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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 19 - Junkyard Control › Section 33-19-105 - When License Required; License Fee; Limitations on Issuance of License.

33-19-105. When license required; license fee; limitations on issuance of license.
(a) No person shall establish, operate or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate or primary systems, without obtaining a junkyard license from the commission. The commission shall establish and collect fees for the issuance of junkyard licenses, and all fees collected shall be paid to the commission.
(b) No junkyard license shall be issued for the establishment, operation or maintenance of a junkyard within one thousand (1,000) feet to the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate or primary systems except for junkyards:
(i) Screened by natural objects, plantings, fences or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or primary systems, or otherwise removed from sight; or
(ii) Located within areas zoned for industrial use under authority of law; or
(iii) Located within unzoned industrial areas as determined from actual land uses and defined by regulations promulgated by the commission; or
(iv) Those which are not visible from the main traveled way of the highway system.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 19 - Junkyard Control › Section 33-19-106 - Screening; Relocation or Removal of Junkyards; Condemnation Proceedings.

33-19-106. Screening; relocation or removal of junkyards; condemnation proceedings.
(a) If considered feasible by the commission, any junkyard in existence on the effective date of this act which is located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate or primary systems and is visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or primary systems shall be screened by the commission. The screening shall be at locations on the right-of-way or in areas outside the right-of-way acquired for the purpose, so that the junkyard is not visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or primary systems.
(b) When the commission determines that the topography of the land adjoining the interstate or primary systems will not permit adequate screening of such junkyards, or that the screening would not be economically feasible, the commission may require the relocation, removal or disposal of the junk and junkyard by negotiation or condemnation. When the commission determines that it is in the best interests of the state, it may acquire such land or interest in land as necessary to provide adequate screening of the junkyards.
(c) Damages resulting from any taking of property in eminent domain shall include, but not be limited to acquisition costs, leasehold value and moving costs.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 19 - Junkyard Control › Section 33-19-107 - Injunction to Abate Junkyards Which Are Nuisances.

33-19-107. Injunction to abate junkyards which are nuisances.
The establishment, operation or maintenance of any junkyard contrary to the provisions of this act is a public nuisance and the commission may apply to the district court of the county in which the junkyard is located for an injunction to abate the nuisance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 19 - Junkyard Control › Section 33-19-108 - Agreements With Secretary of Commerce.

33-19-108. Agreements with secretary of commerce.
The commission may enter into agreements with the secretary of commerce pursuant to title 23, United States Code, relating to the control of outdoor advertising and junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems, and to take action in the name of the state to comply with the terms of the agreements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 19 - Junkyard Control › Section 33-19-109 - More Restrictive Ordinances or Regulations Saved; Just Compensation Required for Taking of Property.

33-19-109. More restrictive ordinances or regulations saved; just compensation required for taking of property.
Nothing in this act affects the provision of any lawful ordinance or regulation which is more restrictive than the provisions of this act, and nothing authorizes the taking of real or personal property, or restriction of its reasonable and existing use, without just compensation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Merchants: Itinerant, Temporary or Transient › Article 2 - Temporary or Transient Merchants › Section 33-20-201 - Definition.

33-20-201. Definition.
The words "temporary or transient merchant" for the purposes of this act shall include all persons, firms and corporations, both as principal and agent, who engage in, do or transact any temporary or transient business, either in one (1) locality or more or by traveling from one (1) or more places in this state, selling goods, wares or merchandise and who for the purpose of carrying on such business hire, lease or occupy a building, structure or car, for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares or merchandise.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Merchants: Itinerant, Temporary or Transient › Article 2 - Temporary or Transient Merchants › Section 33-20-202 - License; Required.

33-20-202. License; required.
Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any temporary or transient merchant to engage in, do or transact any business as such within this state without first having obtained a license as hereinafter provided.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Merchants: Itinerant, Temporary or Transient › Article 2 - Temporary or Transient Merchants › Section 33-20-204 - License; Prosecution of Action for Recovery of Fee.

