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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-206 - Application for License; Fee; Determination of Qualifications.

33-30-206. Application for license; fee; determination of qualifications.
(a) Any person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall make written application to the board. The application shall show that the applicant is an adult, subscribes to and will uphold the principles incorporated in the constitution of the United States, is a graduate of a college of veterinary medicine, has a background that does not evidence conduct adverse to the practice of veterinary medicine or to the ability to practice veterinary medicine, is of good physical and mental health, and shall provide such other information and proof as the board may require by rule. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount established and published by the board.
(b) If the board determines that the applicant possesses the proper qualifications, it shall admit the applicant to the next examination, or if the applicant is eligible for a license without examination under W.S. 33-30-208, the board may forthwith grant him a license. If an applicant is found not qualified to take the examination or does not qualify for a license without examination, the board shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of such finding and the grounds therefor. A licensee whose license is revoked or an applicant found unqualified shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing to be conducted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. Any applicant who is found not qualified shall be allowed the return of his application fee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-207 - Examinations Generally.

33-30-207. Examinations generally.
(a) The board shall hold at least one (1) examination of applicants for license to practice veterinary medicine during each year and may hold such additional examinations as are necessary.
(b) The preparation, administration, and grading of examinations shall be governed by rules prescribed by the board. Examinations shall be designed to test the examinee's knowledge of and proficiency in the subjects and techniques commonly taught in colleges of veterinary medicine. To pass the examination, the examinee must demonstrate scientific and practical knowledge of the highest competency to prove himself qualified to practice veterinary medicine in the judgment of the board. All examinees shall be tested by a written examination, supplemented by such oral interviews and practical demonstrations as the board may deem necessary. The board may adopt and use the examination prepared by the national board of veterinary examiners.
(c) After each examination the board shall notify each examinee of the result of his examination, and the board shall issue licenses to the persons successfully completing the examination. The board shall record the new licenses and issue certificates of registration to the new licensees. Any person failing an examination shall be admitted to any subsequent examination on payment of the application fee.
(d) Each licensee shall be entitled to exercise all the rights and privileges of a doctor of veterinary medicine; provided, however, any person practicing veterinary medicine shall be governed by the laws of this state and the rules adopted by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-208 - When Examination Not Required.

33-30-208. When examination not required.
(a) The board may, but is not required to, issue a license without a written examination to a qualified applicant who:
(i) Has for the three (3) years next prior to filing his application been a practicing veterinarian licensed in a state, territory, or district of the United States having license requirements at the time the applicant was first licensed which were substantially equivalent to the requirements of this act, and who has the recommendation for Wyoming licensure by the examining board of his state of residence;
(ii) Has within the three (3) years next prior to filing his application successfully completed the examination conducted by the national board of veterinary examiners.
(b) At its discretion, the board may orally or practically examine any person qualifying for licensing under this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-209 - Temporary Permits.

33-30-209. Temporary permits.
(a) The board may issue without examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in this state to a qualified applicant for license pending examination, provided that such temporary permit shall expire the day after the notice of results of the first examination given after the permit is issued.
(b) A temporary permit may be summarily revoked by majority vote of the board without a hearing.
(c) The board is under no obligation to issue a second temporary permit under this provision but may do so if circumstances warrant such issuance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-210 - Display and Exhibition of License; Other Licenses Not Required.

33-30-210. Display and exhibition of license; other licenses not required.
(a) Each person to whom a license is issued shall keep such license conspicuously displayed in his office, place of business or place of employment, and shall, whenever required, exhibit said license to any member or authorized representative of the board.
(b) No state, county, or city occupational license shall be required to practice veterinary medicine when a veterinarian shall present to the proper authority a valid current license issued by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-211 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses; Fees; Veterinarians on Active Duty With Armed Services; Duplicate Licenses; Continuing Education.

