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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 9 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker › Section 9-2 - General Requirements for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that
				  the Board receives all documentation necessary to prove to the Board's
				  satisfaction that the applicant meets all the requirements for licensure
				  herein. The applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence to the Board that
				  they:
(a) are of majority
				age;
(b) have no felony
				convictions, and no misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the
				practice of clinical social work or to the ability to practice clinical social
				work, although exceptions to this requirement may be granted by the Board if
				consistent with the public interest;
(c) are legal inhabitants of the United
				States; and
(d) satisfy the
				requirements established in these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 9 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker › Section 9-3 - Education Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
All educational requirements for licensure shall be met
				  through the completion of a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited
				  master's degree program in social work.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 9 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker › Section 9-4 - Supervised Training/Work Experience Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A minimum of three thousand
				(3,000) hours of supervised clinical training/work experience in clinical
				social work under the direct supervision of a DQCS is required for all
				applicants. This experience shall meet the requirements set forth in these
				rules. The hours must be completed over a period of not less than eighteen (18)
				months or more than thirty-six (36) months unless granted an extension by the
				Board.
(i) All three thousand (3,000) hours of
				supervised clinical training/work experience required shall be completed after
				the award of the graduate degree.
(ii) Of the three thousand (3,000) hours
				required, at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours shall be direct
				client contact hours providing clinical social work as defined in Wyoming
				Statute
											33-38-102(a)
				(v).
(iii) The balance of the remaining indirect
				hours shall consist of work experience that supports the direct client contact
				hours, e.g. charting, preparation, meetings, trainings, or the other duties of
				clinical social work.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 9 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker › Section 9-5 - Examination Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall accept a
				passing score as established by the examination provider of the following
				examination:
(i) The Association of Social
				Work Boards (ASWB) examination at the Clinical Level; or
(ii) Other examination as may be approved by
				the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 9 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker › Section 9-6 - License by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual who holds a master's degree or higher in social
				  work, has passed the examination as required in Section
				  5 of this Chapter and holds a license that
				  is free from discipline and in good standing to engage in the practice of
				  social work under the laws of another state may, upon approval of the Board, be
				  issued a license as a Clinical Social Worker in this state. If the individual
				  has held a license to practice social work in more than one state, the
				  individual shall be required to provide verification that all licenses held
				  within the last five (5) years have not had any discipline against the
				  license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 9 - Licensed Clinical Social Worker › Section 9-7 - Standards of Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The terms "Licensed Clinical
				Social Worker" or "Clinical Social Worker" shall be used only after the
				applicant is granted licensure by the Board.
(b) The Licensed Clinical Social Worker shall
				comply with the National Association of Social Workers "Code of Ethics"
				incorporated into these rules in Chapter 15.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 10 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist › Section 10-1 - The Practice of a Marriage and Family Therapist