33-20-204. License; prosecution of action for recovery of fee.
If any person, firm or corporation who is liable for the payment of any license fee under this act shall after demand is made upon him or it by the county clerk of the county wherein such person, firm or corporation is engaged in business or by the sheriff or deputy sheriff of such county, refuse or neglect to pay such fee, unless such person comes within the provisions of W.S. 33-20-207, the county clerk may in his own name, but for the benefit of the county, immediately commence and prosecute an action at law against such delinquent person, firm or corporation for the recovery of such license fee, and for the purpose of securing any judgment which he might recover in such action, such county clerk may have the goods, wares and merchandise of such person, firm or corporation attached upon the grounds and in the manner provided for in cases of attachment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Merchants: Itinerant, Temporary or Transient › Article 2 - Temporary or Transient Merchants › Section 33-20-205 - Affidavit as to Nature of Sale Required; Advertising and Representation.

33-20-205. Affidavit as to nature of sale required; advertising and representation.
It shall be unlawful for any temporary or transient merchant to advertise, represent or hold out any goods, wares or merchandise, as being sold as an insurance, bankrupt, railway wreck, insolvent, assignee, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, syndicate, wholesale, manufacturer or closing out sale, or as a sale of any goods, wares or merchandise damaged by smoke, fire, water or otherwise, unless such temporary merchant shall file with the county clerk an affidavit showing all the facts relating to the reasons for and the character of such sale so to be advertised or represented, and showing that the goods, wares and merchandise of such sales are in fact in accordance with such advertisements and representations; such affidavit shall include a statement of the names of the persons from whom the goods, wares and merchandise so to be advertised or represented, were obtained, and the date of the delivery of said goods to the applicant and the place from which said goods, wares and merchandise were last taken, and all details necessary exactly to locate and fully to itemize all goods, wares and merchandise so to be advertised and represented. If such affidavit shall fail to show that such goods, wares and merchandise of such sale are in accordance with the proposed advertisements or representations as shown in such affidavit, or fails to disclose the facts as herein required, or if the county clerk learns that the said affidavit is untrue in any particular, then the county clerk shall refuse such applicant a license for such sale. Should a license be issued to such applicant it shall state that such person is authorized and licensed to sell such goods, wares and merchandise, and advertise, represent and hold out the same as being sold as such insurance, bankrupt, railway wreck, insolvent, assignee, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, syndicate, wholesale, manufacturer or closing out sale of any goods, wares and merchandise, or as being damaged by smoke, fire, water or otherwise, or in any similar manner present any other fact, as shown by such affidavit. Such affidavit shall be sworn to by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. If the applicant be a partnership it shall be sworn to by a member of such partnership, or if the applicant be a corporation it shall be sworn to by one of the officers of such corporation. Every person making a false statement of any fact in such affidavit shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall be punished for such offense as provided by the laws of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Merchants: Itinerant, Temporary or Transient › Article 2 - Temporary or Transient Merchants › Section 33-20-206 - Reduced Price Sale by New Merchant Evidence of Transient Merchant.

33-20-206. Reduced price sale by new merchant evidence of transient merchant.
Provided, further, that whenever it appears that any such stock of goods, wares and merchandise has been brought into any county in this state by a person, firm or corporation who has not previously conducted a merchandise business therein, and it is claimed that such stock is to be closed out at reduced prices such facts shall be prima facie evidence that the person, firm or corporation so offering such goods for sale is a transient merchant as defined by this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Merchants: Itinerant, Temporary or Transient › Article 2 - Temporary or Transient Merchants › Section 33-20-207 - Bond Required Upon Complaint; Designation of Agent for Service; Affidavit Required; Becoming Permanent Merchant.