33-30-211. Expiration and renewal of licenses; fees; veterinarians on active duty with armed services; duplicate licenses; continuing education.
(a) All licenses shall expire annually on December 31 of each year and shall be renewed by registration with the board and payment of the registration renewal fee established and published by the board. On December 1 of each year, the board shall mail a notice to each licensed veterinarian that his license will expire on December 31 and provide him with a form for reregistration. The board shall issue annual certificates of registration to all persons registering under this act.
(b) Any person who shall practice veterinary medicine after the expiration of his license and willfully or by neglect fail to renew such license shall be practicing in violation of this act. The board may, by rule establish a grace period for license renewal not to exceed sixty (60) days and establish a late fee for license renewal which shall not exceed the annual renewal fee. At the discretion of the board, any person not practicing in the state may renew an expired license within five (5) years of the date of its expiration by making written application for renewal and paying the current renewal fee plus a late fee and all delinquent renewal fees. After five (5) years have elapsed since the date of the expiration, a license may not be renewed, but the holder must make application for a new license.
(c) The board may by rule waive the payment of the registration renewal fee of a licensed veterinarian during the period when he is on active duty with any branch of the armed services of the United States, not to exceed the longer of three (3) years or the duration of a national emergency.
(d) The board shall issue a duplicate license to replace one that has been lost or otherwise rendered unusable upon payment of a fee set by rule of the board. Such duplicate license shall be so designated.
(e) The renewal under subsection (a) of this section shall be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the board of compliance with this chapter and completion of continuing education activities as established by rules and regulations of the board. The board shall require three (3) hours of continuing education related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances every two (2) years.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-213 - Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Licenses.

33-30-213. Reinstatement of suspended or revoked licenses.
Any person whose license is suspended or revoked may, at the discretion of the board, be relicensed or reinstated at any time without an examination by majority vote of the board on written application made to the board showing cause justifying relicensing or reinstatement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-214 - Penalty for Violation; Injunction.

33-30-214. Penalty for violation; injunction.
(a) Any person who violates W.S. 33-30-101 through 33-30-215 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both. Each act of such unlawful practice shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.
(b) The board or any citizen of this state may bring an action to enjoin any person from practicing veterinary medicine without a currently valid license or temporary permit. If the court finds that the person is violating or is threatening to violate this act, it shall enter an injunction restraining him from such unlawful acts.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-215 - Disposition of Unclaimed Animals in Custody of Veterinarians; Notice to Owner; Liability of Veterinarians; "Abandoned Animals".

33-30-215. Disposition of unclaimed animals in custody of veterinarians; notice to owner; liability of veterinarians; "abandoned animals".
(a) Any animal placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian for treatment, boarding, or other care, which shall be unclaimed by its owner or his agent for a period of more than ten (10) days after written notice is given to the owner or his agent at his last known address, shall be deemed to be abandoned and may be turned over to the custody of the nearest humane society or dog pound in the area for the disposal as such custodian may deem proper.
(b) The giving of notice to the owner, or the agent of the owner, of such animal by the licensed veterinarian, as provided in the foregoing paragraph, shall relieve the licensed veterinarian and any custodian to whom such animal may be given of any further liability for disposal; it is further provided that such procedure by the licensed veterinarian shall not constitute grounds for disciplinary procedure under this act.
(c) For the purpose of this act the term "abandoned" shall mean to forsake entirely, or to neglect or refuse to provide or perform the legal obligations for care and support of an animal by its owner, or his agent; such abandonment shall constitute the relinquishment of all rights and claim by the owner to such animal.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-223 - Certificate Required.

33-30-223. Certificate required.
(a) No person shall practice as an animal euthanasia technician unless a permit is obtained as provided in W.S. 33-30-224. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any employee of the Wyoming game and fish department who is euthanizing wildlife in the course of his duties.
(b) An animal euthanasia technician shall register with the Wyoming board of pharmacy to purchase, possess and administer drugs labeled by the manufacturer for the purpose of euthanizing animals, excluding Schedule I drugs as defined in W.S. 35-7-1013 and 35-7-1014.
(c) If at any time there is a change in employment or sponsorship of an animal euthanasia technician by a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency shall immediately notify the board of the change. Changes include transfer to another division or part of the law enforcement agency as well as firing, termination or other release of employment or sponsorship by the law enforcement agency. The board shall adopt rules relating to changes in employment or sponsorship by law enforcement agencies for the purposes of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-224 - Requirements for Certification.

33-30-224. Requirements for certification.
(a) The board may issue a certificate as an animal euthanasia technician to any applicant who files an application upon a form and in the manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the appropriate fee and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board of the following:
(i) The applicant has reached the age of majority;
(ii) The applicant has no felony convictions that relate to the practice of animal euthanasia or to the ability to practice as an animal euthanasia technician;
(iii) The applicant has no misdemeanor convictions that relate to the practice of animal euthanasia or to the ability to practice as an animal euthanasia technician and no criminal violations relating to cruelty to animals or animal neglect;
(iv) The applicant is employed or sponsored by a law enforcement agency;
(v) The applicant has completed an animal euthanasia training and testing program approved or developed by the board.
(b) The board may, in its sole discretion, require an applicant to appear before the board.
(c) Upon examination of all credentials the board may consider the credentials adequate evidence of professional competence and issue a certificate.
(d) Persons certified as an animal euthanasia technician in this state as of July 1, 2013 are presumed to have met all requirements for certification under this section and are eligible for renewal of certification in accordance with the provisions of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Veterinarians › Article 2 - Medical Practice › Section 33-30-225 - Reciprocity.

