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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-127 - Adoption of Certain Publications by Reference; List of Dangerous Substances Open to Public Inspection; Petition to Add or Delete Substances From List.

33-24-127. Adoption of certain publications by reference; list of dangerous substances open to public inspection; petition to add or delete substances from list.
(a) The board is authorized to adopt, by reference if feasible, in whole or in part the United States Pharmacopoeia, the National Formulary, and supplements thereto and later editions thereof, and lists of drugs the traffic in which is restricted by federal law, provided always:
(i) That a complete copy of the current list shall be always open to the public inspection at the department of health; and
(ii) Any citizen may petition the board in writing to add or to delete any substance to or from the list, which petition shall be considered by the board after providing the petitioner reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard thereon. The board may consider treatises and scientific reports without requiring formal foundations or proofs thereof, and may accept or reject the conclusions therein or deductible therefrom as deemed best in the light of the professional knowledge and experience of the individual members of the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-128 - Appeal From Decisions of Board as to List of Dangerous Drugs.

33-24-128. Appeal from decisions of board as to list of dangerous drugs.
Appeal from decisions of the board relating to composition of, additions to or deletions from the list of dangerous drugs shall be had initially to the advisory council to the department of health, the decision of which advisory council shall be final unless appealed by either the pharmacy board or the petitioner to the courts of this state. All appeals shall be conducted as provided by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. No board shall be concluded by decisions of any previous board as to a particular substance, provided that the board shall not be obliged to consider the same substance more than once during any twelve (12) month period.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-129 - Exempted Professions.

33-24-129. Exempted professions.
This act does not apply to physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists, optometrists, osteopaths or midwives licensed by law to practice their professions within this state or to other persons authorized by federal law and state law to treat sick and injured persons in Wyoming and to use controlled substances in the course of treatment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-130 - Exemptions; Administration of Drugs and Medicine.

33-24-130. Exemptions; administration of drugs and medicine.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the provisions of this act do not apply to administration of drugs and medicines, or to persons engaged in the administration of drugs and medicines. Administration of drugs and medicines, for the purpose of this exclusion, is hereby defined as actual, personal distribution to, or injection in, or application to a particular human being, of substances or material which has already been prepared, selected, measured, packaged, and labeled, or otherwise specifically identified by a person qualified to do so under the terms of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-131 - Exemptions; Sale of Certain Articles.

33-24-131. Exemptions; sale of certain articles.
The provisions of this act shall not apply to the sale at wholesale or sale by any method at retail of economic poisons, medical and dental supplies, cosmetics, dietary foods, or nonnarcotic, nonprescription, prepackaged medicinal preparations contained in distinctive and original unbroken containers, when such medicinal preparations are identified by and sold under a trade name of the manufacturer or primary distributor thereof and are sold or offered for sale to the general public, if such articles meet the requirements of state and federal food, drug and cosmetic laws; provided however, that notwithstanding the above, any drug, medicinal preparation, or substance for use by man which is determined by the state board of pharmacy, after notice to the manufacturer or primary distributor thereof, and opportunity to be heard pursuant to the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, as having a depressant or stimulant effect on the central nervous system or its hallucinogenic effect, or as habit forming, or as a drug or product which, because of its toxicity or other potentiality for harmful effect, or method of use, or the collateral measures necessary for such use is not safe for use except under the supervision of a practitioner licensed by law to prescribe such substances, may be designated by rule as a dangerous drug which shall be restricted to sale on prescription of a practitioner licensed by law to prescribe such substances.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-133 - Association With Boards of Pharmacy of Other Jurisdictions.

33-24-133. Association with boards of pharmacy of other jurisdictions.
In order to be informed and to determine the status of boards of pharmacy of other jurisdictions which desire to effect arrangements for reciprocal registration of pharmacists, and in order to also be advised regarding fitness of applicants, and of the progress and changes in pharmacy throughout the country, the board may annually select at least one (1) of its members to meet with like representatives from other jurisdictions, and may join in creating and maintaining an association for such mutual ends, and in its discretion the board may contribute such information as it possesses which is useful to such aims and objects. Additionally, the board may subscribe for and secure the services of associations engaged in the compilation of pharmaceutical information, knowledge and progress, specially adapted to secure excellence and efficiency in the work of the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-134 - Reciprocity.

