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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-103 - License; Issuance; Qualifications; Waiver of Additional Qualifications.

33-22-103. License; issuance; qualifications; waiver of additional qualifications.
The board shall have authority to issue licenses to qualified persons as nursing home administrators. No license shall be issued to a person as a nursing home administrator unless he shall have submitted evidence satisfactory to the board of his ability to supervise a nursing home. For purposes of carrying out this section, fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check under W.S. 7-19-201 shall be provided to the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-104 - License; Annual Fee; Expiration; Continuing Education.

33-22-104. License; annual fee; expiration; continuing education.
Each person licensed as a nursing home administrator shall be required to pay an annual license fee in an amount to be fixed by the board pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201. Each such license shall expire on the thirty-first day of December following issuance, and shall be renewable for a calendar year, upon payment of the annual license fee. Application for renewal shall be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the board of completion of continuing education requirements as established by rule of the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-105 - Disposition of Fees; Board of Nursing Home Administrators' Account.

33-22-105. Disposition of fees; board of nursing home administrators' account.
All fees shall be received and collected as provided by law. The state treasurer shall keep the same in a separate account, which may be used and expended by the board to pay the compensation and travel expenses of members and employees of the board, and other expenses necessary for the board to administer and carry out the provisions of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-106 - Officers of Board; Rules and Regulations; Compensation of Board; Necessary Personnel.

33-22-106. Officers of board; rules and regulations; compensation of board; necessary personnel.
The board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer, and shall adopt rules and regulations to govern its proceedings. This board will serve without compensation except for the receipt of per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii). The board may employ and fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel to assist it in the performance of its duties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-107 - Determining Qualifications of Administrator; Examinations; Holder of License Deemed Qualified.

33-22-107. Determining qualifications of administrator; examinations; holder of license deemed qualified.
The board shall have sole and exclusive authority to determine the qualifications, skill and fitness of any person to serve as an administrator of a nursing home or similar institution. The board may give examinations and shall determine the subjects of examination for applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators, and the scope, content and format of such examinations which in any examination shall be the same for all candidates; provided, however, that such examinations shall include examination of the applicant to demonstrate his proficiency in the rules and regulations of health and safety. The holder of a license under the provisions of this act shall be deemed qualified to serve as the administrator of a nursing home.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-108 - Powers and Duties of Board.

33-22-108. Powers and duties of board.
(a) The board shall:
(i) Develop, impose and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator, which standards shall be designed to insure that nursing home administrators will be individuals who have backgrounds that do not evidence conduct adverse to the practice of nursing home administration or to the ability to practice nursing home administration and are otherwise suitable, and who, by training or experience, in the field of institutional administration, are qualified to serve as nursing home administrators;
(ii) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets such standards;
(iii) Issue licenses to individuals determined, after application of such techniques, to meet such standards, and revoke or suspend licenses previously issued by the board in any case where the individual holding such license is determined substantially to have failed to conform to the requirements of such standards, subject to the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;
(iv) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of nursing homes and administrators of nursing homes within the state with a view to the improvement of the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators and of procedures and methods for the enforcement of standards with respect to administrators of nursing homes who have been licensed as such;
(v) Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will, during any period that they serve as such, comply with the requirements of such standards;
(vi) Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to, any charge or complaint filed with the board to the effect that any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of such standards; and
(vii) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this paragraph.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-109 - Rules and Regulations.

33-22-109. Rules and regulations.
The board shall have the authority to make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with law as may be necessary for the proper performance of its duties, and to take such other action as may be necessary to enable the state to meet the requirements set forth in section 1908 of the Social Security Act, the federal rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and other pertinent federal authority.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 22 - Nursing Home Administrators › Section 33-22-110 - Misdemeanor.

33-22-110. Misdemeanor.
It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to act or serve in the capacity of a nursing home administrator unless he is the holder of a license as a nursing home administrator, issued in accordance with the provisions of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-102 - Optometrist's Use of Certain Drugs; Limitation.

33-23-102. Optometrist's use of certain drugs; limitation.
An optometrist shall be allowed to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents related to the practice of optometry for the treatment of ocular disease, excluding schedule I and II narcotics, but allowing for the prescribing of hydrocodone or hydrocodone containing pharmaceutical agents regardless of schedule.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-103 - License Required; Civil Suit; Damages.

