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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 3 - Nonresident Employers › Section 27-14-306 - Extraterritorial Applicability of Provisions; Reciprocity.

27-14-306. Extraterritorial applicability of provisions; reciprocity.
(a) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 177, 2.
(b) A certificate from an authorized officer of the worker's compensation department or similar agency of another state certifying that an employer of that state is bound by the worker's compensation or similar law of that state and the law will be applied to employees of the employer while in this state, is prima facie evidence of the application of the worker's compensation or similar law of the certifying state. This subsection shall apply only when the certifying state accepts Wyoming worker's compensation certification as prima facie evidence of the application of Wyoming worker's compensation or similar law or when the certifying state and Wyoming have an active agreement under subsection (d) of this section.
(c) The benefits under this act or similar laws of the other state that are received by the employee for an injury sustained while working for the employer in this state are the exclusive remedy against the employer and coemployees acting within the scope of their employment for an injury whether or not that injury resulted in death.
(d) Upon approval of the governor, the division shall enter into an agreement with any worker's compensation division or similar agency of another state to promulgate regulations not inconsistent with this act to carry out the extraterritorial application of the worker's compensation or similar law of the agreeing state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 3 - Nonresident Employers › Section 27-14-307 - Penalty for Failure to Post Bond.

27-14-307. Penalty for failure to post bond.
The willful failure of any nonresident employer in a covered employment to give bond or other security required by this act constitutes a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 4 - Employee Benefits › Section 27-14-402 - Payment for Artificial Replacement.

27-14-402. Payment for artificial replacement.
In addition to payment of medical and hospital care provided by this act, an injured employee may receive payment for essential and adequate artificial replacement of any part of the body which is amputated. If the injury requires artificial replacement an injured employee may receive payment for any adequate and essential artificial aid to hearing or sight, a spinal brace or other similar brace or for artificial dental replacement. Payment for artificial dental replacement shall be in accordance with the schedule adopted by the division.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 4 - Employee Benefits › Section 27-14-406 - Permanent Total Disability; Benefits.

27-14-406. Permanent total disability; benefits.
(a) Subject to W.S. 27-14-602, upon certification by a physician licensed to practice surgery or medicine that an injury results in permanent total disability as defined under W.S. 27-14-102(a)(xvi), an injured employee shall receive for eighty (80) months a monthly payment as provided by W.S. 27-14-403(c) and dependent children shall receive an award as provided by W.S. 27-14-403(b). The eighty (80) month period shall be reduced by the number of months for which previous awards under W.S. 27-14-405 were made for the injury that resulted in the determination of permanent total disability, with the injured worker receiving the monthly amount calculated pursuant to W.S. 27-14-403(c) for the balance of the eighty (80) month period. The monthly payment amount computed under W.S. 27-14-403(c) and any amount awarded under W.S. 27-14-408 shall constitute the exclusive benefit for both the physical impairment and the economic loss resulting from an injury, including loss of earnings, extra expenses associated with the injury and vocational rehabilitation. An employee shall not receive benefits under this section if receiving benefits under W.S. 27-14-404 or 27-14-405.
(b) This section specifies the length of time amounts computed pursuant to W.S. 27-14-403(c) are to be awarded and except for amounts awarded under W.S. 27-14-408, shall not be construed to allow awards in excess of the amounts computed pursuant to W.S. 27-14-403(c).
(c) Any objection to a final determination pursuant to this section shall be referred to the medical commission for hearing by a medical hearing panel acting as hearing examiner pursuant to W.S. 27-14-616.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 4 - Employee Benefits › Section 27-14-407 - Forfeiture of Benefits Due to Unsanitary or Injurious Practice.

27-14-407. Forfeiture of benefits due to unsanitary or injurious practice.
If an injured employee knowingly engages or persists in an unsanitary or injurious practice which tends to imperil or retard his recovery, or if he refuses to submit to medical or surgical treatment reasonably essential to promote his recovery, he forfeits all right to compensation under this act. Forfeiture shall be determined by the hearing examiner upon application by the division or employer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-502 - Employee's Injury Report to Employer and Division; Presumption Raised by Failure to File Report; Release of Information.