33-24-134. Reciprocity.
(a) The board, in its sole discretion, may license as a pharmacist in this state without examination, any person who proposes to practice pharmacy in this state who is duly licensed by examination in some other state. An applicant for a license pursuant to this section shall:
(i) Submit an application in the form and containing information as prescribed by the board;
(ii) Meet the qualifications specified in W.S. 33-24-116(a)(ii) through (iv);
(iii) Have engaged in the practice of pharmacy for a period of at least one (1) year or have met the requirements of W.S. 33-24-116(a)(v) within one (1) year immediately preceding the date of application;
(iv) Have been a licensed pharmacist by examination in another state;
(v) Submit evidence that the applicant's license to practice pharmacy in any other state has not been suspended, revoked or otherwise restricted for any reason other than nonrenewal or the failure to obtain the required continuing education credits;
(vi) Pay the fees specified in board regulations for licensure by reciprocity;
(vii) 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. The board may delay issuing a license pending its receipt of the information from the background check;
(viii) Have passed an examination regarding applicable federal and state statutes and regulations relating to the practice of pharmacy in Wyoming.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 211, 2.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 211, 2.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 211, 2.
(e) The board may issue a temporary pharmacist license, provided the applicant has met those requirements in paragraphs (i) through (vii) of subsection (a) of this section as well as other requirements established by the board. A temporary pharmacist license shall not be effective for a period of more than six (6) months from the date of issuance and shall not be renewed. The board may charge a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for issuance of a temporary pharmacist license. A pharmacist with a temporary license may be disciplined as provided by W.S. 33-24-122 and 33-24-123.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-135 - Internship.

33-24-135. Internship.
(a) The internship or practical experience requirement for registration as a pharmacist in this state shall consist of no more than two thousand (2,000) and no less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours experience in a pharmacy or related setting. Hours shall be accumulated after the completion of the first professional year in an approved college or school of pharmacy or, for those applicants who have graduated from a foreign college of pharmacy, completed a transcript verification program, taken and passed a college of pharmacy equivalency exam program and completed a communication ability test as provided in board regulations. Hours of internship experience accumulated may be determined by the board.
(b) The board is hereby empowered to promulgate and enforce such reasonable regulations as may from time to time appear necessary to provide that interns shall receive broad training in all aspects of the profession during internship, and that each intern shall keep a record thereof during a portion of the training reflecting his work and experience and whether it conforms to the requirements of the board.
(c) The service and experience rendered and gained during internship must be predominantly related to the preparing, compounding, processing, packaging, labeling, and dispensing of the restricted substances, selling or offering the same for sale at retail, keeping records in regard thereto, and making reports required by law in regard thereto, all under the personal guidance and supervision of a preceptor.
(d) Each prospective intern shall be licensed by the board upon payment of a fee and shall register by application giving the intern's name and address. Under its regulations the board may provide for consideration and acceptance of internship served in other jurisdictions.
(e) The board may issue a letter of admonition or suspend or revoke a pharmacy intern's license for any:
(i) Willful violation of any provision of this chapter or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971;
(ii) Willful violation of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971;
(iii) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to the practice of pharmacy or to the ability to practice as a pharmacy intern;
(iv) Action which threatens the public health, safety or welfare; or
(v) Knowing submission of false or misleading information to the board in the application for an initial or renewal license.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-136 - Filing Memorandum of Prescription; Labels Generally; Prescription Defined; Counseling and Patient Profiles.