Current through July 13, 2024
The practice of a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist is
				  the rendering of professional couples, marital and family therapy services and
				  treatment to individuals, family groups, organizations, couples, marital pairs,
				  singly or in groups. Couples, marital and family therapy includes, but is not
				  limited to, performing mental health procedures, the assessment, diagnosis and
				  treatment, including psychotherapy, of nervous, emotional, and mental
				  disorders, whether cognitive, affective or behavioral, within the context of
				  couples, marital and family systems within the range of the professional's
				  preparation. Couples, marital and family therapy involves the professional
				  application of psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in
				  the delivery of services to individuals, couples, marital pairs and families
				  for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.
(a) The practice of marriage and family
				therapy may be either face-to-face that involves the synchronous interaction
				between an individual or groups of individuals using what is seen and heard in
				person to communicate, or
(b) Via
				methods of electronic delivery that involves the use of electronic or other
				means (e.g. telephone, computers, etc.) to provide the service.
(i) When using electronic delivery means, all
				use must be in compliance with all professional ethical standards and all other
				requirements in these rules;
(ii)
				Special care should be taken to ensure the confidentiality and security of the
				provision of services; and
(iii)
				The Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist shall provide only those services
				that are legal within the state that the recipient of services lives.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 10 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist › Section 10-2 - General Requirements for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that
				  the Board receives all documentation necessary to prove to the Board's
				  satisfaction that the applicant meets all the requirements for licensure
				  herein. The applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence to the Board that
				  they:
(a) are of majority
				age;
(b) have no felony
				convictions, and no misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the
				practice of marriage and family therapy or to the ability to practice marriage
				and family therapy, although exceptions to this requirement may be granted by
				the Board if consistent with the public interest;
(c) are legal inhabitants of the United
				States; and
(d) satisfy the
				requirements established in these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 10 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist › Section 10-4 - Supervised Training/Work Experience Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A minimum of three thousand
				(3,000) hours of supervised clinical training/work experience in individual,
				couple, marriage and family therapy under the direct supervision of a DQCS is
				required for all applicants. This experience shall meet the requirements set
				forth in these rules. The hours must be completed over a period of not less
				than eighteen (18) months or more than thirty-six (36) months unless granted an
				extension by the Board.
(i) All three
				thousand (3,000) hours of supervised clinical training/work experience required
				shall be completed after the award of the graduate degree.
(ii) Of the three thousand (3,000) hours
				required, at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours shall be direct
				client contact hours.
(A) Of the one thousand
				two hundred (1,200) direct client contact hours at least five hundred (500)
				hours must be direct clinical services to couples and families.
(iii) The balance of the remaining
				indirect hours shall consist of work experience that supports the direct client
				contact hours, e.g. charting, preparation, meetings, trainings, or the other
				duties of marriage and family counseling.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 10 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist › Section 10-5 - Examination Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall accept a
				passing score as established by the examination provider on one of the
				following examinations:
(i) The Association of
				Marital and Family Therapists Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) examination;
				or
(ii) Other examination as may be
				approved by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 10 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist › Section 10-6 - License by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual who has a master's degree or higher in marriage
				  family therapy, has passed the examination as required in Section
				  5 of this Chapter, and holds a license that
				  is free from discipline and in good standing to engage in the practice of
				  marriage and family therapy under the laws of another state may, upon approval
				  of the board, be issued a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist in this
				  state. If the individual has held a license to practice marriage and family
				  therapy in more than one state, the individual shall be required to provide
				  verification that all licenses held within the last five (5) years have not had
				  any discipline against the license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 10 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist › Section 10-7 - Standards of Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The terms "Licensed Marriage
				and Family Therapist" or "Marriage and Family Therapist" shall be used only
				after the applicant is granted licensure by the Board.
(b) The Licensed Marriage and Family
				Therapist shall comply with the American Association for Marriage and Family
				Therapy "Code of Ethics" incorporated into these rules in Chapter 15.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselor › Section 11-1 - The Practice of a Licensed Professional Counselor