33-23-103. License required; civil suit; damages.
(a) It is unlawful for any person in the state of Wyoming to practice or attempt to practice optometry or to advertise, or hold himself out as qualified to fit or adjust any lenses or lens in any manner or form as an aid to human eyesight, without first obtaining a license to practice optometry.
(b) A person who is damaged by another person who violates this section may in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute suit in the county where the violation occurred to require enforcement by injunctive procedures and to recover damages plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
(c) A person who is attending an optometry school accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization which is recognized or approved by the United States Department of Education (USDE) or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or their successor agencies, may practice optometry while doing an externship for said school under the direct supervision of an optometrist or physician licensed in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-104 - Board of Examiners in Optometry; Created; Composition; Designation; Duties Generally; Appointment; Qualifications and Terms of Members; Vacancies; Oath.

33-23-104. Board of examiners in optometry; created; composition; designation; duties generally; appointment; qualifications and terms of members; vacancies; oath.
The Wyoming state board of examiners in optometry is created to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this act. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor and shall include three (3) licensed optometrists, one (1) member of the public and one (1) licensed health care professional other than a licensed optometrist. The terms of the office of the members appointed shall be three (3) years or until their successors have qualified. Each member of the board shall be a resident of the state of Wyoming and each optometrist member of the board shall have been engaged in the actual practice of optometry in the state for at least one (1) year prior to appointment. The governor shall make all appointments to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation or removal. The governor may remove any member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. The members of the board, before entering upon their duties, shall take and subscribe to the oath required to be taken by state officers and shall file the oath in the office of the secretary of state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-105 - Board of Examiners in Optometry; Officers; Powers of Members; Meetings; Quorum; Records.

33-23-105. Board of examiners in optometry; officers; powers of members; meetings; quorum; records.
The board shall annually elect officers. Each member of the board shall have the power, during his term of office to administer oaths and take affidavits, certifying thereto under his hand and seal provided and kept by the board. The board shall meet at least once in each year, for the purpose of holding an examination, and in addition thereto, upon the call of the president or request of a majority of its members. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. The secretary shall keep a complete record of the proceedings of the board, which record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-106 - Board of Examiners in Optometry; Compensation of Members; Disposition of Funds.

33-23-106. Board of examiners in optometry; compensation of members; disposition of funds.
(a) Each member of the board may receive as compensation the sum paid each day to members of the state legislature for each day spent in board meetings and per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii). Expenses shall be paid from the fees and assessments received under the provisions of this act. All fees, assessments and other monies, except fines and penalties, received under the provisions of this act, may be used for meeting the expenses of the board and in carrying out the provisions of this act. In no event shall any expenses be charged against the state.
(b) All money shall be received and collected as provided by law. The state treasurer shall credit the money to a separate account.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-108 - Board of Examiners in Optometry; Seal.

33-23-108. Board of examiners in optometry; seal.
The board shall provide a seal which shall contain the words, "Wyoming State Board of Examiners in Optometry, Official Seal".
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-109 - Examinations; Licensure; Qualifications; Reciprocity.

33-23-109. Examinations; licensure; qualifications; reciprocity.
(a) Any applicant for licensure under this act is required to pass the examination series administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, or its successor agency, or any other examination specified by the board in rule. The applicant shall be a graduate of an optometric school or college accredited by a regional or professional accreditation organization which is recognized or approved by the council on postsecondary accreditation or the United States Department of Education (USDE) or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or their successor agencies. Examinations shall cover subjects designated by the board.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 78, 2.
(c) In addition to satisfying the requirements under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for licensure 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.
(d) The board of examiners, pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201, shall establish fees for the standard examination, initial license and the annual renewal of the license. Every optometrist who desires to continue the practice of optometry shall annually, on or before April 1, pay the board the required renewal fee. A license which has expired due to failure to renew may be reinstated by the board upon receipt of the renewal fee and reinstatement and late fees set by the board in accordance with W.S. 33-1-201 provided the request for reinstatement is received in the board office no later than June 30 of the year in which the license expired. An optometrist who previously notified the board that he had retired may renew his license by submitting renewal fees for each year in which no license was issued and a reinstatement fee within three (3) years of the expiration date of the last license held. Upon retirement from active practice, an optometrist shall notify the board in writing.
(e) The board may issue a license by endorsement to engage in the practice of optometry to an applicant who is currently licensed in another United States or Canadian jurisdiction with substantially equivalent requirements as Wyoming and who meets Wyoming requirements for licensure by endorsement. Applicants for licensure by endorsement shall comply with standards set forth in board rules.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-110 - Refusal, Suspension or Revocation of License.