33-20-207. Bond required upon complaint; designation of agent for service; affidavit required; becoming permanent merchant.
If complaint be made to the county clerk that any person, firm or corporation doing business in any county of this state is a transient merchant and such person, firm or corporation shall claim to be a permanent merchant, the county clerk shall require of such person, firm or corporation, and he or it shall furnish, a bond in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00), with surety or sureties to be approved by the county clerk. Such bond shall run to the county clerk as obligee and it shall secure the payment of the license in the event that such person, firm or corporation does not continue in the business which he or it is conducting in such county for a period of one (1) year from the time when such business was started; said bond shall also be for the protection of all persons, firms or corporations having claim or claims against the obligor arising out of said business. At the time of delivering such bond to the county clerk the obligor shall also deliver to the county clerk a duly executed instrument making the county clerk the agent of the obligor for the purpose of being served with process in the event of suit on such bond. Such merchant so complained against shall also furnish to the county clerk the affidavit required in W.S. 33-20-205 before advertising or holding out any goods, wares or merchandise as being sold as an insurance, bankrupt, railway wreck, insolvent, assignee, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, syndicate, wholesale, manufacturer or closing out sale, or as a sale of any goods, wares or merchandise damaged by smoke, fire, water or otherwise. But after such merchant has been conducting the particular business in which he or it is engaged in such county for a period of one (1) year, such merchant shall be held to be a permanent merchant and the provisions of this act shall no longer be applicable to such merchant.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Merchants: Itinerant, Temporary or Transient › Article 2 - Temporary or Transient Merchants › Section 33-20-208 - Exceptions.

33-20-208. Exceptions.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to sales made to dealers by commercial travelers selling in the usual course of business, or to sheriffs, constables, bona fide assignees, receivers or trustees in bankruptcy, or other public officers selling goods, wares and merchandise according to law, nor to any person selling fruits, vegetables, dressed meats, fowls or farm products, by a bona fide resident of the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Merchants: Itinerant, Temporary or Transient › Article 2 - Temporary or Transient Merchants › Section 33-20-209 - Penalty.

33-20-209. Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, whether he or it be the owner of such goods, wares and merchandise sold or carried by him or it or not, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than four hundred dollars ($400.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten (10) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 20 - Merchants: Itinerant, Temporary or Transient › Article 2 - Temporary or Transient Merchants › Section 33-20-210 - Provisions Not to Affect Interstate Commerce; City or Town Powers Not Limited.

33-20-210. Provisions not to affect interstate commerce; city or town powers not limited.
Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting or in any way limiting, restricting or interfering with interstate commerce or the federal statutes regulatory thereof. Nor with the power of cities or towns to require additional licenses from or make additional regulations for temporary or transient merchants.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-123 - Executive Director; Appointment; Assistant; Powers and Duties; Salary and Expenses.

33-21-123. Executive director; appointment; assistant; powers and duties; salary and expenses.
(a) An executive director shall be appointed by the board and is responsible for the performance of administrative responsibilities of the board and other duties as the board directs.
(b) The executive director and assistant to the executive director shall be registered nurses, licensed in the state of Wyoming and qualified by nursing experience and a minimum of a master's degree in nursing.
(c) The executive director and assistant to the executive director may act on the board's behalf during the period between board meetings in matters of licensure, examination, disciplinary and other administrative functions.
(d) The executive director and the assistant to the executive director of the board of nursing shall receive an annual salary which shall be determined by the board in conjunction with the personnel department and which shall be competitive with salaries for positions requiring similar education and experience and shall receive reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses incurred in connection with the performance of official duties as provided for in state statutes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-124 - Board; Officers; Duties; Terms.

33-21-124. Board; officers; duties; terms.
(a) The board of nursing shall elect from its registered nurse members a president and vice president. The president shall preside at board meetings and shall be responsible for the performance of all duties and functions of the board required or permitted by this act. In the absence of the president, the vice president shall assume these duties.
(b) Additional offices shall be established and filled by the board at its discretion.
(c) Officers elected by the board shall serve a term of one (1) year commencing with the day of their election and ending upon election of their successors and shall serve no more than three (3) consecutive full terms in each office to which they are elected.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-125 - Board; Meetings; Notice; Quorum; Board Action; Conflict of Interest.