27-14-502. Employee's injury report to employer and division; presumption raised by failure to file report; release of information.
(a) As soon as is practical but not later than seventy-two (72) hours after the general nature of the injury became apparent, an injured employee shall, in writing or by other means approved by the department, report the occurrence and general nature of the accident or injury to the employer. In addition, the injured employee shall within ten (10) days after the injury became apparent, file an injury report with the employer and the division in a manner and containing information prescribed by division rule and regulation. If the injured employee is physically unable to comply, a personal representative of the employee, his dependents or a personal representative of the dependents in case of death shall, following notification by the employer or department of reporting requirements, make and file the report for the injured employee.
(b) If an injured employee, any dependent or personal representative makes a written report of the injury to the employer or his representative, the employer shall acknowledge receipt of the report in writing either upon the report or a copy of the report.
(c) Failure of the injured employee, any dependent or personal representative to report the accident or injury to the employer and to file the injury report in accordance with subsection (a) of this section is a presumption that the claim shall be denied. The presumption may be rebutted if the employee establishes by clear and convincing evidence a lack of prejudice to the employer or division in investigating the injury and in monitoring medical treatment.
(d) The filing of an employee's injury report under this section is a release of information for the duration of the benefit period and upon request and upon notice to the employee, any medical care provider, physician or hospital treating the employee for the injury shall release medical records pertaining to the injury to the division or the employer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-503 - Statute of Limitations.

27-14-503. Statute of limitations.
(a) A payment for benefits involving an injury which is the result of a single brief occurrence rather than occurring over a substantial period of time shall not be made unless in addition to the proper and timely filing of the injury reports, an application or claim for benefits is filed within one (1) year after the date the injury occurred or for injuries not readily apparent, within one (1) year after discovery of the injury by the employee. The injury report is not a claim for benefits.
(b) The right of compensation for an injury which occurs over a substantial period of time is barred unless a claim for benefits is filed within one (1) year after a diagnosis of injury is first communicated to the employee, or within three (3) years from the date of last injurious workplace exposure to the condition causing the injury, whichever occurs last, excluding injury caused by ionizing radiation to which the three (3) year limitation does not apply. If death results from ionizing radiation within one (1) year after a diagnosis of the medical condition is first communicated to the employee or if death occurs without the communication of a diagnosis to the employee, a claim shall be filed within one (1) year after the date of death.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 82, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-504 - Amendment of Employee's Injury Report.

27-14-504. Amendment of employee's injury report.
An employee's injury report may be amended at any time before an initial award is made in order that the employee may correctly set out the nature of his injury. Any amendment may be approved, disapproved or contested as if an original injury report.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-505 - Tolling of Statute of Limitations While Persons Under Disability.

27-14-505. Tolling of statute of limitations while persons under disability.
If an injured employee is mentally incompetent or a minor, or where death results from the injury and any of his dependents are mentally incompetent or minors, at the time when any right or privilege accrues under this act, no limitation of time provided for in this act shall run so long as the mentally incompetent or minor has no guardian.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-506 - Employer's Injury Report; Penalty for Failure to Report.

27-14-506. Employer's injury report; penalty for failure to report.
(a) When an injury is reported by any employee, the employer shall file an employer's injury report with the division within ten (10) days after the date on which the employer is notified of the injury and he shall mail or deliver a copy of the report to the employee. The employer's injury report shall be certified and shall contain any information provided by rules and regulations adopted by the director. The employer shall state on the injury report that either the injury is:
(i) Compensable and under the jurisdiction of this act; or
(ii) Not compensable under this act and the reasons therefor.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 82, 2.
(c) Willful failure or gross negligence to report occurrences causing injury to any of his employees by an employer is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-507 - Employer Required to Post Notice.