33-23-110. Refusal, suspension or revocation of license.
(a) The board may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue a license to any person who has been guilty of unprofessional and dishonest conduct, unethical conduct, conduct likely to deceive the public or failure to timely submit a renewal application.
(b) "Unprofessional and dishonest conduct" as used in this act means:
(i) The loaning of his license by any licensed optometrist to any person; the employment of "cappers" or "steerers" to obtain business, "splitting" or dividing a fee with any person or persons, the advertising by any means whatsoever of optometric practice or treatment or advice in which untruthful, improbable, misleading or impossible statements are made;
(ii) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 42, 2.
(iii) Being guilty of offenses that relate to the practice of optometry or to the ability to practice optometry or involving habitual intemperance, or being habitually addicted to the use of morphine, opium, cocaine, or other drugs having a similar effect;
(iv) The obtaining of any fee by intentional fraud or intentional misrepresentation or false pretenses;
(v) The use of any other term by a person licensed under this act except the term "optometrist" or "doctor of optometry" to designate his profession;
(vi) Employing either directly or indirectly any suspended or unlicensed optometrist to perform any work covered by the practice of optometry;
(vii) Incompetence, malpractice or unethical conduct;
(viii) Knowingly making any false statement of any material fact in any application or other instrument required by law to be filed with the board;
(ix) The board may clarify definitions stated in this subsection by properly promulgated rules and regulations.
(c) Board disciplinary proceedings will be conducted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the rules and regulations of the board.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 59, 2.
(e) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 59, 2.
(f) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-111 - Limitation on Rights Conferred by License; Prohibited Acts.

33-23-111. Limitation on rights conferred by license; prohibited acts.
(a) Nothing in this act shall be construed as conferring on the holder of a license issued by the board, the title "doctor of medicine," "ophthalmologist," or any other word or abbreviation indicating that he is engaged in the practice of medicine.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 78, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-113 - Advertising and Display of License Requirements.

33-23-113. Advertising and display of license requirements.
(a) An advertisement for the practice of optometry shall identify the license held pursuant to this act. The advertisement shall be free from deceptive or misleading information.
(b) To communicate to the patient the license held pursuant to this act, a licensee shall:
(i) Wear a photo identification name tag during patient encounters. The photo identification name tag shall include a photograph of the licensee, the licensee's name, and the license held pursuant to this act. The name tag shall be of a sufficient size for a patient to read the contents of the tag and shall be worn in a manner so as to be visible and apparent to the patient;
(ii) Display the license certificate issued by the board, in its entirety, in a conspicuous place in his office, wherein the practice of optometry is conducted;
(iii) Comply with these requirements in each practice setting.
(c) A licensee who enters into a collaborative practice agreement with a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy shall conspicuously post in each office the regularly scheduled hours the medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy intends to be physically present in the office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-114 - Continuing Education Courses Required.

33-23-114. Continuing education courses required.
All optometrists shall take courses of study in subjects relating to the practice of the profession of optometry for the utilization and application of new techniques, scientific and clinical advances, and achievements of research which will assure expansive and comprehensive care to the public. The board shall determine the requirements for continuing education pursuant to rules promulgated by the board. The board may use up to one-half (1/2) of its annual renewal fees for the purposes of contracting with institutions of higher learning, professional organizations, or qualified individuals to provide educational programs that meet this requirement. The board may also treat funds set aside for the purpose of continuing education as state funds for the purpose of accepting any funds made available under federal law on a matching basis for the programs of continuing education.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 23 - Optometrists › Section 33-23-115 - Penalty; Injunction; Civil Penalty; Jury Trial.

33-23-115. Penalty; injunction; civil penalty; jury trial.
(a) Any person who violates any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or imprisoned not more than six (6) months in the county jail, or both.
(b) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this act, the Wyoming state board of examiners of optometry, the attorney general or the district or county attorney may institute suit in the county in which a violation of this act occurred to require enforcement by injunctive procedures and to recover a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per violation, plus costs.
(c) Where a civil penalty is sought the defendant shall be entitled to a jury trial.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-101 - Short Title; Definitions.