33-30-225. Reciprocity.
Persons permitted to practice as an animal euthanasia technician under the laws of any other state having requirements substantially equal to those provided for in this act may, in the discretion of the board, be issued a certificate to practice in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 31 - Warehousemen, Bonded › Section 33-31-101 - Operation Authorized; Filing and Execution of Bond; Action Upon Bond; Additional Bond.

33-31-101. Operation authorized; filing and execution of bond; action upon bond; additional bond.
Any warehouseman as provided by W.S. 34-17-101 through 34-17-106 may operate his business under said chapter as a bonded warehouseman upon filing a bond as herein provided in the office of the county clerk in the county wherein may be situated his principal warehouse, tanks, or other place of storage. Such bond shall run to the state of Wyoming and be in a principal sum of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and conditioned that said warehouseman shall conduct his business in compliance with the provisions of W.S. 34-17-101 through 34-17-106, and shall be good for a stated term of not less than one (1) year from the date thereof. Said bond shall be executed by such warehouseman as principal and by a corporate surety company authorized to transact business under the laws of the state of Wyoming as surety, or by two (2) sureties, residents of this state, who shall be severally and jointly liable on said bond and who shall each justify before said county clerk as provided in W.S. 1-1-105. Anyone injured by reason of a violation of the conditions of said bond may bring suit thereon and recover the amount of damages sustained not in excess of the principal sum of said bond; and if said bond shall become impaired by reason of recovery of damages or for other reason during its term such warehouseman shall file an additional bond sufficient to make good such impairments.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 31 - Warehousemen, Bonded › Section 33-31-102 - Business Permitted After Approval and Filing; Renewal of Bonds or New Bonds.

33-31-102. Business permitted after approval and filing; renewal of bonds or new bonds.
Upon the approval and filing of said bond by the county clerk and during the term thereof while the principal sum therein is not impaired such warehouseman may conduct his business under W.S. 34-17-101 through 34-17-106 as a bonded warehouseman, and he may thereafter so continue as a bonded warehouseman by filing renewals of said bond or new bonds for stated terms of not less than one (1) year.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 32 - Eye Care Practitioners › Section 33-32-101 - Interference With Selection of Eye Care Practitioners Prohibited.

33-32-101. Interference with selection of eye care practitioners prohibited.
No person, department, commission, board, official, employee, or agency of the state of Wyoming or any county, municipality, school district or other subdivision of the state of Wyoming, or any other state or county agency or any other governmental unit of any kind or character shall interfere with any patient's exercise of freedom of choice in the selection of practitioners licensed to perform examinations for refractions and visual training and visual corrections within the specific area for which their state licenses entitle them to practice.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 33-33-103 - Persons and Practices Affected.

33-33-103. Persons and practices affected.
(a) License shall be granted either in speech-language pathology or audiology independently, or both.
(b) No person shall practice or represent himself as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist unless licensed pursuant to this act.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 118, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 33-33-104 - Persons and Practices Not Affected.

33-33-104. Persons and practices not affected.
(a) Nothing in this chapter prevents or restricts:
(i) A physician or surgeon from engaging in the practice of medicine in this state, or a person under the supervision and control of a physician from conducting hearing testing, provided the person is not called an audiologist;
(ii) A hearing aid dealer or hearing aid specialist from engaging in the practice of fitting, dealing or dispensing of hearing aids including testing of hearing for the purpose of such fitting;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 128, 3.
(iv) The activities and services of a person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in speech-language pathology at a college or university, if these activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and the person is designated speech-language pathology intern, speech-language pathology student or other title appropriate to his level of training;
(v) The activities and services of a person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in audiology at a college or university, if such activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and the person is a designated audiology intern, audiology student or other title appropriate to his level of training;
(vi) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 118, 2.
(vii) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 65, 2.
(viii) The activities of any other person licensed or certified permitted within the scope of their profession.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 33-33-105 - Eligibility for Licensing.