33-21-125. Board; meetings; notice; quorum; board action; conflict of interest.
(a) The board of nursing shall meet at least once every six (6) months to transact its business. One (1) meeting shall be designated as the annual meeting for the purpose of electing officers and board reorganization and planning. The board shall meet at additional times as it may determine. Additional meetings may be called by the president of the board or by two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the board. Board meetings and hearings shall be open to the public. In accordance with the law, the board may conduct part of the meeting in executive session, closed to the public.
(b) Notice of all board meetings shall be given in the manner pursuant to board rules and regulations.
(c) A majority of the board members including the president or vice president constitutes a quorum for the conduct of a board meeting. The act of the majority of members present at a meeting, which includes a quorum, shall be the act of the board of nursing.
(d) The board members shall vote when present. When a conflict of interest exists, the board members shall abstain from voting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-126 - Board; Compensation

33-21-126. Board; compensation
Each member of the board shall receive as salary the sum paid each day to legislators and shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii), incurred in the performance of their duties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-127 - Qualifications for Licensure or Certification; Application Requirements.

33-21-127. Qualifications for licensure or certification; application requirements.
(a) An applicant for licensure or certification by examination to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or certified nursing assistant shall:
(i) Submit a written application verified by oath as prescribed by the board;
(ii) Be a graduate of a state board approved nursing or nursing assistant education program recognized by the board which prepares the applicant for the level of licensure or certification being sought;
(iii) Pass a board approved national nursing licensure or certification examination;
(iv) Have committed no acts which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in W.S. 33-21-146, or if the act has been committed, the board may, at its discretion and after investigation, determine that sufficient restitution has been made; and
(v) Remit fees as specified by the board.
(b) An applicant for licensure or certification by endorsement to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or certified nursing assistant shall:
(i) Submit a written application verified by oath as prescribed by the board;
(ii) Be a graduate of a state board approved nursing or nursing assistant education program recognized by the board which prepares the applicant for the level of licensure or certification being sought;
(iii) Have committed no acts which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in W.S. 33-21-146, or if the act has been committed, the board may, at its discretion and after investigation, determine that sufficient restitution has been made;
(iv) Remit fees as specified by the board; and either:
(A) Submit proof of initial licensure or certification by an examination acceptable to the board, provided that when the applicant secured his or her initial license or certificate, the requirements for licensure or certification included the requirements then necessary for licensure or certification in this state and have submitted proof that the license or certificate has not been suspended, revoked or otherwise restricted for any reason; or
(B) Be required to pass an examination or meet other requirements as specified by the board, if the applicant has not passed an examination acceptable to the board.
(c) Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements of this section is entitled to licensure or certification as an advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or certified nursing assistant, whichever is applicable.
(d) In addition to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, an applicant for licensure or certification under this act shall provide the board fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check as provided under W.S. 7-19-201.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-128 - Examinations for Licensure; Reexamination.

33-21-128. Examinations for licensure; reexamination.
(a) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 224, 2.
(b) The board may employ, contract and cooperate with any organization in the preparation, administration and grading of an appropriate national nursing licensure or nursing assistant certification examination.
(c) The board shall by rules and regulations limit the number of reexaminations which may be taken by the applicant after the initial failure of a board approved national nursing licensure or nursing assistant certification examination.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-129 - Renewal of Licenses or Certificates.

33-21-129. Renewal of licenses or certificates.
(a) Licenses or certificates issued under this act shall be renewed biennially according to a schedule established by board rules and regulations.
(b) A renewal license or certificate shall be issued to an advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or certified nursing assistant who demonstrates satisfactory completion of requirements established by the board and who remits the required fees established in the board rules and regulations.
(c) Any license or certificate issued by the board shall expire if the licensee or certificate holder fails to renew the license or certificate as established in board rules and regulations, including the remittance of all fees.
(d) Failure to renew the license or certificate by the expiration date shall result in forfeiture of the right to practice nursing or nurse assisting in this state.
(e) For licensees who have prescriptive authority the board shall require three (3) hours of continuing education related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances or treatment of substance abuse disorders every two (2) years.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-130 - Relicensure or Recertification.