33-24-136. Filing memorandum of prescription; labels generally; prescription defined; counseling and patient profiles.
(a) Every person who prepares, compounds, processes, packages or repackages, dispenses, fills or sells or offers for sale, at retail or in connection with operation of a health care facility, any prescription, shall place the written or electronic record of the prescription in a separate file marked and kept for that purpose, and shall affix a label to the container in which the prescribed substance is dispensed bearing the name and address of the pharmacy and initials of the dispensing pharmacist, or of the preceptor if the dispenser is an intern, the date on which the prescription is filed in the pharmacy's files, the name of the person who prescribed the substance, the name of the patient or customer for whom the prescription was made and directions for use by the patient as directed on the prescription by the practitioner.
(b) "Prescription" means an order for medication by a person licensed and authorized by the state board of medicine, the state board of dental examiners, the state board of nursing, the state board of registration in podiatry, the state board of examiners in optometry or the state board of veterinary medicine which is dispensed to or for an ultimate user, but does not include an order for medication which is dispensed for immediate administration to the ultimate user. Each prescription record shall be maintained and available for inspection by agents of the board for a period of two (2) years from the date it is filed.
(c) Pharmacists shall offer to and shall counsel patients if requested, concerning and in conjunction with drugs dispensed pursuant to a new prescription.
(d) Pharmacies shall maintain patient profile records of the dispensing of drugs pursuant to a prescription.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, if, in the opinion of the pharmacist, an emergency exists whereby the practitioner who ordered or prescribed the prescription cannot be contacted for authorization and there is a need to refill the prescription, the pharmacist may provide up to a seventy-two (72) hour supply, or the smallest available unit, of the previously prescribed drug, except a controlled substance. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a pharmacist to refill the prescription in the absence of authorization from the practitioner.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-139 - Supervision of Preparation of Drugs.

33-24-139. Supervision of preparation of drugs.
No person shall manufacture, make, produce, package, pack or prepare within this state any drugs, medicines, medical supplies, chemicals or poisons, for human treatment or medication except under the personal and immediate supervision of a registered pharmacist, chemist, pharmaceutical chemist or such other person who may be approved by the board after investigation and determination that he is qualified by scientific or technical training or experience to perform the duties of supervision as may be necessary to protect the public health and safety.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-140 - Code of Ethics.

33-24-140. Code of ethics.
The board shall propose, and with the advice of the practicing licensees in this state shall adopt and from time to time amend or revise, a comprehensive code of ethics for the profession of pharmacy the review of which shall become obligatory on all applicants for license or renewal thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-141 - Use of Letters "Rph" or Word "Pharmacist".

33-24-141. Use of letters "RPh" or word "pharmacist".
Whenever any person shall append the letters "RPh" or word "pharmacist" or such similar designation to his name in any way, for advertising, or upon any card, stationery, door or sign, or occasion either of the same to be done, the same shall be prima facie evidence that the person is subject to the regulations and convictions and penalties of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-142 - Penalty.

33-24-142. Penalty.
Any person who practices pharmacy, as defined in this act, without being properly qualified and licensed as required, or who violates any of the other provisions of this act shall be subject to criminal prosecution, and upon conviction may be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days, or both. Each separate violation of this act shall constitute a separate offense; provided, that upon a second or subsequent conviction, such person shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), and imprisonment of not more than six (6) months.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-143 - Prosecutions.

33-24-143. Prosecutions.
It shall be the duty of the district attorney for the county where the violation occurs to attend to the prosecution of all criminal complaints made under this act, both upon the trial in the circuit court where the complaint may be made, and also upon hearings in the district court, either upon such complaint, or upon the information or indictment filed against any person under this act. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the prosecution of any person for violation of this act upon the information of the district attorney directly.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-144 - Injunction.

33-24-144. Injunction.
When it appears to the board that any person is violating any of the provisions of this act, the board may, in its own name, bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction, and courts of this state may enjoin any person from violation of this act regardless of whether proceedings have been or may be instituted before the board or whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted. Such proceedings shall be prosecuted by the attorney general or, if approved by the attorney general, by private counsel engaged by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-145 - Powers and Duties of Agents, Inspectors and Board Members.

33-24-145. Powers and duties of agents, inspectors and board members.
(a) The board, its agents and inspectors may specially, but not exclusively, examine and inspect all activities in this state undertaken in compliance with W.S. 33-24-101 through 33-24-301 which appear to be contrary to or in violation of W.S. 33-24-101 through 33-24-301, to procure enforcement and to check for violations and provide for enforcement of related federal laws and regulations. The inspectors may also determine if practitioners' records are adequately kept in a manner reflecting professional responsibility and may provide legislative recommendations if records are not found to be adequately maintained.
(b) The board, its agents and inspectors shall examine and inspect drug manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers, licensed pursuant to W.S. 33-24-153.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-147 - Definitions.