33-33-105. Eligibility for licensing.
(a) To be eligible for licensing by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, a person shall:
(i) Possess at least a:
(A) Master's degree or its equivalent in the area of speech-language pathology from an educational institution recognized by the board; or
(B) Doctor of audiology degree or master's degree in audiology or equivalent granted before July 1, 2012 from an educational institution recognized by the board.
(ii) Submit to the board evidence of the completion of educational, clinical experience, examination and employment requirements prescribed by the rules and regulations adopted by the board;
(iii) Pass an examination approved by the board. The board may waive the examination requirement under this paragraph as provided in W.S. 33-33-303 or rules of the board;
(iv) Pursuant to W.S. 33-33-402, provide the board with fingerprints, necessary fees and other information required to perform a criminal history record background check as provided for by W.S. 7-19-201.
(b) A person who held a valid certificate as a speech or hearing specialist issued by the professional teaching standards board and was employed by any school district to deliver speech-language pathology or audiology services on or before July 1, 2020, shall be qualified and eligible for licensing by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, notwithstanding the requirements imposed under paragraphs (a)(i) through (iii) of this section. Any person licensed under this subsection shall only be authorized to practice as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist in the public school system or in programs for the developmentally disabled funded by the department of health.
(c) To the extent a license authorized under this section does not comply with the requirements for licensure under the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, the license shall be considered a single-state license that does not include a privilege to practice in any other member state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 2 - Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology › Section 33-33-201 - Establishment.

33-33-201. Establishment.
(a) There is established the board of examiners of speech-language pathology and audiology.
(b) The board shall be comprised of five (5) members appointed by the governor. Board members shall have been residents of this state for at least one (1) year immediately preceding their appointment, and shall have been engaged in rendering services to the public, teaching or research in speech-language pathology or audiology for at least five (5) years immediately preceding their appointment. At least one (1) board member shall be an audiologist, one (1) shall be a consumer, at least two (2) shall be speech-language pathologists, and the fifth member shall be a health care professional licensed pursuant to title 33 of the Wyoming statutes. All board members except the consumer and licensed health care professional shall at all times be holders of active and valid licenses and be in good standing as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist in this state. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(c) Appointments shall be for three (3) year terms, with no person being eligible to serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms. Terms shall begin on the first day of the calendar year and end on the last day of the calendar year.
(d) The board shall meet during each calendar year to select a chairman and vice chairman and for other business. At least one (1) additional meeting shall be held before the end of each calendar year. Further meetings may be convened at the call of the chairman or the written request of any three (3) board members.
(e) Three (3) members of the board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 2 - Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology › Section 33-33-202 - Functions of the Board.

33-33-202. Functions of the board.
(a) The board may administer oaths, take affidavits, summon witnesses and take testimony as to matters coming within the scope of its duties.
(b) The board shall adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of this act.
(c) The board shall utilize an adopted seal to affix to all licenses issued in accordance with this act and to authenticate its proceedings.
(d) The board shall administer the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact in this state as provided in W.S. 33-33-402.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 2 - Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology › Section 33-33-203 - Administrative Provisions.

33-33-203. Administrative provisions.
(a) The board may employ, and at its pleasure discharge, an executive secretary and such officers and employees as may be necessary, and shall outline their duties and fix their compensation. The amount of per diem, mileage and expense monies paid employees of the board shall be in accordance with W.S. 9-3-102.
(b) Copies of the proceedings, records and acts of the board, and certificates purporting to relate the facts concerning such proceedings, records and acts, signed by the chairman or the executive secretary and authenticated by the board's seal, shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of this state.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 118, 2.
(d) Under no circumstances shall the total amount of expenditures incurred by the board exceed the amount of the fees collected as provided herein.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 2 - Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology › Section 33-33-204 - Compensation of Board Members.

33-33-204. Compensation of board members.
Board members shall receive no compensation for their services, but 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 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 3 - License of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 33-33-303 - Waiver of Examination or Parts Thereof.