Current through July 13, 2024
The practice of a Licensed Professional Counselor is the
				  rendering to individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations,
				  corporations, institutions, government agencies or the general public a service
				  that integrates a wellness, pathology and multicultural model of human
				  behavior. This model applies a combination of mental health, psychotherapeutic,
				  and human development principles and procedures to help clients achieve
				  effective mental, emotional, physical, social, moral, educational, spiritual or
				  career development and adjustment throughout the life span, and includes
				  performing mental health procedures, the assessment, diagnostic description and
				  treatment of mental disorders or disabilities within the range of the
				  professional's preparation.
(a) The
				practice of counseling may be either face-to-face that involves the synchronous
				interaction between an individual or groups of individuals using what is seen
				and heard in person to communicate, or
(b) Via methods of electronic delivery that
				involves the use of electronic or other means (e.g. telephone, computers, etc.)
				to provide the service.
(i) When using
				electronic delivery means, all use must be in compliance with all professional
				ethical standards and all other requirements in these rules;
(ii) Special care should be taken to ensure
				the confidentiality and security of the provision of services; and
(iii) The Licensed Professional Counselor
				shall provide only those services that are legal within the state that the
				recipient of services lives.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselor › Section 11-2 - General Requirements for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that
				  the Board receives all documentation necessary to prove to the Board's
				  satisfaction that the applicant meets all the requirements for licensure
				  herein. The applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence to the Board that
				  they:
(a) are of majority
				age;
(b) have no felony
				convictions, and no misdemeanor convictions that relate adversely to the
				practice of counseling or to the ability to practice counseling, although
				exceptions to this requirement may be granted by the Board if consistent with
				the public interest;
(c) are legal
				inhabitants of the United States; and
(d) satisfy the requirements established in
				these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselor › Section 11-4 - Supervised Training/Work Experience Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A minimum of three thousand
				(3,000) hours of supervised clinical training/work experience in professional
				counseling under the direct supervision of a DQCS is required for all
				applicants. This experience shall meet the requirements set forth in these
				rules. The hours must be completed over a period of not less than eighteen (18)
				months or more than thirty-six (36) months unless granted an extension by the
				Board.
(i) All three thousand (3,000) hours of
				supervised clinical training/work experience required shall be completed after
				the award of the graduate degree;
(ii) Of the three thousand (3,000) hours
				required, at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours shall be direct
				client contact hours.
(iii) The
				balance of the remaining indirect hours shall consist of work experience that
				supports the direct client contact hours, e.g. charting, preparation, meetings,
				trainings, or the other duties of counseling.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselor › Section 11-5 - Examination Requirement for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall accept a
				passing score as established by the examination provider on the following
				examinations:
(i) The National Board for
				Certified Counselor's (NBCC) National Counselor Examination (NCE) or the
				National Clinical Mental Health Examination (NCMHE).
(ii) The Certification Examination
				administered by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification
				(CRCC).
(iii) Other examinations as
				may be approved by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselor › Section 11-6 - License by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual who has a master's degree or higher in
				  professional counseling, has passed the examination as required in Section
				  5 of this Chapter, and holds a license that
				  is free from discipline and in good standing to engage in the practice of
				  professional counseling under the laws of another state may, upon approval of
				  the board, be issued a license as a Professional Counselor in this state. If
				  the individual has held a license to practice professional counseling in more
				  than one state, the individual shall be required to provide verification that
				  all licenses held within the last five (5) years have not had any discipline
				  against the license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 11 - Licensed Professional Counselor › Section 11-7 - Standards of Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The terms "Licensed
				Professional Counselor" or "Professional Counselor" shall be used only after
				the applicant is granted licensure by the Board.
(b) The Licensed Professional Counselor shall
				comply with the American Counseling Association "Code of Ethics" incorporated
				into these rules in Chapter 15.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 12 - Application Procedure › Section 12-1 - Class of License and Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A separate and distinct
				license or certification shall be issued for each of the following disciplines:
(i) Certified Addictions Practitioner
				(CAP)
(ii) Certified Addictions
				Practitioner Assistant (CAPA)
(iii)
				Certified Mental Health Worker (CMHW)
(iv) Certified Social Worker (CSW)
(v) Licensed Addictions Therapist
				(LAT)
(vi) Licensed Clinical Social
				Worker (LCSW)
(vii) Licensed
				Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
(viii) Licensed Professional Counselor
				(LPC)
(ix) Provisional Addictions
				Therapist (PAT)
(x) Provisional
				Clinical Social Worker (PCSW)
(xi)
				Provisional Marriage and Family Therapist (PMFT)
(xii) Provisional Professional Counselor
				(PPC)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 12 - Application Procedure › Section 12-2 - General Application Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual is considered an applicant once he or she has
				  submitted the following:
(a) A
				complete official application form accompanied by the application fee and
				appropriate proof of legal presence in the U.S.
(b) Official transcripts from all colleges
				and universities attended.
(i) Applicants
				required to complete transcript evaluation forms shall not use the same class
				to meet the requirements for more than one required area of study.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 12 - Application Procedure › Section 12-3 - Application for Licensure by Examination

Current through July 13, 2024
In addition to the documents required in Section
				  2 of this chapter, the DQCS(s) of the
				  applicant shall submit complete Verification and Evaluation of Supervised
				  Experience forms within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of
				  supervision.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 12 - Application Procedure › Section 12-4 - Application for Licensure by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
The applicant shall request verification of licensure in good
				  standing from jurisdictions where the applicant holds or has held a license in
				  any mental health discipline. Additionally, the applicant shall submit official
				  transcripts from all colleges and universities required by the application as
				  well as verification that the applicant has achieved a passing score on an
				  accepted examination for the license. The Board may rely upon the documentation
				  and verified data gathered and stored by not for profit organizations which
				  share in the public protection mission of this Board including, but not
				  limited, to Association of Social Work Boards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 12 - Application Procedure › Section 12-5 - Application for Certification by Examination