27-14-507. Employer required to post notice.
Each employer shall keep posted in a conspicuous place for employees a notice which shall be furnished by the division and which shall contain a brief summary of this act and procedures for filing claims. Each employer shall also keep a copy of this act and have it available for all employees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-508 - Blank Form Supplied by Director; Instructions to Employees, Employers and Health Care Providers; Training Programs for Clerks of Court.

27-14-508. Blank form supplied by director; instructions to employees, employers and health care providers; training programs for clerks of court.
(a) The director shall:
(i) Prepare, print and supply free of charge any blank forms necessary in administering this act to be used insofar as possible in all procedures under this act;
(ii) Prepare and print instructions for making correct claims for the information and use of employees;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 82, 2.
(iv) Prepare and print instructions for proper claim procedures for the information and use of health care providers and providers of medical and hospital care;
(v) Prepare and print instructions for proper claim procedures including approving or objecting to claims for the information and use of employers.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 82, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-509 - Autopsy May Be Required; Procedure.

27-14-509. Autopsy may be required; procedure.
Upon the filing of a claim for compensation for death for which an autopsy is necessary to accurately and scientifically ascertain and determine the cause of death, a hearing examiner may order an autopsy. The hearing examiner may designate a licensed physician who is a specialist in autopsies to perform or attend the autopsy and to certify his findings. The autopsy findings are a public record and shall be filed with the division. The hearing examiner may exercise the authority on his own motion or on an application made to him at any time by any party in interest upon the presentation of facts showing that a controversy may exist in regard to the cause of death or the existence of any compensable injury. All proceedings for compensation shall be suspended upon refusal of a claimant or his representative to permit an autopsy when ordered and no compensation shall be payable during the continuance of the refusal.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-510 - Misrepresentations or False Statements; Failure of Employer to Establish Account or Furnish Payroll Report.

27-14-510. Misrepresentations or false statements; failure of employer to establish account or furnish payroll report.
(a) Any person who knowingly makes, authorizes or permits any misrepresentation or false statement to be made for the purpose of him or another person receiving payment of any kind under this act is guilty of:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both, if the value of the payment is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00);
(ii) A felony punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both, if the value of the payment is five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more.
(b) Any employer who knowingly makes a false statement in a payroll report or reports resulting in the avoidance of or reduction in the employer's premium obligation within a one (1) year period is guilty of:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both, if the avoided premium or reduction in premium is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00); or
(ii) A felony punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both, if the avoided premium or reduction in premium is five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more.
(c) Any employer who knowingly makes a false statement in an injury report with the intention of denying a worker benefits due under this act is guilty of:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both, if the value of the benefits is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00);
(ii) A felony punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both, if the value of the benefits is five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more.
(d) Any employer who knowingly fails to establish an account or knowingly fails to furnish a payroll report as required by this act is guilty of:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both, for a first conviction; or
(ii) A felony punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both, for a second or subsequent conviction.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 5 - Claim Procedure › Section 27-14-511 - Recovery of Benefits Paid by Mistake or Fraud.

27-14-511. Recovery of benefits paid by mistake or fraud.
The attorney general may bring a civil action to recover the value of any benefits or other monies paid under this act due to mistake, misrepresentation or fraud. The attorney general shall be entitled to recover the costs of suit and reasonable attorney fees in cases of misrepresentation or fraud. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a criminal prosecution where appropriate. Any civil action for recovery of overpayment resulting from a mistake by the division shall be commenced within one (1) year after the alleged overpayment and shall be limited to recovery of those mistaken payments made within twelve (12) months before the commencement of the action.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-603 - Burden of Proof; Required Proof of Circumstances; Coronary Conditions; Hernia.