33-33-303. Waiver of examination or parts thereof.
(a) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 65, 2.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the board may waive the examination and grant license to any applicant who shall present proof of current license in another state, including the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States which maintains professional standards considered by the board to be equivalent to those in force in Wyoming. The board shall authorize a privilege to practice by an applicant who is licensed in a member state as provided in the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact provided the applicant's license meets all the requirements of privilege to practice in other member states as provided in W.S. 33-33-402.
(c) The board may waive the examination and grant a license to any person certified as clinically competent by a nationally recognized association for speech-language and hearing in the area for which such person is applying for license.
(d) The board may issue a provisional license to practice for twelve (12) months and renewal for one (1) additional period of twelve (12) months, to an applicant who has obtained clinical fellowship year status, subject to the following:
(i) The applicant has completed all requirements for licensure except for the clinical experience requirement;
(ii) The applicant has a written agreement with an individual licensed pursuant to this chapter to serve as the applicant's supervisor for the clinical fellowship year;
(iii) The applicant is seeking or has accepted employment in Wyoming as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist; and
(iv) During the clinical fellowship year, the applicant continues to meet all other requirements for continued licensure as provided in this chapter and in rules and regulations promulgated by the board, including applicable continuing education requirements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 3 - License of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 33-33-304 - Issuance of License.

33-33-304. Issuance of license.
The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this act and who pays to the board the application fee authorized by W.S. 33-33-307.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 3 - License of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 33-33-305 - Suspension and Revocation of License.

33-33-305. Suspension and revocation of license.
(a) The board may after an opportunity for hearing, deny, refuse to renew, suspend or revoke a license or impose probationary conditions upon a licensee for any one (1) of the following:
(i) Obtaining a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts;
(ii) Being guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the board, or violating the code of ethics adopted and published by the board;
(iii) A plea or verdict of guilty, or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere, made to a criminal charge that relates to the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology or to the ability to practice speech-language pathology or audiology, if the acts committed are found by the board to have a direct bearing on whether he should be entrusted to serve the public in that particular capacity;
(iv) Violating any provisions of this act; or
(v) Knowingly submitting false or misleading information to the board.
(b) One (1) year from the date of revocation of a license, an application may be made to the board for reinstatement. The board may accept or reject an application for reinstatement and may require an examination for such reinstatement.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 118, 2.
(d) 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, 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.
(e) In addition to any other remedies, the board may assess part or all of the costs of the proceeding against a disciplined licensee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 3 - License of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 33-33-306 - Renewal of License.

33-33-306. Renewal of license.
(a) Licenses issued under this act expire at midnight December 31 of each year if not renewed.
(b) Every person licensed under this act shall annually, on or before December 31, pay a license renewal fee to the board.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 65, 2.
(d) Licensees who have allowed their licenses to lapse by failing to renew in accordance with this section may apply for relicensure pursuant to board rules and regulations. Upon satisfying the requirements for relicensure, the board shall issue a renewal of license to practice speech language pathology or audiology
(e) Every person licensed under this act who has not previously undergone a criminal history record background check as provided for by W.S. 7-19-201 shall be required to do so as part of the person's next license renewal. A previous criminal history record background check that is not available for inspection by the board shall not be considered a background check for purposes of this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 3 - License of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 33-33-307 - Fees.

33-33-307. Fees.
(a) The board may prescribe application fees and fees for examination, licensing, certification, specialty examination designation, renewal, a privilege to practice pursuant to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact and other services in amounts determined by the board.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 118, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 3 - License of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 33-33-308 - Penalties.

33-33-308. Penalties.
Any person who violates any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 3 - License of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Section 33-33-309 - Construction of Provisions.

33-33-309. Construction of provisions.
Nothing contained in this act shall prevent or impair the administration or enforcement of any other provision of the laws of this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 33 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists › Article 4 - Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact › Section 33-33-401 - Short Title.

33-33-401. Short title.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 34 - Licensing of Clinical Laboratories and Blood Banks › Section 33-34-101 - Definitions.

33-34-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Blood bank" means a facility for the collection, processing or storage of human blood or blood derivatives, but shall not include such a facility located in a memorial, district or private hospital;
(ii) "Clinical laboratory" means any facility for the microbiological, serological, chemical, hematological, biophysical, cytological or pathological examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of obtaining information for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of disease or the assessment of medical condition;
(iii) "Laboratory director" means the person who is responsible for administration of the technical and scientific operation of a clinical laboratory or blood bank, including supervision of procedures and reporting of findings of tests;
(iv) "Laboratory reference system" means a system of periodic testing of methods, procedures and materials of clinical laboratories and blood banks, including without limitation the distribution of manuals of approved methods, inspection of facilities, cooperative research and periodic submission of test specimens for examination;
(v) "State agency" means the Wyoming department of health;
(vi) "This act" means W.S. 33-34-101 and 33-34-107.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 34 - Licensing of Clinical Laboratories and Blood Banks › Section 33-34-107 - Acceptance, Collection, Identification and Examination of Specimens.