Current through July 13, 2024
In addition to the documents required in section
				  2 of this chapter, the DQCS of the
				  applicant shall submit a complete supervision agreement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 12 - Application Procedure › Section 12-6 - Application for Certification by Reciprocity

Current through July 13, 2024
The applicant shall request verification of certification in
				  good standing from jurisdictions where the applicant holds or has held a
				  certification in any mental health discipline. Additionally, the applicant
				  shall submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities required
				  by the application as well as verification that the applicant has achieved a
				  passing score on an accepted examination for the certification. The board may
				  rely upon the documentation and verified data gathered and stored by not for
				  profit organizations which share in the public protection mission of this board
				  including, but not limited, to Association of Social Work Boards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 12 - Application Procedure › Section 12-7 - Issuance of License or Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board shall issue a wall certificate to the successful
				  applicant bearing the full name of the holder, discipline designation, license
				  or certification number, date of issuance, expiration date, and appropriate
				  seal. The board may rely upon the documentation and verified data gathered and
				  stored by not for profit organizations which share in the public protection
				  mission of this board including, but not limited, to Association of Social Work
				  Boards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 12 - Application Procedure › Section 12-8 - Change of Name, Address or Telephone Number

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Licensees and certificate
				holders shall register with the Board any change in their legal name, shall
				submit documentation demonstrating the change of name, appropriate fee and
				shall surrender the old wall certificate and a new wall certificate shall be
				issued by the Board.
(b) Each
				applicant, licensee and certificate holders shall file with the Board their
				current home and professional mailing addresses and telephone numbers and shall
				report to the Board in writing any change of addresses or telephone numbers,
				giving both old and new addresses and telephone numbers. A change in employment
				requires a revised disclosure statement.
(c) All changes shall be reported to the
				Board office within thirty (30) days of the change.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 12 - Application Procedure › Section 12-9 - Correction and Amendment

Current through July 13, 2024
Any applicant, licensee or certificate holder may clarify
				  erroneous, inaccurate or misleading information in their file by submitting a
				  written statement to the Board which will be placed in their file.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 13 - Fees › Section 13-1 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
This fee schedule is adopted by the Board pursuant to W.S.
				  33-1201.
(a) Application Fees:
(i) Licensure by reciprocity $350.00 per
				discipline
(ii) Licensure by
				examination $350.00 per discipline
(iii) Licensure by completing provisional
				$200.00 per discipline
(iv)
				Certification by reciprocity $300.00 per discipline
(v) Certification by examination $300.00 per
				discipline
(vi) Provisional License
				$150.00 per discipline
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 13 - Fees › Section 13-4 - Duplicate or Replacement Certificate and Pocket Card

Current through July 13, 2024
Duplicate or replacement wall certificates and pocket cards
				  may be issued by the Board. All requests for duplicate or replacement
				  certificates shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by a $20.00 fee for
				  each duplicate or replacement. All requests for duplicate or replacement pocket
				  cards shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by a $10.00 fee for each
				  duplicate or replacement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 14 - Renewal › Section 14-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
Terms used in this section are defined as follows:
(a) "Applicant" means a licensee or former
				licensee.
(b) "ARC" means
				Application Review Committee which shall be comprised of one (1) or two (2)
				Board members or other individuals with assistance from a representative of the
				Attorney General's Office.
(c) "CE"
				means continuing education contact hours used to complete coursework or classes
				that have significant intellectual or practical content, and the primary
				objective shall be to increase the participant's competence within each
				licensed or certified discipline. The scope of practice for each discipline in
				these rules and regulations shall be used as a basis of what knowledge and
				skills are acceptable to the Board as continuing education
				activities.
(d) "License" means a
				license or certificate.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 14 - Renewal › Section 14-3 - Renewal of License