33-21-130. Relicensure or recertification.
Licensees or certificate holders who have allowed their license or certificate to lapse by failure to renew as herein provided, may apply for relicensure or recertification according to board rules and regulations. Upon satisfaction of the requirements for relicensure or recertification, the board shall issue a renewal of license or certificate to practice nursing or nurse assisting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-131 - Inactive Status; Reactivation or Recertification.

33-21-131. Inactive status; reactivation or recertification.
Licensees or certificate holders who hold an active license or certificate to practice in this state, and who wish to discontinue the practice of professional or practical nursing or nurse assisting in this state, may request in writing that the board place their license or certificate on inactive status. A licensee or certificate holder on inactive status shall not be considered lapsed or expired. A biennial renewal fee shall be required to retain the inactive status. Licensees or certificate holders on inactive status may apply for reactivation pursuant to board rules and regulations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-132 - Temporary Permit.

33-21-132. Temporary permit.
(a) The board may issue a temporary permit to practice nursing or nurse assisting to an advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or certified nursing assistant who is awaiting licensure or certification by endorsement and who is currently licensed or certified in good standing in another jurisdiction, territory or possession of the United States. The period for a temporary permit shall not exceed ninety (90) days, provided the applicant submits a written application for licensure or certification by endorsement in a form and substance satisfactory to the board. A temporary permit for such a request shall be issued only one (1) time.
(b) The board may issue a temporary permit to practice nursing or nurse assisting to an advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or certified nursing assistant who is not seeking licensure or certification by endorsement and who is currently licensed or certified in good standing in another jurisdiction, territory or possession of the United States. The period for a temporary permit shall not exceed ninety (90) days, provided the applicant submits a written application for licensure or certification by endorsement in a form and substance satisfactory to the board. A temporary permit for such a request shall be issued only one (1) time.
(c) The board may issue a temporary permit to practice nursing or nurse assisting to a graduate of an approved nursing or nursing assistant education program, pending the results of the first board approved national nursing licensure or certification examination offered after graduation. A temporary permit shall not be issued to any applicant who has previously failed a board approved national nursing licensure or certification examination. The temporary permit shall be surrendered in event of failure of the licensure or certification examination. A new graduate holding a temporary permit shall practice only under the direction and supervision of a registered professional nurse. A temporary permit for such a request shall be issued only one (1) time.
(d) The board may issue a temporary permit to graduates of foreign schools of nursing who have met the requirements for licensure by examination or endorsement pursuant to board rules and regulations. Applicants showing evidence of certification from a board approved national certifying organization for graduates of foreign nursing schools shall take the first available board approved national nursing licensure or certification examination for which they are eligible. A temporary permit for such a request shall be issued only one (1) time.
(e) A temporary permit is nonrenewable.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-133 - Licensees and Certificate Holders to Provide Statistical Information to Board.

33-21-133. Licensees and certificate holders to provide statistical information to board.
Each licensee and certificate holder shall provide reasonable information for statistics requested by the board to perform its duties in nursing manpower planning.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-134 - Registered Professional Nurse; Use of r.n.; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Use of a.p.r.n.

33-21-134. Registered professional nurse; use of R.N.; advanced practice registered nurse; use of A.P.R.N.
(a) Any person who holds a license to practice as a registered professional nurse in this state or who holds a license in another state and is practicing in this state pursuant to the Nurse Licensure Compact, shall have the right to use the title "Registered Nurse" and the abbreviation "R.N." No other person shall assume this title or use this abbreviation or any words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using same is a registered professional nurse.
(b) Any person who holds a license to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse in this state, or who holds a license in another state and is practicing in this state pursuant to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact, shall have the right to use the title "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" and the abbreviation "A.P.R.N." No other person shall assume this title or use this abbreviation or any words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using same is an advance practice registered nurse.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-135 - Licensed Practical Nurse; Use of l.p.n.