33-34-107. Acceptance, collection, identification and examination of specimens.
(a) A clinical laboratory may examine human specimens at the request of a licensed physician, dentist or other person authorized by law to use the findings of laboratory examinations. A clinical laboratory may examine human specimens at the request of any person for the purpose of testing and analysis and a licensed physician or other authorized person shall not be required to collect the specimens as provided under subsection (d) of this section.
(b) The results of a test shall only be reported to or as directed by the person who requested it. The reports shall include the name of the laboratory director and the name and address of the clinical laboratory in which the test was actually performed.
(c) All specimens accepted by a clinical laboratory shall be tested on the premises unless forwarded to another properly licensed clinical laboratory. Any tests made outside Wyoming must be made by a laboratory having a valid federal interstate license.
(d) Only a licensed physician or an authorized person may collect specimens.
(e) Subsection (d) of this section shall not apply to a direct to consumer test. For the purpose of this subsection and as further defined by the department of health, a "direct to consumer test" means a diagnostic device that is marketed directly to consumers, where the consumer initiates the testing process and collects their own human specimen for the purpose of testing and analysis by a clinical laboratory.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 35 - Hearing Aid Specialist Licensure › Section 33-35-102 - Definitions.

33-35-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Board" means the board of hearing aid specialists;
(ii) "Hearing aid" means any instrument or device designed to be worn on the person for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and any parts, attachments or accessories, including an earmold, but excluding batteries and cords;
(iii) "Hearing aid specialist" or "hearing aid dealer" means a person who specializes in either the fitting, dealing or dispensing of hearing aids; the hearing aid dealer is synonymous to a hearing aid specialist;
(iv) "Permittee" means a person who is in training or awaiting examination to become a licensed hearing aid specialist;
(v) "Practice of either dispensing or fitting hearing aids" means the commercial or noncommercial selection, adaptation and sale of hearing aids, and includes the testing of hearing for these purposes. The testing of hearing shall include the test whether or not a hearing aid shall be recommended as needed. The practice also includes the making of impressions for earmolds and counseling and instruction pertaining to the selection, fitting, adaptation or sale of hearing aids;
(vi) "Sell" or "sale" means any transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment or any other means, excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers;
(vii) "Temporary permit" means a permit issued while the applicant is in training or awaiting examination to become a licensed hearing aid specialist;
(viii) "This act" means W.S. 33-35-101 through 33-35-121.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 35 - Hearing Aid Specialist Licensure › Section 33-35-103 - License Required to Sell, Dispense or Fit Hearing Aids.

33-35-103. License required to sell, dispense or fit hearing aids.
(a) After July 1, 1977 anyone involved in either the direct or indirect sale or distribution of hearing aids shall be licensed under this act. The license shall be conspicuously posted in the licensee's office or place of business. Duplicate licenses shall be issued by the board to valid license holders operating more than one (1) office, without additional payment. A license under this act confers upon the holder the right to select, fit or sell hearing aids.
(b) Nothing in this act prohibits a corporation, partnership, trust, association or like organization maintaining an established business address from engaging in the business of fitting, dispensing, selling or offering for sale hearing aids at retail without a license, if it employs only properly licensed persons in the direct sale or fitting of such products. Such corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations or like organizations shall file annually with the board a list of all licensed hearing aid specialists directly or indirectly employed by it.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 35 - Hearing Aid Specialist Licensure › Section 33-35-104 - Receipt Required to Be Furnished to Person Supplied With Hearing Aid.

33-35-104. Receipt required to be furnished to person supplied with hearing aid.
(a) Any person who fits, dispenses or sells hearing aids shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing aid a receipt containing the licensee's signature, his business address and the number of his certificate, together with specifications as to the make, model and serial number of the hearing aid furnished and full terms of sale clearly stated. If a hearing aid which is not new is sold, the receipt and the container shall be clearly marked "used" or "reconditioned", whichever is applicable, and the receipt shall state any terms of guarantee.
(b) This receipt shall bear in no smaller type than the largest used in the body copy portion the following: "The purchaser has been advised that any examination or representations made by a licensed hearing aid specialist in connection with either the fitting or selling of this hearing aid is not an examination, diagnosis or prescription by a person licensed to practice medicine in this state and shall not be regarded as medical opinion."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 35 - Hearing Aid Specialist Licensure › Section 33-35-105 - Criteria for Medical Referral.