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Initial Licensure. An initial
				license shall be valid for a minimum of two (2) years and shall expire on the
				licensee's birthday immediately following that two (2) year period. If the
				licensee desires to continue to practice, the licensee shall seek renewal of
				their license.
(b) Renewal Period
				and Expiration Date. A renewed license shall be valid for two (2) years. A
				license shall expire on a licensee's birthday at the end of that renewal
				period.
(c) Renewal Procedure. A
				licensee shall seek renewal every two (2) years on or before their birthday. A
				licensee seeking renewal shall submit:
(i) A
				completed renewal application and payment of fee; and
(ii) Evidence of completion of forty-five
				(45) contact hours of CE that comply with Section
				4.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 14 - Renewal › Section 14-4 - Continuing Education Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Renewal Period. CE shall be
				obtained during the current renewal period.
(b) Specific CE Requirements.
(i) Licensees shall complete at least three
				(3) contact hours of CE activities in each of the following:
(A) Professional ethics; and
(B) Suicide assessment or
				intervention.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 14 - Renewal › Section 14-5 - Retired Status

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Eligibility. A licensee may
				seek retired status if they are no longer receiving any remuneration from
				providing any of the services regulated by this Act.
(b) Application Procedure. A licensee seeking
				retired status shall submit a completed retirement application and pay for a
				replacement wall certificate.
(c)
				CE Exemption. While a license is retired, the licensee shall be exempt from the
				CE requirement for renewal of the license.
(d) Wall Certificate. A replacement wall
				certificate shall be issued identifying the licensee as retired. The licensee
				shall return the original wall certificate to the Board Office.
(e) Fingerprints. Beginning July 1, 2021
				applicants shall submit fingerprints and other information necessary for a
				criminal history record background check as required by
				W.S.
				33-38-105(j)(2).
(f) The applicant acknowledges through
				submission of an application and fee the Board may perform an ongoing query of
				their licensure through the National Practitioners Data Base.
(g) Reactivation. A retired licensee may
				return to active practice by completing forty-five (45) contact hours of CE
				within the two (2) years immediately preceding re-application, submitting a
				professional disclosure statement, and paying the full renewal fee for the
				remainder of the current license period.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 14 - Renewal › Section 14-6 - Relicensure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Eligibility. An applicant may
				seek relicensure if the application failed to timely renew their license or
				allowed the license to expire and has not held an active license in another
				jurisdiction.
(b) Relicensure
				Procedure. An applicant seeking relicensure shall submit:
(i) Completed relicensure application and
				payment of fees; and
(ii) Evidence
				of completion of forty-five (45) contact hours of CE that comply with Section
				4 within the two (2) years immediately
				preceding the application for relicensure; or
(iii) If the license has been expired for
				more than five (5) years, then applicant shall retake and successfully pass the
				proper examination.
(iv)
				Fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record
				background check as required by
				W.S.
				7-19-201(a)(xxx).
(v) The applicant acknowledges through
				submission of an application and fee the Board may perform an ongoing query of
				their licensure through the National Practitioners Data Base.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 14 - Renewal › Section 14-7 - Reinstatement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Eligibility. An applicant may
				seek reinstatement if the license has been revoked, surrendered, suspended,
				conditioned, or restricted.
(b)
				Reinstatement Procedure. An applicant seeking reinstatement shall submit:
(i) A completed reinstatement applicant and
				payment of fees;
(ii) Evidence of
				meeting requirements of the previous Board's order or correcting the conduct
				underlying the Board's order that demonstrates the applicant's ability to
				safely, skillfully, and competently practice; and
(iii) Evidence of completion of twenty (20)
				contact hours of CE that comply with Section
				4 for each year since the applicant's last
				renewal, if applicable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 15 - Professional Responsibility › Section 15-1 - Ethical Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board hereby incorporates into these rules by reference
				  the following ethical standards of the professional organization representing
				  each discipline:
(a) The Association
				for Addiction Professionals (National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
				Counselors (NAADAC)) "Code of Ethics", adopted by the Association for Addiction
				Professionals and effective on January 1, 2021, found at:
				mentalhealth.wyo.gov
(b) National
				Association of Social Workers (NASW) "Code of Ethics", adopted by the NASW
				Delegate Assembly and effective August 4, 2017, found at:
				mentalhealth.wyo.gov
(c) American
				Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) "Code of Ethics", adopted by
				the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and effective on
				January 1, 2015, found at: mentalhealth.wyo.gov
(d) American Counseling Association (ACA)
				"Code of Ethics", adopted by the ACA Governing Council and effective on March
				26, 2014, found at: mentalhealth.wyo.gov
(e) For these rules incorporated by
				reference:
(i) The Board has determined that
				incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or
				inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;
(ii) The incorporation by reference does not
				include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the
				applicable date identified in subsection (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this
				section; and
(iii) The incorporated
				rules are maintained at the Board's office and are available for public
				inspection at the same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 16 - Adverse Action › Section 16-1 - Board Authorization