33-21-135. Licensed practical nurse; use of L.P.N.
Any person who holds a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse in this state or who holds a license in another state and is practicing in this state pursuant to the Nurse Licensure Compact, shall have the right to use the title "Licensed Practical Nurse" and the abbreviation "L.P.N." No other person shall assume this title or use this abbreviation or any words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using same is a licensed practical nurse.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-136 - New Graduate Professional Nurse; Use of g.n.; New Graduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; Use of g.a.p.r.n.

33-21-136. New graduate professional nurse; use of G.N.; new graduate advanced practice registered nurse; use of G.A.P.R.N.
(a) Any person who holds a temporary permit as a new graduate professional nurse in this state shall use the title "Graduate Nurse" and the abbreviation "G.N." No other person shall assume this title or use this abbreviation or any words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using same is a new graduate professional nurse.
(b) Any person who holds a temporary permit as a new graduate advanced practice registered nurse in this state shall use the title "Graduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" and the abbreviation "G.A.P.R.N." No other person shall assume this title or use this abbreviation or any words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using same is a new graduate advanced practice registered nurse.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-137 - New Graduate Practical Nurse; Use of g.p.n.

33-21-137. New graduate practical nurse; use of G.P.N.
Any person who holds a temporary permit as a new graduate practical nurse in this state shall use the title "Graduate Practical Nurse" and the abbreviation "G.P.N." No other person shall assume this title or use this abbreviation or any words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using same is a new graduate practical nurse.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-138 - Nursing Education Programs; Approval by Board.

33-21-138. Nursing education programs; approval by board.
The board shall by rules and regulations that establish standards for nursing education programs define the process for board approval of nursing education programs and collect actual costs incurred for the approval process for nursing education programs, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-139 - Nursing Education Programs; Approval by Board; Procedure.

33-21-139. Nursing education programs; approval by board; procedure.
An institution or program desiring to initiate a nursing education program in this state shall apply to the board and submit evidence that its nursing program is able to meet the standards established by the board. If upon investigation the board finds that the program meets the established standards for nursing education programs, it may grant approval to the applicant program.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-140 - Nursing Education Programs; Periodic Evaluation.

33-21-140. Nursing education programs; periodic evaluation.
The board shall periodically provide for reevaluation of approved nursing education programs based on actual reports or resurveys and shall publish a list of approved programs. The board shall collect actual costs incurred for the survey and approval process from the nursing education program, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-141 - Nursing Education Programs; Denial or Withdrawal of Approval.

33-21-141. Nursing education programs; denial or withdrawal of approval.
The board may deny or withdraw approval or take action as deemed necessary regarding nursing education programs that fail to meet the standards established by the board, provided that all actions shall be effected in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-142 - Nursing Education Programs; Reinstatement of Approval.

33-21-142. Nursing education programs; reinstatement of approval.
The board may reinstate approval of a nursing education program upon submission of satisfactory evidence that its program meets the standards established by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-145 - Violations; Penalties.

33-21-145. Violations; penalties.
(a) No person shall:
(i) Engage in the practice of nursing or nurse assisting as defined in this act without a valid, current license, certificate or temporary permit, except as otherwise permitted under this act or the Nurse Licensure Compact or the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact;
(ii) Practice nursing or nurse assisting under cover of any diploma, license, certificate or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;
(iii) Use any words, abbreviations, figures, letters, titles, signs, cards or devices tending to imply that the person is an advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or certified nursing assistant unless the person is duly licensed or certified as an advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or certified nursing assistant under this act or the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact or holds a license in another state and is practicing in this state pursuant to the Nurse Licensure Compact;
(iv) Knowingly employ unlicensed or uncertified persons in the practice of nursing or nurse assisting;
(v) Knowingly conceal information relating to violations of this act;
(vi) Conduct a nursing education program for the preparation of registered nurses or licensed practical nurses unless the program has been approved by the board;
(vii) Otherwise violate or aid or abet another person to violate any provision of this act; or
(viii) Practice nursing or nurse assisting during the time a license or certificate is suspended, revoked, surrendered, inactive or lapsed.
(b) Violation of any of the provisions of this act constitutes a misdemeanor and upon conviction, the person is subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-147 - Disciplining Licensees or Certificate Holders; Procedure.