27-14-603. Burden of proof; required proof of circumstances; coronary conditions; hernia.
(a) The burden of proof in contested cases involving injuries which occur over a substantial period of time is on the employee to prove by competent medical authority that his claim arose out of and in the course of his employment and to prove by a preponderance of evidence that:
(i) There is a direct causal connection between the condition or circumstances under which the work is performed and the injury;
(ii) The injury can be seen to have followed as a natural incident of the work as a result of the employment;
(iii) The injury can fairly be traced to the employment as a proximate cause;
(iv) The injury does not come from a hazard to which employees would have been equally exposed outside of the employment; and
(v) The injury is incidental to the character of the business and not independent of the relation of employer and employee.
(b) Benefits for employment-related coronary conditions except those directly and solely caused by an injury, are not payable unless the employee establishes by competent medical authority that:
(i) There is a direct causal connection between the condition under which the work was performed and the cardiac condition; and
(ii) The causative exertion occurs during the actual period of employment stress clearly unusual to or abnormal for employees in that particular employment, irrespective of whether the employment stress is unusual to or abnormal for the individual employee; and
(iii) The acute symptoms of the cardiac condition are clearly manifested not later than four (4) hours after the alleged causative exertion.
(c) If an employee suffers a hernia, he is entitled to compensation if he clearly proves that:
(i) The hernia is of recent origin;
(ii) Its appearance was accompanied by pain;
(iii) It was immediately preceded by some accidental strain suffered in the course of the employment; and
(iv) It did not exist prior to the date of the alleged injury.
(d) If an employee establishes his right to compensation for a hernia as provided and elects not to be operated on, he shall not be compensated for the results of future strangulation of the hernia.
(e) In those proceedings in which the entitlement of an employee to benefits for successive compensable injuries is established but no single employer can be determined to be chargeable for the injuries, the division shall apportion the benefit charge in accordance with W.S. 27-14-201(d).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-604 - Examination by Impartial Health Care Provider; Costs; Report by Nonresident Provider.

27-14-604. Examination by impartial health care provider; costs; report by nonresident provider.
(a) In any contested proceeding, the hearing examiner may appoint a duly qualified impartial health care provider to examine the employee and give testimony. The fee for the service shall be as ordered by the hearing examiner, with mileage allowance as is allowed to other witnesses to be assessed as costs and paid as other witness fees are paid. The employer or employee may, at his own expense, also designate a qualified health care provider who may be present at the examination of the employee and give testimony at later hearings.
(b) If the employer and employee stipulate to an examination of the employee by a nonresident, qualified health care provider designated by the hearing examiner, and that the report of the health care provider as to his examination shall be admitted in evidence, the hearing examiner may order payment of the reasonable cost and expense of the employee's attendance upon the health care provider, the provider's fee for examination of the employee and his report thereon. The fees and costs shall be charged in the same manner as other costs and witness fees. The nonresident health care provider shall report in writing to the hearing examiner and include answers to questions asked by the hearing examiner relative to the employee's condition.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-605 - Application for Modification of Benefits; Time Limitation; Grounds; Termination of Case; Exceptions.

27-14-605. Application for modification of benefits; time limitation; grounds; termination of case; exceptions.
(a) If a determination is made in favor of or on behalf of an employee for any benefits under this act, an application may be made to the division by any party within four (4) years from the date of the last payment for additional benefits or for a modification of the amount of benefits on the ground of increase or decrease of incapacity due solely to the injury, or upon grounds of mistake or fraud. The division may, upon the same grounds and within the same time period, apply for modification of medical and disability benefits to a hearing examiner or the medical commission, as appropriate.
(b) Any right to benefits shall be terminated and is no longer under the jurisdiction of this act if a claim for any benefit is not filed with the division within the four (4) year limitation prescribed under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) A claim for medical benefits which would otherwise be terminated under subsection (b) of this section and barred under W.S. 27-14-503(a) and (b) may be paid by the division if the claimant:
(i) Submits medical reports to the division substantiating his claim;
(ii) Proves by competent medical authority and to a reasonable degree of medical certainty that the condition is directly related to the original injury; and
(iii) Submits to an examination by a health care provider selected by the division and results of the examination validate his claim.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-606 - Determination and Awards Are Administrative Determination as to All Parties; Notice and Hearing Requirements.