33-35-105. Criteria for medical referral.
(a) Wherever any of the following conditions are found to exist either from observations by the licensee or permittee [or] on the basis of information furnished by the prospective hearing aid user, a licensee or permittee shall, prior to either fitting, dispensing or selling a hearing aid, recommend in writing that the prospective user's best interest would be served if he would consult a licensed physician specializing in diseases of the ear or, if no such specialist is available in the community, any licensed physician:
(i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear;
(ii) History of or active drainage from the ear within the previous ninety (90) days;
(iii) History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous ninety (90) days;
(iv) Acute or chronic dizziness;
(v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous ninety (90) days;
(vi) Significant air-bone gap when generally acceptable standards have been established;
(vii) Visible evidence of cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal.
(b) A person receiving the written recommendation who elects to purchase a hearing aid without the recommended consultation shall sign a written acknowledgment of the recommendation which shall be kept by the licensee for at least seven (7) years. Nothing in this section required to be performed by a licensee shall be construed to mean that the licensee is engaged in the diagnosis of illness or the practice of medicine.
(c) Any person engaging in the fitting, dispensing or sale of hearing aids shall, when dealing with a child sixteen (16) years of age or under, ascertain whether the child has been examined by an otolaryngologist or licensed clinical audiologist within three (3) months prior to the fitting. If such is not the case it shall be unlawful to sell a hearing aid to a child.
(d) The provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall not be applicable for any child whose parent or guardian submits written objection to such procedure.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 35 - Hearing Aid Specialist Licensure › Section 33-35-106 - Persons and Practices Not Affected.

33-35-106. Persons and practices not affected.
(a) This act does not apply to a person who is a physician or a clinical audiologist licensed to practice in Wyoming as long as he is not involved in the direct or indirect sale or distribution of hearing aids.
(b) This act is not intended to prevent any person from engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing and the selection of hearing aids if the person or the organization employing this person does not either dispense or sell hearing aids or accessories thereto, except in the case of earmolds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 35 - Hearing Aid Specialist Licensure › Section 33-35-107 - License by Experience.

33-35-107. License by experience.
For a period of six (6) months following the effective date of this act, applicants for license shall be issued a license provided that applicant is an adult as defined in W.S. 14-1-101 and has been principally engaged in distributing or fitting hearing aids in Wyoming for at least two (2) years within the three (3) years immediately prior to the effective date of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 35 - Hearing Aid Specialist Licensure › Section 33-35-108 - Issuance of License and Certificate of Endorsement.

33-35-108. Issuance of license and certificate of endorsement.
(a) The board shall issue a license, signed by the board, to each applicant without discrimination who satisfactorily passes the experience requirements provided in W.S. 33-35-107 or passes an examination as provided in W.S. 33-35-109 and upon receipt of payment for the license. The license is effective until January 30 of the year following the year in which issued.
(b) The board may issue certificates of endorsement to applicants who hold current, valid certificates or licenses to fit, dispense or sell hearing aids issued by another state whenever the board determines that the other state has requirements and programs for determining whether applicants are qualified to dispense or fit hearing aids that are equivalent or more stringent than those in effect in Wyoming. No applicant for a certificate of endorsement shall be required to undergo a qualifying examination pursuant to W.S. 33-35-108 and 33-35-113. The holder of a certificate of endorsement shall be registered in the same manner as licensees. The fee for an initial certificate of endorsement shall be the same as the fee for an initial license. Fees, grounds for renewal and procedures for the suspension and revocation of certificates of endorsement shall be the same as for renewal, suspension and revocation of a license.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 35 - Hearing Aid Specialist Licensure › Section 33-35-109 - License by Examination.

33-35-109. License by examination.
(a) Applicants who do not meet the experience qualification on the effective date of this act may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination, provided the applicant:
(i) Is an adult as defined in W.S. 14-1-101;
(ii) Has an education equivalent to a four (4) year course in an accredited high school.
(b) Applicants for license by examination shall appear at a time, place and before persons that the board designates, to be examined by written and practical tests in order to demonstrate their qualification to practice the dispensing, fitting or sale of hearing aids. The examination shall not require college training, and nothing in the examination shall imply that the applicant possesses the degree of medical competence normally expected of physicians.
(c) Examinations shall be offered by the board at least twice a year.