33-21-147. Disciplining licensees or certificate holders; procedure.
A proceeding for discipline of a licensee, certificate holder or a temporary permit holder, or action against an applicant for a license, certificate or temporary permit, may be commenced when the board has reasonable grounds to believe that a person under the board's jurisdiction has committed acts in violation of W.S. 33-21-146. No license or certificate to practice nursing or nurse assisting may be revoked or denied by the board without affording the licensee, certificate holder or applicant due process of law. However, the board may summarily suspend a license or certificate and institute proceedings concomitantly if the board finds that the licensee or certificate holder presents a clear and immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare if allowed to continue to practice. For purposes of a suspension or other restriction imposed pursuant to W.S. 33-21-146(b), the board may presume that the court imposing the suspension or restriction afforded the licensee, certificate holder or applicant due process of law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-148 - Disciplining Licensees; Reinstatement.

33-21-148. Disciplining licensees; reinstatement.
Any person whose license or certificate has been denied, suspended or revoked, pursuant to this act, may apply to the board for reinstatement of the license or certificate or issuance of a license or certificate after fulfilling those requirements determined by the board. The application shall be made in writing and in the form prescribed by the board. The board may grant or deny the application or it may modify its original findings to reflect any circumstances that have changed sufficiently to warrant modifications.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-149 - Disciplining Licensees or Certificate Holders; Conditional Licensure.

33-21-149. Disciplining licensees or certificate holders; conditional licensure.
As a result of disciplinary action, the board may in addition to other powers and duties, issue, renew or reinstate licenses or certificates subject to reasonable conditions which the board may impose.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-150 - Immunity of Board Members and Persons Reporting Information to Board.

33-21-150. Immunity of board members and persons reporting information to board.
(a) Any member or agent of the board, or any person under oath, is not subject to a civil action for damages as a result of reporting information in good faith, without fraud or malice, relating to alleged violations of this act or board rules and regulations including, but not limited to:
(i) Negligence, malpractice or the qualification, fitness or character of a person licensed or certified, or applying for a license or certificate, to practice nursing or nurse assisting; or
(ii) Violations of the standards of nursing education programs as defined by board rule and regulations.
(b) The immunity provided by this section shall extend to the members of any professional review committee and witnesses appearing before the committee which is authorized by the board to act pursuant to this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-151 - Injunctive Relief; Grounds.

33-21-151. Injunctive relief; grounds.
(a) The board may petition in its own name for an injunction to a proper court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin:
(i) Any person from practicing nursing or nurse assisting, within the meaning of this act, without a valid license, certificate or temporary permit, unless so exempted under W.S. 33-21-154;
(ii) Any licensee or certificate holder from practicing who allegedly is in violation of this act; or
(iii) Any person, firm, corporation, institution or association from employing any individual to practice nursing or nurse assisting who is not licensed or certified under this act or exempted under W.S. 33-21-154.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-152 - Injunctive Relief; Procedure.

33-21-152. Injunctive relief; procedure.
(a) Upon the filing of a verified petition the court may issue an injunction for violation of W.S. 33-21-151. In case of violation of an injunction issued under this section, the court may find the offender guilty of contempt of court.
(b) The injunction proceedings shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, all penalties and other remedies provided in this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-153 - Names of Terminated Licensees or Certificate Holders to Board; Enforcement by Court Order; Civil Contempt for Noncompliance; Immunity.