33-24-101. Short title; definitions.
(a) This act means W.S. 33-24-101 through 33-24-301 and shall be known as the "Wyoming Pharmacy Act".
(b) As used in this act:
(i) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 7, 2.
(ii) "Telepharmacy" means a site where prescription drugs are stored and dispensed that is remote from but under the active control and supervision of a parent pharmacy and a licensed pharmacist and that is subject to the requirements of W.S. 33-24-156;
(iii) "Collaborative pharmaceutical care" means a pharmacist working in collaboration with practitioners authorized to prescribe medications;
(iv) "Unprofessional conduct" means:
(A) Dispensing a drug or brand of drug in filling a prescription which differs from that specified by the prescription, without authority of the issuer of the prescription, regarding the patient's name, drug, strength, quantity, directions or number of authorized refills;
(B) Obtaining any fee by fraud or misrepresentation;
(C) Willfully betraying patient confidences, provided a pharmacist may provide otherwise confidential patient information to other licensed health care professionals treating the patient;
(D) Employing directly or indirectly any student, any unlicensed pharmacy technician or any unlicensed pharmacist to practice pharmacy unless authorized by this act;
(E) Advertising in a misleading, false or deceptive manner;
(F) Filling a prescription which is more than two (2) years old;
(G) Filling a prescription without reasonable inquiry and confirmation of its validity if there are reasonable grounds to doubt the current existence of a practitioner-patient relationship between the practitioner and the customer seeking to obtain the drug;
(H) Filling a prescription with a drug that is past the expiration date provided by the manufacturer or supplier of the drug or other competent authority;
(J) Filling a prescription with drugs which have not been refrigerated as recommended by the manufacturer or supplier of the drugs or by other competent authority; or
(K) Other actions defined by rule and regulations as relevant to the pharmacist's professional character.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-102 - State Board of Pharmacy; Generally.

33-24-102. State board of pharmacy; generally.
(a) There is created a state board of pharmacy whose duty is to carry out the purposes and to enforce the provisions of this act. The board shall consist of nine (9) voting members consisting of five (5) pharmacists, one (1) physician, one (1) dentist or veterinarian, one (1) member of the public and one (1) pharmacy technician, who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate.
(b) The term for board members shall be six (6) years, and shall expire on March 1. Each member, unless removed, shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. Effective July 1, 1979, appointments and terms shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.
(c) The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-103 - State Board of Pharmacy; Qualifications of Members; Limitation on Terms; Prohibited Affiliations.

33-24-103. State board of pharmacy; qualifications of members; limitation on terms; prohibited affiliations.
(a) A pharmacist who is currently licensed as provided in this article and actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in Wyoming shall be eligible to be a voting member of the board of pharmacy if the pharmacist is a United States citizen and resident of Wyoming and at the time of appointment has been legally qualified to practice and engaged in the active practice of pharmacy in the state continuously for at least five (5) years.
(b) A dentist, physician or veterinarian who is currently licensed pursuant to chapter 15, 25 or 30 of this title shall be eligible to be a voting member of the board of pharmacy if the dentist, physician or veterinarian is a United States citizen and resident of Wyoming and at the time of appointment has been licensed to practice and engaged in the active practice of dentistry, medicine or veterinary medicine in this state continuously for at least five (5) years.
(c) A person shall be eligible for appointment as a voting member of the board representing the public if at the time of appointment the person is a United States citizen and resident of Wyoming and at the time of appointment has resided in this state continuously for at least five (5) years.
(d) A pharmacy technician licensed pursuant to article 3 of this chapter and actively practicing as a pharmacy technician in Wyoming shall be eligible to be a voting member of the board if the person is a United States citizen and a resident of this state and at the time of appointment has been employed as a pharmacy technician in Wyoming continuously for at least five (5) years.
(e) No member shall be appointed to, or serve, more than two (2) successive terms.
(f) No member shall be connected with a school or college of pharmacy in a professional or executive capacity.
(g) The term of any person appointed to the board pursuant to subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall expire immediately if the person no longer meets the eligibility criteria specified in the subsection under which the person was appointed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-104 - State Board of Pharmacy; Vacancies.

33-24-104. State board of pharmacy; vacancies.
Any vacancy upon the board caused by the disqualification, resignation, death or removal of a member shall be filled by the governor by appointment for the unexpired term of the vacated position. Appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the vacancy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-105 - State Board of Pharmacy; Oath or Affirmation of Members.