27-14-606. Determination and awards are administrative determination as to all parties; notice and hearing requirements.
Each determination or award within the meaning of this act is an administrative determination of the rights of the employer, the employee and the disposition of money within the worker's compensation account as to all matters involved. No determination shall be final without notice and opportunity for hearing as required by this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-607 - Rights of Director to Defend Against Claim; No Waiver.

27-14-607. Rights of director to defend against claim; no waiver.
The director or his designee may for any reason appear before the hearing examiner or in the district court and defend against any claim and shall in all respects have the same rights of defense as the employer. Failure to contest a claim does not constitute waiver by the director of his right to participate in further proceedings concerning the award where he does not appear and defend at the original hearing or trial.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-608 - Attorney Fees; Penalty for Violation.

27-14-608. Attorney fees; penalty for violation.
(a) If the hearing examiner under W.S. 27-14-602(d) or the district court or supreme court under W.S. 27-14-615 set a fee for any person for representing a claimant under this act excluding a health care provider, the person shall not receive any additional fee from the claimant.
(b) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-609 - Periodic Review of Temporary Total Award; Physical Examination After Temporary Total Award; Purpose; Report to Division.

27-14-609. Periodic review of temporary total award; physical examination after temporary total award; purpose; report to division.
(a) The division shall review every award for temporary total disability under W.S. 27-14-404 at least once every six (6) months. Upon request by the employer or division, an employee awarded compensation for temporary total disability shall submit to medical examination by a health care provider at a place designated by the employer or division which is reasonably convenient for the employee. The employee may have a licensed health care provider present of his own selection at his own expense.
(b) The results of the examination shall be reported to the division. The division, without delay, shall forward copies to the employer and employee. If after consideration of all medical reports in the case the division determines that the employee has recovered to the extent that temporary total disability no longer applies and his earning ability is substantially restored, compensation shall be discontinued in accordance with W.S. 27-14-404 unless written objection is filed by the employer or employee with the division within ten (10) days from the date of notice.
(c) If an employee refuses to submit to or obstructs the examination, his right to monthly payments shall be suspended until the examination has taken place. No compensation shall be paid during the period of refusal.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-610 - Health Care Providers Required to Testify; Refusal; Privilege Inapplicable.

27-14-610. Health care providers required to testify; refusal; privilege inapplicable.
If directed under this act, any health care provider providing professional attention to an employee may be required to testify before the hearing examiner or any court, provide written reports and attend depositions in a professional capacity. Any health care provider refusing to comply with this section shall forfeit any remuneration or award under this act for services rendered or facilities provided the injured employee. The law of privileged communication between health care provider and patient shall not apply.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-611 - Administrative Determination for Compensation; Copies to Employer and Auditor; Warrants for Payment.

27-14-611. Administrative determination for compensation; copies to employer and auditor; warrants for payment.
Any administrative determination for compensation to an injured employee or his dependents shall be transmitted by the division to the employer. The division shall transmit a certified copy to the state auditor for filing. The certified copy is direction to the state auditor to issue warrants for payment in accordance with this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-612 - Appeal by Employee; Costs.

27-14-612. Appeal by employee; costs.
If an appeal to the district court is prosecuted on behalf of the employee, the employee or attorney representing the employee shall order a record of the proceedings at the hearing to be supplied by the hearing examiner without cost to the employee. An electronic recording of the proceedings may serve as the official transcript but upon appeal, the district court may request a written transcript of the proceedings or any portion of the proceedings. The employee or attorney shall also order the papers on file with the division to be prepared, transcribed, certified and forwarded to the district court without cost to the employee. Docket fees in the district court shall be paid for directly out of the worker's compensation account.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-613 - Appeal by Employer; Stay of Award.

27-14-613. Appeal by employer; stay of award.
If an appeal is prosecuted on behalf of the employer, the record of the proceedings at the original hearing shall be supplied without cost to the employer. An electronic recording of the proceedings may serve as the official transcript but upon appeal, the district court may request a written transcript of the proceedings or any portion of the proceedings. The employer may employ counsel to conduct the appeal on his behalf. Upon request and on appeal by an employer or the division from an order of award, the hearing examiner may stay the payment of the award or that portion appealed from upon any terms as the hearing examiner deems proper.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-614 - Direct Appeal by Director From Any Order; Stay of Execution; Costs.