33-24-147. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Brand name" means the proprietary or trade name selected by the manufacturer and placed upon a drug, its container, label or wrapping at the time of packaging;
(ii) "Generically equivalent drug" means a drug that contains identical active ingredients in the identical dosage forms, but not necessarily containing the same inactive ingredients, that meet the identical compendial or other applicable standards of identity, strength, quality and purity, including potency, and, where applicable, content uniformity, disintegration times or dissolution rates, as the prescribed brand name drug, and, if applicable, the manufacturer or distributor holds either an approved new drug application or an approved abbreviated new drug application unless other approval by law or from the Federal Food and Drug Administration is required. A generically equivalent drug shall bear an "AB" or higher rating in the Federal Food and Drug Administration Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations;
(iii) "Generic name" means the chemical or generic name, as determined by the United States Adopted Names (USAN) and accepted by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), of those drug products having the same active chemical ingredients;
(iv) "Substitute" means to dispense a generically equivalent drug or interchangeable biological product in place of the prescription ordered or prescribed;
(v) "Therapeutically equivalent" means drugs that will provide the same bioavailability or bioequivalence when administered to an individual in the same dosage regimen;
(vi) "Biological product" means as defined in 42 U.S.C. 262(i)(1);
(vii) "Interchangeable biological product" means a biological product that the United States food and drug administration has:
(A) Licensed and determined meets the standards for interchangeability under 42 U.S.C. 262(k)(4); or
(B) Determined is therapeutically equivalent to the prescription ordered or prescribed, as set forth in the latest edition or supplement to the Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book) issued by the United States food and drug administration.
(viii) "This act" means W.S. 33-24-146 through 33-24-151.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-148 - Conditions for Drug Substitution.

33-24-148. Conditions for drug substitution.
(a) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 54, 2.
(b) Except as limited by W.S. 33-24-149(b) or when the practitioner has clearly indicated substitution is not permitted, a pharmacist may substitute:
(i) A drug product with the same generic name in the identical strength, quantity, dose and dosage form as the prescribed drug, provided the substituted product or drug meets all requirements specified in W.S. 33-24-147(a)(ii);
(ii) An interchangeable biological product.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 54, 2.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 54, 2.
(e) A pharmacist may not substitute a generically equivalent drug unless it has been manufactured with the following minimum manufacturing standards and practices by a manufacturer who:
(i) Marks capsules and tablets with an identification code or monogram;
(ii) Labels products with their expiration date;
(iii) Maintains reasonable resources for product information;
(iv) Maintains recall capabilities for unsafe or defective drugs.
(f) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 54, 2.
(g) When a practitioner orally communicates a prescription and prohibits substitution of an interchangeable biological product or generically equivalent drug, the pharmacist shall make reasonable efforts to obtain a written prescription from the practitioner with the phrase "brand medically necessary" written on the face of the prescription in his own handwriting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-150 - Pharmacist's Liability.

33-24-150. Pharmacist's liability.
Any pharmacist who selects the drug product to be dispensed shall assume no greater liability for selecting the dispensed product as would be incurred in filling a prescription for a drug product prescribed by generic name.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-151 - Substitution Not Considered Practice of Medicine; Individual Causes of Action.

33-24-151. Substitution not considered practice of medicine; individual causes of action.
(a) The substitution of any dangerous substance by a registered pharmacist or a registered pharmacy intern under his supervision does not under this act constitute the practice of medicine.
(b) This act shall not be construed to deny any individual a cause of action against a pharmacist or his employer for violations of this act, including failure to observe accepted standards of care of the pharmaceutical profession.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-154 - Emergency Administration of Controlled Substances.

33-24-154. Emergency administration of controlled substances.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act, the board, by rule or regulation, may authorize nursing homes, hospices, extended care facilities or intermediate care facilities to maintain a limited supply of controlled substances or other drugs on the premises for emergency administration to the residents and patients therein without being subject to the licensure requirements of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-155 - Reports Required to State Health Officer.