33-24-105. State board of pharmacy; oath or affirmation of members.
Each member of the board hereinafter appointed shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that the member will support the constitution and the laws of the United States and the state of Wyoming, and that the member will faithfully perform the duties as a member of the state board of pharmacy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-106 - State Board of Pharmacy; President, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer; Common Seal; Meetings; Quorum.

33-24-106. State board of pharmacy; president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer; common seal; meetings; quorum.
The board shall elect from its members a president, vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer. The board shall have a common seal. The board shall meet at least three (3) times a year, and more often if necessary, for the examination of applicants for registration and other business of the board at the times and places as shall be designated by the president or the board. Meetings of the board shall be at the call of the president and the secretary-treasurer or a majority of the board. A regular meeting of the board shall be held in the month of June of each year. A majority of the board shall at all times constitute a quorum, and the proceedings thereof shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-108 - State Board of Pharmacy; Creation of Indebtedness; Compensation of Members; Employment and Compensation of Staff; Legal Counsel.

33-24-108. State board of pharmacy; creation of indebtedness; compensation of members; employment and compensation of staff; legal counsel.
(a) The board of pharmacy shall not create any indebtedness on behalf of the state except as provided in this section.
(b) Out of the fees collected and funds assessed by the board, each of the members of the board shall receive salary in the same manner and amount as members of the Wyoming legislature for each full or partial day actually engaged in the duties of his office and shall be reimbursed for per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii). Per diem and mileage expenses shall be paid from the board's account.
(c) The board may employ inspectors, chemists, agents, clerical help and other staff and personnel it determines necessary and may determine their salaries. All employees shall be reimbursed for per diem and mileage expenses as provided for state employees.
(d) The board may engage the services of legal counsel with the approval of the attorney general, to be paid from funds collected under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-109 - Disposition of Moneys Received and Collected.

33-24-109. Disposition of moneys received and collected.
All monies shall be received and collected as provided by law. The state treasurer shall place the money in a separate account. The money shall only be paid out upon a lawful voucher properly accompanied by two (2) signatures authorized by the board showing that the expense has been actually and properly incurred in the performance of the duties devolved upon the board. Upon presentation of the voucher and certificate, the auditor shall draw his warrant upon the treasurer against the account in favor of the proper person. No warrant shall be drawn unless and until there are sufficient monies in the account to pay the same. The account shall only be drawn upon to pay the necessary compensation and expenses of the board, and such expenses as may be necessary to carry out and execute the provisions of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-112 - Fees for Examinations, Reexaminations, License Renewals and Registration Renewals; Late Fees.

33-24-112. Fees for examinations, reexaminations, license renewals and registration renewals; late fees.
(a) The board shall determine each year the fees to be collected for examinations, reexaminations, license renewals and registration renewals based upon annual normal operating expenses, including late fees to be collected for failure to pay a license or renewal fee by the deadline established by the board, provided that:
(i) Examination and reexamination fees shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus the amount charged by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to take the examinations;
(ii) License and registration renewals shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00);
(iii) Pharmacy licenses and renewals shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00);
(iv) Licenses and renewals for manufacturers or distributors of oxygen shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00);
(v) Late fees for licenses and renewals shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00); and
(vi) Drug distributor licenses and renewals shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(b) Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 42, 2.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 42, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-114 - Required Pharmacy Facilities, Utensils and Drugs.

33-24-114. Required pharmacy facilities, utensils and drugs.
To secure and retain a license, a pharmacy shall be equipped with facilities, apparatus, utensils and stock of drugs and medicines sufficient to permit the prompt and efficient compounding of prescriptions and shall be maintained in a sanitary and orderly manner. The minimum facilities, apparatus, utensils and stock of drugs and medicines shall be prescribed by the board of pharmacy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-115 - Unlawful Sale of Licenses.

33-24-115. Unlawful sale of licenses.
It shall be unlawful for any member or members of the state board of pharmacy to sell or offer for sale any license contrary to the provisions of this act. A conviction thereof will constitute an abuse of official power and render such member ineligible for continued membership on the board and create a vacancy in his position.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-116 - Qualifications of Applicants for Licensure as a Pharmacist by Examination.