27-14-614. Direct appeal by director from any order; stay of execution; costs.
The director may appeal to the district court from any order or judgment of the hearing examiner awarding compensation or declining to award compensation although he was not a party to the proceedings before the hearing examiner, without the necessity of presenting any petition for reopening of a case to the hearing examiner. After the appeal is perfected, the hearing examiner may stay the execution of the order or judgment appealed from without requiring any bond. The attorney general or his assistant shall represent the director in all cases. All the costs of the new hearings granted upon petition of the director and all costs of appeals conducted by the director shall be paid by the worker's compensation account except such costs as the court in its discretion shall assess against any of the other parties to the cause.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 6 - Contested Cases › Section 27-14-615 - Appointment of Attorneys for Court Proceedings; Fees.

27-14-615. Appointment of attorneys for court proceedings; fees.
The district court may appoint an attorney to represent the employee during proceedings in the district court and appeal to the supreme court. The district court may allow the attorney a reasonable fee for his services at the conclusion of the proceedings in district court and the supreme court may allow for reasonable fees for services at the conclusion of the proceedings in the supreme court. In any appeal where the issue is the compensability of an injury, a prevailing employer's attorney fees shall also be paid according to the order of the district court or supreme court from the worker's compensation account, not to affect the employer's experience rating. An award of attorney's fees shall be for a reasonable number of hours and shall not exceed the benefits at issue in the appeal. In all other cases, if the employer or division prevails in the district court or supreme court, as the case may be, the fees allowed an employee's attorney shall not affect the employer's experience rating.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 7 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 27-14-702 - No Garnishment, Attachment or Execution on Unpaid Award.

27-14-702. No garnishment, attachment or execution on unpaid award.
Except as provided under W.S. 27-14-703, no money paid or payable under this act prior to issuance and delivery of the warrant therefor shall be assigned, charged or taken in execution or by garnishment. Any such assignment, attachment, garnishment or charge is void.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 7 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 27-14-703 - Disclosure of Child Support Obligations Required; Notification; Amount Withheld; Payment; Applicability of Provisions.

27-14-703. Disclosure of child support obligations required; notification; amount withheld; payment; applicability of provisions.
(a) An injured employee filing a claim for benefits payable under this act shall disclose if he owes child support obligations enforced pursuant to a plan described in 42 U.S.C. 654 and approved under 42 U.S.C. 651 et seq. If the employee owes child support obligations and is awarded benefits, the division shall notify the state or local child support enforcement agency operating pursuant to a plan described in 42 U.S.C. 654 and enforcing the obligation that the employee is eligible for benefits.
(b) The division shall withhold from benefits payable to an employee owing child support obligations:
(i) The amount specified by the employee to the division to be withheld under this subsection;
(ii) The amount determined pursuant to an agreement under 42 U.S.C. 654(19)(B)(i) and submitted to the division by the state or local child support enforcement agency; or
(iii) Any amount otherwise required to be withheld from benefits payable under this act pursuant to legal process defined under 42 U.S.C. 662(e) and properly served upon the division.
(c) Any amount withheld under subsection (b) of this section shall be paid by the division to the appropriate state or local child support enforcement agency, treated as if paid to the employee as benefits under this act and as if paid by the employee to the state or local child support enforcement agency in satisfaction of his child support obligations.
(d) This section applies only if arrangements are made for reimbursement by the state or local child support enforcement agency for administrative costs incurred by the division attributable to child support obligations enforced by the agency.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 7 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 27-14-704 - Worker's Compensation Revenue Bonds; Department Determination; Issuance by State Loan and Investment Board; Bonding Procedure, Terms and Conditions.