33-21-153. Names of terminated licensees or certificate holders to board; enforcement by court order; civil contempt for noncompliance; immunity.
(a) Hospitals, nursing homes and other employers of advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants shall report to the board the names of those licensees or certificate holders whose employment has been terminated voluntarily or involuntarily for any reasons stipulated in W.S. 33-21-146.
(b) The board may seek an order from a proper court of competent jurisdiction for a report from any of the parties stipulated in subsection (a) of this section if one is not forthcoming voluntarily.
(c) The board may seek a citation for civil contempt if a court order for a report is not obeyed by any of the parties stipulated in subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Any institution or person reporting in good faith and without fraud or malice, information to the board under this section, is immune from civil action as provided in W.S. 33-21-150.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-155 - Board to Establish Fees; Disposition of Fees; Appropriations to Board.

33-21-155. Board to establish fees; disposition of fees; appropriations to board.
(a) The board may establish appropriate fees as stated in board rules and regulations not to exceed the maximum stated in W.S. 33-21-122(c)(xxi).
(b) All fees collected by the board under this act shall be deposited to the state treasurer's office and shall be placed in a separate account. There shall be appropriated to the board of nursing from the account, sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. Appropriations shall be based upon submission of a budgetary request as provided by W.S. 9-2-1011 and 9-2-1012.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-156 - Persons Licensed Under Previous Law.

33-21-156. Persons licensed under previous law.
(a) Any individual holding a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse in this state that is valid on July 1, 2005, shall be deemed to be licensed as a registered nurse under this act.
(b) Any individual holding a license to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse in this state that is valid on July 1, 2005, shall be deemed to be licensed as a licensed practical nurse under this act.
(c) Any individual eligible for reactivation of a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse in this state on July 1, 2005, shall be deemed to be eligible to be licensed as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse.
(d) Any individual as of July 1, 2005, who has allowed a license to practice nursing as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in this state to lapse because of failure to renew, may become licensed as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse by applying for relicensure pursuant to relicensure requirements established in this act and in board rules and regulations.
(e) Those licensed under the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of this section are eligible for renewal of the license pursuant to renewal requirements established in this act and in board rules and regulations.
(f) Any individual holding recognition to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse in this state that is valid on July 1, 2005 shall be deemed to be an advanced practice registered nurse under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 21 - Nurses › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-21-158 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Signature Authority.

33-21-158. Advanced practice registered nurses; signature authority.
Except as otherwise provided by law and including the restriction in W.S. 33-21-120(a)(i)(A), an advanced practice registered nurse acting within the scope of the advanced practice registered nurse's practice may fulfill any requirement for a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, endorsement or other acknowledgement by a physician. Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of an advanced practice registered nurse as provided in this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-101 - Definitions.

33-22-101. Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this act and as used herein:
(i) The term "board" means the Wyoming state board of nursing home administrators hereinafter created;
(ii) The term "nursing home administrator" means a person who operates, manages, supervises, or is in charge of a nursing home.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-102 - Board of Nursing Home Administrators Created; Composition; Appointment; Removal; Qualifications and Terms of Members.

33-22-102. Board of nursing home administrators created; composition; appointment; removal; qualifications and terms of members.
(a) The Wyoming state board of nursing home administrators is created to consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor. The governor may remove any member he appoints as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) One (1) appointee shall hold the degree of doctor of medicine and be licensed to practice medicine in Wyoming. One (1) appointee shall be a registered nurse duly licensed to practice professional nursing in Wyoming, who is not employed by a nursing home. One (1) appointee shall be a consumer representative selected from the general public. The remaining two (2) appointees shall each be and shall each maintain employment as an operator-administrator of a nursing home within Wyoming, and have two (2) years' experience as a nursing home operator-administrator within Wyoming.
(c) The terms of all appointed members shall be four (4) years. Any vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term.