33-24-116. Qualifications of applicants for licensure as a pharmacist by examination.
(a) Any person seeking licensure by examination to practice pharmacy in this state may make application in writing to the board. The applicant shall:
(i) Submit an application in the form and containing information as prescribed by the board;
(ii) Have attained the age of majority;
(iii) Be possessed of a background that does not evidence conduct adverse to the practice of pharmacy or to the ability to practice pharmacy;
(iv) Have graduated and received a professional degree from a college or school of pharmacy that has been approved by the board or have graduated from a foreign college of pharmacy. Graduates from a foreign college of pharmacy shall have completed a transcript verification program, taken and passed a college of pharmacy equivalency exam and completed a communication ability test as provided in board regulations;
(v) Have completed an internship or other program that has been approved by the board or demonstrated to the board's satisfaction experience in the practice of pharmacy which meets or exceeds the minimum internship requirements specified in board regulations;
(vi) Have successfully passed an examination or examinations approved by the board;
(vii) Pay the fees specified in board regulations for the examination and any related materials;
(viii) Provide the board with fingerprints, necessary fees and other information required to perform a criminal history record background check as provided for by W.S. 7-19-201. The board may delay issuing a license pending its receipt of the information from the background check.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-117 - Examination Required.

33-24-117. Examination required.
The applicant shall pass an examination, which has been adopted by the board, in a manner satisfactory to a reasonable board. The examination shall be, so far as the board shall deem practicable, on such subjects as are prescribed in the curriculum and taught in the accredited colleges and universities which offer courses of study leading to the degree above described and required, on the ethical and practical aspects of the practice of pharmacy which will confront a successful applicant in the practice of the profession in Wyoming, and on the laws and rules relating thereto. The examination shall be offered in the manner prescribed by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-118 - Registration of Applicant; Issuance of License; Contents of License or Certificate of Registration.

33-24-118. Registration of applicant; issuance of license; contents of license or certificate of registration.
Upon an applicant passing the examination the board shall cause his name and residence to be registered in a record kept by it for that purpose; and if the application is complete and there are no known grounds for denial of the license requested, the board shall issue to the applicant a license as evidence of his eligibility to practice pharmacy. The license, or certificate of registration shall contain, along with the other advisory information, the name of the person to whom issued, the date of issuance, and a special registration number designed by the board for exclusive identification of the registrant.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-119 - Reexamination Fees; No Refund of Fees; Notice of Results of Examination; Application for Reexamination.

33-24-119. Reexamination fees; no refund of fees; notice of results of examination; application for reexamination.
(a) All reexamination fees shall be the same as the current fee for the initial examination to be paid to the board. Before such examination is had, the fee must be paid, and in no case shall the examination or reexamination fee be refunded.
(b) The applicant shall be informed within a reasonable time if he passed or failed to pass the examination.
(c) An applicant who fails in his examination shall have the privilege, if he so desires, of applying to the board for a reexamination. This application shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied with the proper fee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-120 - Records as Prima Facie Evidence.

33-24-120. Records as prima facie evidence.
The board shall keep a record in which shall be recorded the names and addresses and pertinent information of all applicants and such other matters as shall afford a full record of its activities; the records or transcripts therefrom, duly certified by the board, shall be prima facie evidence before all the courts of this state of the entries therein contained.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-121 - Renewal License Certificate; Late Fee; Expiration Upon Failure to Renew; Reinstatement; Continuing Professional Education Requirement for Renewal; Reduction or Exception Determined by Board.

33-24-121. Renewal license certificate; late fee; expiration upon failure to renew; reinstatement; continuing professional education requirement for renewal; reduction or exception determined by board.
(a) On or before December 31 of each year, any pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy in this state shall transmit to the board his signature, registration number and address together with proof of compliance with subsection (d) of this section, the annual fee determined by the board and the relevant information pertaining to criminal, substance abuse, professional liability and licensure history. Upon receipt and compliance with all requirements, the board shall issue a renewal license certificate.
(b) A late fee as provided by W.S. 33-24-112(a)(v) shall be charged to any licensee failing to renew his license by December 31.
(c) If the licensee fails to secure the renewal certificate before December 31, the license to practice expires ten (10) days after mailing of written notice to renew sent to the holder by certified mail to the address last recorded for the licensee with the board. An expired license may be restored by the board upon compliance with this section not later than March 31 following expiration of the license.
(d) The board may require that any person applying for renewal in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall satisfactorily complete not less than six (6) nor more than fifteen (15) contact hours or not less than three-fifths (3/5) of one (1) continuing education unit nor more than one and one-half (1 1/2) continuing education units of approved continuing pharmaceutical education courses each year. For purposes of this subsection, one (1) continuing education unit is equivalent to ten (10) contact hours. No hours or units used for one (1) year shall apply to any other year. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer this subsection and may reduce or make exception to the requirements of this subsection for the initial year of application and for emergency or hardship cases. The board shall require one and one-half (1 1/2) hours of continuing education related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances annually. The board may require a person licensed as an inactive pharmacist, who seeks to be licensed as an active pharmacist, to:
(i) Provide proof of meeting the continuing education requirements for each year the person was licensed as an inactive pharmacist; or
(ii) Complete the continuing education requirements for each year, up to a maximum of five (5) years, the person was licensed as an inactive pharmacist.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-123 - Revocation or Suspension of License and Registration; Proceedings; Informal Resolution.