33-24-155. Reports required to state health officer.
(a) As provided by department of health rule and regulation, a pharmacist shall report in the manner established through published reporting procedures provided to each licensed pharmacist, any unusually high volume of any type of prescription filled, unusual trend in pharmacy visits or unusual trend in nonprescription medication sales that the pharmacist has reason to believe is related to a public health emergency.
(b) Pursuant to department of health rule and regulation, there may be a review of medical records by the state health officer, his designee or their designated health care representative who shall be under the supervision of the state health officer or his designee to confirm diagnosis, investigate causes or identify other cases of disease conditions in a region, community or workplace in the state to determine if proper measures have been taken to protect the public health and safety. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the review of records during a public health emergency or disease outbreak may occur without patient consent, but shall be kept confidential and shall be restricted to information necessary for the control, investigation and prevention of any disease condition dangerous to the public health. Any person who receives medical information under this subsection shall not disclose that information for any other purpose than the investigation and any disease control effort. Any violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-156 - Telepharmacy Practice Authorized.

33-24-156. Telepharmacy practice authorized.
(a) The board pursuant to its rules and regulations may authorize a resident pharmacy licensee to store and dispense prescription drugs as provided in subsection (b) of this section through a telepharmacy located at a site at least ten (10) miles from a licensed pharmacy except this ten (10) mile restriction does not apply:
(i) In counties with a city of fifty thousand (50,000) or more persons as shown in the most recent federal census; or
(ii) To any facility owned or leased by the state or any subdivision of the state; or
(iii) To any facility located in a hospital or clinic setting.
(b) Telepharmacies shall include the following minimum features:
(i) Storage, security and dispensing of prescription drugs only:
(A) In unit of issue packages;
(B) Through a system which dispenses tablets or capsules from an enclosed and lockable cabinet directly into a prescription vial and prints and applies a prescription label to the vial; or
(C) By manually dispensing tablets, capsules or liquids from a stock bottle into a prescription vial and affixing a prescription label to the vial.
(ii) Connection by a secure communication system to the parent pharmacy, with the capability of live video and audio communication with a licensed pharmacist at the parent pharmacy during hours of operation;
(iii) Adequate provision for security, including verification of customer identity and prescription information;
(iv) Automated inventory control using bar codes, radio frequency tags or a similar identification system;
(v) Prominent display of the name, address and toll free telephone number of the parent pharmacy;
(vi) Telepharmacies shall be supervised by a parent pharmacy and a licensed pharmacist and shall be staffed during hours of operation by a licensed pharmacist, certified pharmacy technician or registered pharmacy intern.
(c) A telepharmacy system operated as provided in this act and in accord with rules and regulations of the board is deemed to be operated under the charge of a licensed pharmacist for purposes of W.S. 33-24-113(b).
(d) A licensed pharmacist who supervises a telepharmacy shall complete an inspection of the telepharmacy at a frequency specified by the board of pharmacy. Inspection criteria shall be developed by the state board of pharmacy and all inspection criteria shall be included in the policies and procedures applicable to each telepharmacy site. Inspection reports shall be prepared pursuant to standards adopted by the board of pharmacy and shall be maintained by each telepharmacy until the next state board of pharmacy inspection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-157 - Immunization Administration.

33-24-157. Immunization administration.
(a) A pharmacist licensed under this act may only prescribe and administer immunizations recommended for healthy individuals age seven (7) and older in a private space utilized for counseling and administering immunizations to ensure patient safety and confidentiality as authorized by the board. Parental consent shall be required for prescriptions for immunizations and for administration of immunizations pursuant to this section for any minor child. A pharmacist administering vaccinations pursuant to this section shall enter a record of the immunization in the Wyoming immunization registry operated by the department of health. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to require any pharmacist to administer immunizations to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age. No employer shall discriminate against a pharmacist on the basis that the pharmacist determines not to administer immunizations to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age.
(b) A pharmacist licensed under this act may administer immunizations to adults who are considered high risk only by prescription from a licensed physician.
(c) The board, in cooperation with the Wyoming state board of medicine, shall adopt rules specifying immunizations allowed under this act and the requirements a pharmacist shall meet in order to prescribe and administer immunizations, including requirements for spaces in which immunizations shall be administered by a pharmacist.
(d) A pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern licensed under this act shall only administer immunizations under the supervision of a pharmacist licensed under this act. A pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern who intends to administer immunizations shall register with the board, but nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to require any pharmacy technician to administer immunizations to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age. No employer shall discriminate against a pharmacy technician on the basis that the pharmacy technician determines not to administer immunizations to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-158 - Prescription of Epinephrine Auto-Injector or Opiate Antagonist by Pharmacist.