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board is authorized to refuse to renew, or may deny,
				  suspend, revoke or otherwise restrict the license or certification of any
				  person violating provisions of the Act pursuant to WS
										33-38-110.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 16 - Adverse Action › Section 16-2 - Grounds

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may take action for unprofessional or unethical
				  conduct.
(a) Unprofessional conduct
				shall include, but is not limited to:
(i)
				Willful violation of any provision of these Rules.
(ii) Suspension, revocation, denial, or other
				disciplinary action imposed upon a license or certification held in any
				jurisdiction. A certified copy of the disciplinary order shall be conclusive
				evidence.
(iii) Representation of
				oneself as legally authorized to engage in the practice of any profession
				regulated by the Act without a license or certification issued by this
				Board.
(iv) Conviction of a felony.
				A certified copy of the conviction shall be conclusive evidence.
(v) Conviction of a misdemeanor involving
				moral turpitude. A certified copy of the conviction shall be conclusive
				evidence.
(vi) Renting or lending
				the license or certification issued pursuant to this act to any person planning
				to use that license or certification;
(vii) Soliciting clients by any form of false
				or misleading communication.
(viii)
				Gross incompetence or malpractice.
(ix) Mental incompetency.
(x) Knowingly submitting false information to
				the Board.
(xi) Addiction or
				habitual intemperate use of alcohol, drugs and/or a controlled
				substance.
(xii) Violation and
				conviction of a charge under
				W.S.
				35-7-1001 et. Seq, the Wyoming Controlled
				Substance Act.
(xiii) Sexual
				exploitation of a client, defined as:
(A)
				Offering professional services for some form of sexual gratification;
				or
(B) Sexual contact with a
				client.
(xiv) Willful
				violation of any provisions of this Act,
				W.S.
				33-38-101, et. seq.
(xv) Violation of a Board Order.
(xvi) Practicing after the expiration of a
				license or certification.
(xvii)
				Failing to meet supervisory requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-1 - Statement of Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are adopted to implement the Board's authority
				  to:
(a) Conduct investigations,
				hearings, and proceedings concerning:
(i)
				Actions relating to an application for initial, renewal, relicensure, or
				reinstatement of a license;
(ii)
				Petitions for modification of conditions and/or restrictions imposed upon a
				licensee's license; or
(iii)
				Actions relating to alleged violations of the Act and/or the Board
				rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "ARC" means
				Application Review Committee which shall be comprised of one (1) or two (2)
				Board members or other individuals with assistance from a representative of the
				Attorney General's Office.
(b) "DC"
				means Disciplinary Committee which shall be comprised of one (1) or two (2)
				Board members or other individuals with assistance from a representative of the
				Attorney General's Office.
(c)
				"License" means a license or certificate issued by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-3 - Application Review and Investigation Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Incomplete
				Applications.
(i) An application is deemed
				"incomplete" when material and requisite information have not been provided as
				part of the application process.
(ii) An incomplete application will not be
				reviewed by an ARC until the applicant submits all required information and
				documentation.
(iii) Incomplete
				applications shall be dismissed after twelve (12) months.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-4 - Petition for Modification of Conditions or Restrictions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Petition for
				Modification of Conditions or Restrictions.
(i) A licensee may petition the Board for
				modification of the conditions or restrictions imposed upon their
				license.
(ii) A licensee shall
				submit a petition for modification to the Board office in writing, which shall
				include documentation demonstrating compliance with the Board order and the
				modification is sufficient to ensure the public is adequately
				protected.
(iii) A petition for
				modification shall be reviewed by the DC.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-5 - Complaint Review and Investigation Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Complaint
				Review and Investigation.
(i) Complaints
				shall be submitted to the Board upon the form provided by the Board. Board
				staff may initiate complaints.
(ii)
				Complaints shall be investigated by the DC, Board staff, and/or
				investigators.
(iii) DC may meet
				informally with the licensee.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-6 - Summary Suspension

