other laws.
(a) A licensee providing occupational therapy in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.
(b) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the compact.
(c) Any laws in a member state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.
(d) Any lawful actions of the commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the commission, are binding upon the member states.
(e) All agreements between the commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms.
(f) In the event any provision of the compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, the provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-103 - Professional Identification.

33-41-103. Professional identification.
(a) Only individuals licensed by the board to engage in the practice of geology shall use the designation of "professional geologist" or "P.G."
(b) Only professional geologists registered in a subdiscipline of geology shall use the term professional in conjunction with the title of their subdiscipline.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-104 - Prohibited Acts and Conduct.

33-41-104. Prohibited acts and conduct.
(a) Unless duly licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act, no person in this state shall:
(i) Employ, use, cause to be used as a professional, business or commercial identification title, name, representation, claim or means of advantage or benefit, the title "professional geologist" or any variation or abbreviation thereof;
(ii) Employ, use, cause to be used to make use of any letter, card, abbreviation, word, symbol, slogan, sign or any combination or variation thereof, which in any manner tends or is likely to create any impression with the public or any member thereof, that any individual is a professional geologist or that any individual is qualified or authorized to practice geology before the public unless the individual is duly licensed under this act and is practicing in accordance with the provisions of this act; or
(iii) Practice, continue to practice, offer or attempt to practice geology or any subdiscipline or part thereof before the public as defined by this act.
(b) For purposes of this act, any person who performs or offers or attempts to perform any of the acts specified under subsection (a) of this section is presumed to be engaged in the practice of geology before the public.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-106 - Powers and Duties; Actions and Proceedings.

33-41-106. Powers and duties; actions and proceedings.
(a) The board shall, pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, promulgate and enforce all rules and regulations.
(b) The board shall not be required to give any appeal bond in any cause arising under this act. The attorney general shall represent the board in all actions and proceedings to enforce the provisions of this act.
(c) Consistent with the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, each present and former member of the board, its agents, employees, and members of committees duly appointed by the board under this act to assist the board in carrying out its duties and responsibilities, shall be exempt from civil liability for any act or omission occurring while acting in an official capacity.
(d) The board may employ or contract with individuals it determines necessary to administer its affairs and shall furnish necessary support and clerical services. Costs related to these services shall be paid from the funds of the board.
(e) The board shall prepare and promulgate a "code of professional conduct" which shall be published and shall be acknowledged and subscribed to by all professional geologists. The board may revise and amend the "code of professional conduct" from time to time and shall immediately notify each licensee in writing of the revisions or amendments.
(f) The board may administer continuing education programs for individuals regulated by the board under this act.
(g) The board shall have the authority to enter into interstate and intrastate agreements and associations with other licensing boards or boards of registration for the purpose of establishing reciprocity or comity, developing regional or national geologist examinations, evaluating applicants or other activities to enhance the services of the board to the state, the licensee and the public.
(h) The board shall certify applicants that have met all requirements for a geologist-in-training, shall license qualified geologists that have met all requirements for licensure as a professional geologist and may recognize and establish subdisciplines of geologic practice, establish qualifications and examinations and issue licenses in each subdiscipline to applicants that have met all requirements established by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-107 - Members of the Board; Appointment; Terms of Office.

33-41-107. Members of the board; appointment; terms of office.
(a) The board shall have six (6) members, to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. The state geologist shall be the seventh and a permanent member of the board. Insofar as possible, the board shall proportionally represent the various geologic subdisciplines practicing in the state.
(b) Except for the state geologist, members of the board shall hold office for staggered terms of four (4) years. Each appointed member shall be limited to serving on the board for eight (8) consecutive years. A member may be reappointed after a four (4) year absence. Each member shall hold office until his successor is appointed and has been qualified.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-108 - Qualifications of Members of the Board.

33-41-108. Qualifications of members of the board.
(a) All appointed members of the board shall be professional geologists. Minimum qualifications for these board members shall be:
(i) Residency of the state;
(ii) Seven (7) years practicing professional experience;
(iii) Five (5) years as a professional geologist but this qualification shall be waived for the first six (6) years the board is in existence; and
(iv) Two (2) years in a professional decision-making capacity.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-109 - Compensation and Expenses.

33-41-109. Compensation and expenses.
Each member of the board not otherwise in full-time employment with the state shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii) while engaged in official business or actual duties of the board. The fees and expenses shall be paid from the funds of the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-110 - Removal of Members of the Board; Vacancies.

33-41-110. Removal of members of the board; vacancies.
(a) Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by the governor as provided by W.S. 33-41-107.
(b) The governor may remove any board member as provided by W.S. 9-1-202.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-111 - General Requirements for Registration.

33-41-111. General requirements for registration.
(a) The following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified to be a professional geologist:
(i) A bachelors degree in geology granted through an accredited institution of higher education approved by the board or graduation from an accredited institution of higher education in a four (4) year academic degree program other than geology, but with the required number of course hours to qualify as a geologist;
(ii) Certification as a geologist-in-training;
(iii) Successful completion of the board's examinations;
(iv) A specific record of four (4) years of active professional practice in geologic work of a character satisfactory to the board, indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of the work; and
(v) Submission of written endorsements from peers attesting to the applicant's professional competency, the number and form of which shall be determined by rule and regulation of the board.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, 202.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 170, 2.
(d) Any individual having the necessary qualifications prescribed in this act is entitled to licensure even though the individual is not practicing geology at the time of making the application.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-112 - Certification of Geologist-in-Training.

33-41-112. Certification of geologist-in-training.
(a) The following shall be considered as minimum evidence that the applicant is qualified for certification as a geologist-in-training:
(i) A bachelors degree in geology granted through an accredited institution of higher education approved by the board or graduation from an accredited institution of higher education in a four (4) year academic degree program other than geology, but with the required number of course hours to qualify as a geologist; and
(ii) A passing score on the board's examination in the fundamentals of geology.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, 202.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-113 - Applications; Registration Fees.

33-41-113. Applications; registration fees.
(a) Applications for licensure as a professional geologist or certification as a geologist-in-training shall be on forms prescribed by the board.
(b) The board shall not maintain unnecessary fund balances. The board shall establish reasonable and necessary fees pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201 for the administration of this act for the following:
(i) Each examination or reexamination;
(ii) Each license or certificate and each renewal thereafter;
(iii) Each duplicate license or certificate where the original is lost or destroyed and affidavit is made thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-114 - Examinations.

33-41-114. Examinations.
Upon payment of the examination fee, an examination shall be administered at a time and place determined by the board. The scope of the examinations and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board. The board may permit reexamination of an applicant on payment of an appropriate fee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 41 - Geologists › Section 33-41-115 - Licenses; Seals.

33-41-115. Licenses; seals.
(a) The board shall issue a license under a seal approved by the board, to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements for licensure as a professional geologist. The license shall show the full name of the licensee, a license number and shall be signed by the chairman of the board under the seal of the board.
(b) Upon notice of licensure, each licensee shall obtain a seal of design established by the board bearing the licensee's full name, license number and the words "professional geologist".
(c) All documents offered to the public and prepared or issued by or under the supervision of a professional geologist, shall include the full name, signature, date, license number and seal of the licensee.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any individual to affix a seal on any document if the license of the licensee named thereon has expired or has been suspended or revoked unless the license has been renewed or reissued.