33-24-158. Prescription of epinephrine auto-injector or opiate antagonist by pharmacist.
(a) A pharmacist licensed under this act may prescribe an opiate antagonist in accordance with the Emergency Administration of Medical Treatment Act.
(b) The board, in cooperation with the Wyoming state board of medicine, shall adopt rules specifying the requirements a pharmacist shall meet in order to prescribe an epinephrine auto-injector or an opiate antagonist.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 2 - Wyoming Drug Identification Act › Section 33-24-202 - Definitions.

33-24-202. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Code imprint" means a series of letters or numbers assigned by the manufacturer or distributor to a specific drug, or marks or monograms unique to the manufacturer or distributor of the drug, or both;
(ii) "Dangerous substance" means any drug defined under W.S. 33-24-125;
(iii) "Distributor" means a person who distributes for resale a drug in solid dosage form under his own label even though he is not the actual manufacturer of the drug;
(iv) "Solid dosage form" means capsules or tablets intended for oral use;
(v) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 186, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 2 - Wyoming Drug Identification Act › Section 33-24-203 - Code Imprint Required for the Manufacture and Distribution of Dangerous Substances; Listing of Substances With Board of Pharmacy; Exceptions; Exemptions.

33-24-203. Code imprint required for the manufacture and distribution of dangerous substances; listing of substances with board of pharmacy; exceptions; exemptions.
(a) No dangerous substance in solid dosage form shall be manufactured or distributed in this state unless it is clearly marked or imprinted with a code imprint identifying the drug and the manufacturer or distributor of the drug.
(b) All manufacturers and distributors of dangerous substances in solid dosage form shall provide upon request to the Wyoming board of pharmacy a listing of all dangerous substances identifying by code imprint the manufacturer and the specific type of drug. The listing shall at all times be kept current by all manufacturers and distributors subject to this article.
(c) This article shall not apply to nonnarcotic, nonprescription, prepackaged medicinal preparations contained in distinctive and original unbroken containers, when the medicinal preparations are identified by and sold under a trade name of the manufacturer or primary distributor and are sold or offered for sale to the general public, if the articles meet the requirements of state and federal food, drug and cosmetic laws.
(d) The Wyoming board of pharmacy may grant exemptions from the requirements of this article upon application by any drug manufacturer or distributor showing size, physical characteristics or other unique characteristics which render the application of a code imprint to a drug subject to this article impractical or impossible. Any exemption granted by the board shall be included by the manufacturer or distributor in the listing required by subsection (b) of this section, describing the physical characteristics and type of drug to which the exemption applies.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 2 - Wyoming Drug Identification Act › Section 33-24-204 - Violations; Seizure by the Board of Pharmacy.

33-24-204. Violations; seizure by the board of pharmacy.
All dangerous substances in solid dosage form that are possessed, distributed, sold or offered for sale in violation of the provisions of this article are deemed contraband and shall be seized by the Wyoming board of pharmacy and summarily forfeited to the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 3 - Pharmacy Technicians › Section 33-24-301 - Pharmacy Technicians; Licensing; Definitions; Revocation or Suspension of License; Letter of Admonition; Information Required for Background Checks.