33-24-123. Revocation or suspension of license and registration; proceedings; informal resolution.
(a) Except as provided by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, proceedings under W.S. 33-24-122 may be taken by the board from matters within its knowledge, or may be taken upon the information of others; provided however, that if the informant is a member of the board, the other members of said board shall constitute the board for the purpose of finding judgment of the accused. The board shall, if it deems the charge sufficient, give notice by mail to the accused of facts or conduct which warrant the intended action, and afford the accused a hearing, as provided by law. All hearings or proceedings hereunder shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. If the accused does not appear, the board may proceed and determine the accusation in his absence. If the accused pleads guilty, or, upon the hearing the board shall find the causes alleged, or any of them to be true, it may proceed to judgment and may either revoke his registration and license, or merely revoke his license or suspend it for a specified period of time, or condition any of such sanctions on such future active or passive conduct of the offender as the board shall determine is reasonable, provided that such remedies are not exclusive and shall be in addition to other remedies provided by law. Upon revocation of any registration or license, the fact shall be noted upon the records of the board of pharmacy and the license shall be marked as cancelled upon the date of its revocation.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the executive director may subject to board approval and upon mutual agreement with a licensee, informally resolve violations of W.S. 33-24-122(a) and impose administrative penalties authorized under W.S. 33-24-122(b) in lieu of the proceedings specified under subsection (a) of this section. If the board disapproves the agreement and informal resolution, the agreement shall not:
(i) Constitute any admission by the licensee;
(ii) Be admissible in any subsequent proceeding under this act;
(iii) Prohibit the director from filing a formal complaint;
(iv) Prohibit the licensee from contesting or objecting to a formal complaint filed by the director or from appealing the decision of the board.
(c) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, no appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-124 - Persons Deemed Practicing Pharmacy.

33-24-124. Persons deemed practicing pharmacy.
Any person shall be deemed to be practicing pharmacy within the meaning of this act who provides collaborative pharmaceutical care or prepares, or compounds, or processes, or packages, or repackages, or labels, or dispenses, or sells, or offers for sale, at retail or in connection with operation of a health-care facility, any dangerous drugs, medicines, poisons, chemicals, narcotics, or prescriptions, which are identified as such in accordance with this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-125 - Dangerous Substances; Generally.

33-24-125. Dangerous substances; generally.
(a) Dangerous drugs, medicines, poisons, chemicals, and narcotics include only those drugs, chemicals, poisons, medicines and other substances which are intended for use by man:
(i) Which are habit forming; or
(ii) Which because of toxicity or other potentiality for harmful effect, or method of use, or the collateral measures necessary to its use, are not safe for use except under the supervision of a practitioner licensed by law to prescribe such substances; or
(iii) Which are designated as dangerous substances under the provisions of W.S. 33-24-131; and which are named and thereby included on a list of dangerous drugs, medicines, poisons, chemicals and narcotics compiled by the board of pharmacy and by them filed with the department of health. The board will provide a complete current copy of such list to all persons requesting same at cost.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 24 - Pharmacy › Article 1 - In General › Section 33-24-126 - Dangerous Substances; Compilation of List.

33-24-126. Dangerous substances; compilation of list.
In compiling such list of dangerous substances, and determining which substances shall be included thereon, and in adding substances thereto, and in deleting substances therefrom, the board shall consider all information which shall come to its attention from reasonably reliable sources and shall compile the list making use of such information about, experience with, and knowledge of (or lack of knowledge of or about) each substance and shall include, add or delete each substance as the accumulation of such information, experience, knowledge, or lack thereof, shall indicate according to the definitions and guidelines provided in W.S. 33-24-125.