27-14-704. Worker's compensation revenue bonds; department determination; issuance by state loan and investment board; bonding procedure, terms and conditions.
(a) The department may upon determining that the issuance of revenue bonds would be financially beneficial to the worker's compensation account and that bond issuance would not negatively impact employer contribution rates to the account, request the state loan and investment board to issue worker's compensation revenue bonds to fund awards and claims, program and administrative expenses and program reserves. Upon receipt of a request under this subsection, the state loan and investment board shall review the department's determination and if it concurs with the determination, the board may issue worker's compensation revenue bonds in one (1) or more series not to exceed an aggregate amount of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000.00). The net proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall after payment of issuance costs, be deposited into the worker's compensation claims payment account established under W.S. 27-14-701(f).
(b) Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this section are limited obligations payable solely from and secured by funds deposited within the worker's compensation account as created under W.S. 27-14-701(a) and the worker's compensation claims payment account. The bondholders may not look to any general or other fund for payment of the bonds except for revenues pledged therefor. The revenue bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness or a debt within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision or limitation. The bonds shall not be considered or held to be general obligations of the state but shall constitute limited obligations of the state and the board shall not pledge the state's full faith and credit for payment of the bonds. Each series of bonds may be issued by the board at public or private sale, in denominations and registered form, with such provision for conversion or exchange, for establishing interest rates or methods of determining rates on a variable or fixed rate basis, for establishing maturities and redemption provisions, as determined by the board. The bonds shall be payable at the office of a fiscal agent designated by the board. The state loan and investment board shall not issue any revenue bonds under this section unless the sale results in an economic benefit to the worker's compensation program as determined by the board. In all other respects, the board may prescribe the form and terms of the revenue bonds and shall do whatever is lawful and necessary for their issuance and payment. Action taken by the board under this section shall be approved by a majority of its members.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 8 - Administrative Provisions › Section 27-14-801 - Duties of Director.

27-14-801. Duties of director.
(a) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, 3.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, 3.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, 3.
(d) The director may provide for the investigation of facts and circumstances regarding any claim filed under this act. To carry out investigations, he may acquire the services of one (1) or more physicians licensed to practice medicine in this state to serve as medical consultants in investigating any injury or death resulting from injury, the treatment of any injury or death or the recovery of any employee which is reported to the division. The physician shall be paid on a fee for service basis from the worker's compensation account. The director may also employ consultants to review medical and hospital bills submitted to the division.
(e) The director shall:
(i) Repealed by Laws 1996, ch. 82, 2.
(ii) Periodically provide for educational programs for and consult with employee groups, employers, hospital administrators and health care providers;
(iii) Report to the appropriate professional or facility licensing authority any suspected substandard or inappropriate medical or health care provided to an injured worker by the provider or health care facility;
(iv) Provide information and guidance to employers and employees as provided by W.S. 9-2-2602(b)(viii).
(f) Any duties designated by statute upon the director may be performed by his designee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 8 - Administrative Provisions › Section 27-14-802 - Rulemaking Power; Fees; State's Average Wages; Vocational Rehabilitation; Contracts With Clerks of District Court.

27-14-802. Rulemaking power; fees; state's average wages; vocational rehabilitation; contracts with clerks of district court.
(a) The director may adopt rules and regulations for administration of this act. The director shall by rule and regulation establish criteria for qualification of resident and nonresident employers, provide for advance payments of employer premiums under W.S. 27-14-202(e), provide fee schedules for all medical and hospital care rendered injured employees and for the establishment of the state's average monthly wage. In addition, the division may by rule and regulation establish a separate fee schedule for surgical procedures and hospital admissions preauthorized by the division. Changes in any rule or regulation adopted under this subsection shall be considered only at quarterly intervals.
(b) Before the last day of each quarter in each year, the department shall estimate the average monthly and weekly wage for the twelve (12) months preceding the quarter, based on unemployment insurance commission information and other available statistics.
(c) The division, together with the division of vocational rehabilitation within the department of workforce services, shall jointly establish consistent rules and regulations for the implementation of W.S. 27-14-408.
(d) The division may contract with the clerks of district court on a county by county basis, for compensation mutually agreed upon, to perform the following functions:
(i) Technical assistance to employers, employees, health care providers and other interested parties in complying with the requirements of this act and interacting with the worker's compensation system;
(ii) Providing necessary forms to employers, employees health care providers and other interested parties;
(iii) Responding to inquiries on the status of particular cases;
(iv) Obtaining documents including confidential documents, concerning individual cases and transmitting these documents to authorized persons;
(v) Retention and storage of records prior to January 1, 1997; and
(vi) Any other administrative function useful in the management of the worker's compensation program.
(e) Compensation negotiated pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be paid from the worker's compensation account and the agreement may be modified at any time by mutual consent of the parties or may be terminated by either party following notice specified in the agreement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 8 - Administrative Provisions › Section 27-14-803 - Investigatory Powers; Examination of Employer's Records; Subpoenas.