33-24-301. Pharmacy technicians; licensing; definitions; revocation or suspension of license; letter of admonition; information required for background checks.
(a) This section shall be known as the "Wyoming Pharmacy Technician Act."
(b) As used in this section:
(i) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 7, 2.
(ii) "Pharmacy functions" means those functions performed in a pharmacy department which do not require the professional judgment of a licensed pharmacist;
(iii) "Pharmacy technician" means an individual other than an intern, who performs pharmacy functions under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
(c) A pharmacy technician shall not perform pharmacy functions unless under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
(d) A licensed pharmacist shall be jointly responsible and liable for the actions of a pharmacy technician when supervision is required.
(e) A pharmacy technician shall register and pay a fee to be licensed by the board before performing any pharmacy functions. The applicant shall provide relevant information pertaining to criminal, substance abuse, professional liability and licensure or certification history. A pharmacy technician license shall be renewed annually upon payment of the required renewal fee and upon providing information required.
(f) The board may issue a letter of admonition or suspend or revoke a pharmacy technician's license or the board may assess an administrative penalty against that person not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation for any:
(i) Willful violation of any provision of this chapter or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971, or any amendments thereto;
(ii) Willful violation of any rule or regulation promulgated in accordance with this chapter or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971;
(iii) Action which threatens the public health, safety or welfare;
(iv) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to the practice of pharmacy or to the ability to practice as a pharmacy technician; or
(v) Knowing submission of false or misleading information to the board in the application for a license or renewal of a license.
(g) The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section including, but not limited to:
(i) Qualifications, education and training required of pharmacy technicians;
(ii) Functions and services which may be performed by pharmacy technicians; and
(iii) Requirements for supervision by licensed pharmacists.
(h) An applicant for a pharmacy technician license or a pharmacy technician-in-training permit shall provide the board with fingerprints, fees and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check as authorized by W.S. 7-19-201. The board may delay issuance of a license or permit pending the receipt of the information from the applicant's background check.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists › Section 33-25-103 - Board of Physical Therapy; Established; Members; Terms; Removal; Compensation.

33-25-103. Board of physical therapy; established; members; terms; removal; compensation.
(a) There is established the Wyoming board of physical therapy which shall consist of three (3) physical therapists licensed pursuant to this act, one (1) public representative and one (1) medical doctor, appointed as follows:
(i) The physical therapist members shall be appointed by the governor. All shall be residents of Wyoming, possess unrestricted licenses to practice physical therapy in this state and have been practicing in this state for not less than three (3) years before appointment;
(ii) A medical doctor shall be appointed to the board by the governor. The medical doctor shall be a practicing physician who has practiced in Wyoming for a period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding the appointment;
(iii) The public member shall be appointed by the governor, shall be a resident of Wyoming and shall have resided in the state for not less than three (3) years.
(b) Terms of office for board members shall be for four (4) years, except that the expiring term of a member shall continue until a successor member has been appointed. Board members shall serve no more than two (2) consecutive terms. The governor may remove any member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(c) Members of the board shall each receive from the physical therapy account compensation at the salary rate provided in W.S. 28-5-101(d) for each day actually spent in the performance of their board duties along with per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii). Board members shall serve without compensation where there are insufficient monies in the account to pay the compensation.
(d) Vacancies on the board shall be filled in a like manner as are the original appointments, to complete the unexpired term left vacant.
(e) The members shall annually select a president and secretary who shall each serve a one (1) year term of office from the date of election.
(f) The board shall meet at least twice annually and at such other times as the board deems necessary. Action by the board shall be by majority vote. Three (3) members constitute a quorum.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists › Section 33-25-104 - Board of Physical Therapy; Powers and Duties Generally.

33-25-104. Board of physical therapy; powers and duties generally.
(a) The board shall have the following powers and duties:
(i) Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure and certification, conduct examinations for applicants, issue license or registration certificates to those who meet the requirements established by the board;
(ii) Revoke, suspend, restrict, condition, reprimand, refuse to renew or refuse to issue the license of any physical therapist or the certificate of any physical therapy assistant or applicant pursuant to W.S. 33-25-111;
(iii) Maintain current records listing the name of every licensed physical therapist and certified physical therapist assistant in this state, his business and home address, the date and number of his license or certification and, if known, his area or expertise, professional interest or credentials;
(A) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 134, 3.
(iv) Adopt rules and regulations to implement this act;
(v) Within the limitations provided in W.S. 33-25-113(a), set and from time to time revise fees as necessary to recover the expenses of administering this act;
(vi) Establish procedures for assessing the continuing professional competence of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, including continuing education requirements that ensure that licensees' knowledge and abilities reflect current practices and technology;
(vii) Conduct investigations, hearings and proceedings concerning alleged violations of this act and board rules and regulations;
(viii) Inspect or duplicate patient medical records which relate to any alleged acts of misconduct, documented in the form of a formal complaint filed with the board, against any license or certificate holder and as authorized by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act for regulatory bodies;
(ix) Report final disciplinary action taken against a license or certificate holder to the extent authorized or required by other state and federal laws.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists › Section 33-25-105 - License and Certification Requirements; Foreign Trained Applicants.

33-25-105. License and certification requirements; foreign trained applicants.
(a) Application for licensure as a physical therapist shall be made on forms prescribed by the board, presenting to the satisfaction of the board the following:
(i) Evidence through the application or otherwise, as the board deems desirable with due regard to the paramount interests of the public, as to the honesty, truthfulness, integrity and competency of the applicant;
(ii) Evidence of graduation from an accredited program of physical therapy or physical therapy assistant education as set forth in rules and regulations;
(iii) A personal interview if requested by the board;
(iv) If not exempted under W.S. 33-25-108, receipt of a passing score on a physical therapy examination as set forth in board rules and regulations.
(b) A physical therapist applicant whose application is based on a diploma issued to him by a physical therapy school outside the United States shall:
(i) Complete the application forms and pay the application fee prescribed by rules of the board;
(ii) Furnish evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion of a physical therapy school resident course of professional instruction substantially equivalent to that required in paragraph (a)(ii) of this section. A professional education program accredited by the same accrediting agency approved by the board for programs within the United States shall be deemed substantially equivalent. In all other instances, "substantially equivalent" means a program that:
(A) Prepares the applicant to engage in the practice of physical therapy without restriction;
(B) Is recognized by the ministry of education of the country in which it is located.
(iii) Undergo a credentials evaluation directed by the board which determines the applicant has met the uniform criteria for educational requirements prescribed by board rules;
(iv) Complete any additional education required by the board;
(v) Pass a board approved English proficiency examination if the applicant's native language is not English;
(vi) If not exempted under W.S. 33-25-108, receive a passing score on an examination approved by the board and prescribed by board rules;
(vii) Attend a personal interview if requested by the board.
(c) An applicant for certification as a physical therapist assistant shall:
(i) Complete the application process including payment of fees;
(ii) Submit proof of graduation from a physical therapist assistant education program accredited by a national accreditation agency approved by the board;
(iii) If not exempted under W.S. 33-25-108, receive a passing score on an examination approved by the board and prescribed by board rules;
(iv) Meet with the board or a subcommittee of the board if requested.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists › Section 33-25-106 - Examinations.

33-25-106. Examinations.
(a) All applicants shall be required to pass an examination prior to their being licensed or certified as provided in this article unless otherwise exempted from examination pursuant to W.S. 33-25-108. The examinations shall be approved by the board.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 134, 3.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 134, 3.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 134, 3.
(e) The physical therapist examination shall be a national examination which tests entry level competence related to physical therapy theory, examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment intervention, prevention and consultation.
(f) The physical therapy assistant examination shall test for requisite knowledge and skills in the technical application of physical therapy.
(g) If the board determines that an applicant has engaged in or attempted to engage in conduct that subverts or undermines the integrity of the examination process, the board may disqualify the applicant from taking or retaking the examination for a specified period of time.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 25 - Physical Therapists › Section 33-25-107 - License; Certificate of Registration.

33-25-107. License; certificate of registration.
(a) The board shall issue a license or certificate to each applicant who meets the requirements for licensure or certification without examination or who passes the examination and meets the standards established herein for licensure or certification.
(b) Each individual licensed as a physical therapist in this state is authorized to use the letters "P.T." after his name, and may represent himself to the public as a licensed physical therapist.
(c) Each individual certified as a physical therapist assistant shall be entitled to use the letters "P.T.A." after his name, and may represent himself to the public as a certified physical therapist assistant.