27-14-803. Investigatory powers; examination of employer's records; subpoenas.
(a) In addition to W.S. 27-14-801(d) and if the administrator has reason to believe that an employee, employer, health care provider or any representative thereof has engaged in any activity in violation of this act, he shall make an investigation to determine if this act has been violated and, to the extent necessary for this purpose, may conduct discovery pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
(b) The administrator may examine the books, accounts, payrolls or business operation of any employer to secure any information necessary for any investigation conducted under this section and for the administration of this act at any reasonable time on twenty-four (24) hours notice but excluding Sundays and holidays unless waived by the employer, either in person or through any authorized inspector, agent or deputy.
(c) If records necessary for an investigation under this section are located outside this state, the person being investigated shall:
(i) Make them available to the administrator at a convenient location within this state;
(ii) Pay the reasonable and necessary expenses for the administrator or his representative to examine them at the location at which maintained; or
(iii) Provide access to comparable officials of the state in which the records are located for inspection as the administrator may require.
(d) If the employer, employee, health care provider or any representative thereof refuses to cooperate and assist discovery by the administrator pursuant to this section, the attorney general may, at the request of the administrator and upon reasonable notice to all parties, apply to the district court for a subpoena or for an order compelling compliance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 8 - Administrative Provisions › Section 27-14-804 - Statistical Compilation; Annual Report and Projection; Additional Reporting Requirements.

27-14-804. Statistical compilation; annual report and projection; additional reporting requirements.
(a) The director shall:
(i) Secure and compile statistical information concerning injuries occurring in employment, showing the number of injuries or fatalities occurring in the employment and any other information relevant to the proper operation or administration of this law;
(ii) Report to the governor as provided by W.S. 9-2-1014;
(iii) Annually prepare and present to the governor and the legislature projections of income, expenditures and account balances for the succeeding twelve (12) month period;
(iv) Annually report to the legislature on recommendations for improvement to the initial claims processing and determination process and the effectiveness of the process.
(v) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 27 - Labor and Employment › Chapter 14 - Worker's Compensation › Article 8 - Administrative Provisions › Section 27-14-806 - Experience Rating Manipulation; Penalties.

27-14-806. Experience rating manipulation; penalties.
(a) A person who knowingly, or with deliberate ignorance or reckless disregard of the true facts or the requirements of this act, violates or attempts to violate the requirements of W.S. 27-14-207 or any other provision of this act related to determining the assignment of a premium rate, or who advises another to violate the requirements of W.S. 27-14-207 or any other provision of this act related to determining the assignment of a premium rate, shall be subject to the following penalties:
(i) A person who is an employer shall be assigned, for the rate year during which the noncompliance or misrepresentation occurred and for the following three (3) rate years, the highest base rate within the industry classification assigned during that year under the division's rate filing. If the person's business is already at the highest rate for any year, or if the amount of increase in the person's rate would be less than two percent (2%) for that year, then a penalty rate of two percent (2%) shall be imposed for that year. This penalty may exceed the maximum assignable rate;
(ii) In addition to the penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection, any violation or attempted violation of W.S. 27-14-207 or any other provision of this act related to determining the assignment of a premium rate may be prosecuted as a felony punishable by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.