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Recommendation.
				If the DC recommends summary suspension, the Board shall conduct an expedited
				meeting to determine whether public health, safety or welfare imperatively
				requires emergency action.
(b)
				Notice of Intent to Recommend Summary Suspension.
(i) The DC shall notify the licensee of its
				intent to recommend summary suspension.
(ii) The Notice of Intent shall contain:
(A) Copy of the complaint;
(B) Notice that an expedited summary
				suspension meeting shall be set at the earliest opportunity a quorum of Board
				members may be assembled; and
(C)
				Statement that failure to appear at the meeting may result in
				default.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-7 - Formal Proceedings for Disciplinary Action

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Notice of
				Intent to Recommend Disciplinary Action.
(i)
				The DC shall notify the licensee of its intent to recommend disciplinary
				action.
(ii) The Notice of Intent
				shall:
(A) Include a brief description of the
				facts or conduct which warrant the intended action; and
(B) Provide the licensee an opportunity to
				show compliance or respond to allegations for disciplinary action within
				fifteen (15) days of the date of the mailing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-8 - Petition

Current through July 13, 2024
The DC shall initiate formal proceedings for disciplinary
				  action by serving a Petition to the last known address of the licensee by
				  regular mail at least thirty (30) days prior to the date set for
				  hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-9 - Notice of Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Hearing. Upon
				receipt of a written request for hearing from an applicant or commencement of
				formal proceedings for disciplinary action against a licensee, the Board shall
				conduct a hearing. Board staff shall serve a Notice of Hearing on the applicant
				or licensee.
(b) Notice of Hearing.
				The Notice of Hearing shall contain:
(i) The
				name and last known address of the applicant or licensee;
(ii) A brief statement of the matters
				asserted:
(A) In application matters, the
				recommendation to deny the application, the facts upon which the recommendation
				to deny is based, the statutory provisions and/or the Board Rules the applicant
				is alleged to have violated; or
(B)
				In discipline matters, the nature of the Petition, the facts upon which the
				Petition is based, the statutory provisions and/or the Board Rules the licensee
				is alleged to have violated;
(iii) The time, place, and nature of the
				hearing;
(iv) The legal authority
				and jurisdiction; and
(v) A
				statement indicating:
(A) The applicant's
				failure to appear at a noticed hearing or pursue proceedings may result in a
				dismissal; or
(B) The licensee's
				failure to answer the allegations contained in the Petition within twenty (20)
				days of the date of mailing and failure to appear at a noticed hearing may
				result in a default judgment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-10 - Lawful Service

Current through July 13, 2024
There shall be a presumption of lawful service of a Notice of
				  Intent, Petition, Notice of Hearing, or any other communication required by
				  these Board rules if sent to the last known address of the applicant or
				  licensee by regular mail. An applicant or license shall notify the Board within
				  thirty (30) days of a change in address.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-11 - Dismissal or Default

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Dismissal. The
				Board may enter an order of dismissal based on the allegations contained in the
				ARC's notice of recommendation in any case where the applicant or the
				applicant's representative has not requested a hearing, has failed to appear at
				a noticed hearing, or has otherwise failed to pursue the application.
(b) Default. The Board may enter an order of
				default judgment based on the allegations contained in the Petition in any case
				where the licensee or the licensee's representative has not answered the
				allegations contained in the Petition and has not appeared at a noticed
				hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-12 - Contested Case Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The hearing
				officer shall preside over the contested case hearing which shall be conducted
				pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Office of
				Administrative Hearings rules concerning contested case proceedings.
(b) The Board hereby incorporates by
				reference Chapter 2 - Uniform Rules for Contested Case Practice and Procedure,
				adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and effective on July 20,
				2017, found at: rules.wyo.gov.
(c)
				For these rules incorporated by reference:
(i)
				The Board has determined that incorporation of the full text in these rules
				would be cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the
				rules;
(ii) The incorporation by
				reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated
				matter beyond the applicable date identified in subsection (b) of this section;
				and
(iii) The incorporated rules
				are maintained at the Board's office and are available for public inspection
				and copying at cost at the same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 078 - Mental Health Professions Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Mental Health Professions Board › Chapter 17 - Procedure for Applications, Licensure, and Discipline Matters › Section 17-13 - Burden and Standard of Proof

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Application
				Matters. The applicant shall bear the burden to prove by a preponderance of
				evidence that they meet the qualifications for licensure. The burden shall
				shift to the ARC or DC to prove by clear and convincing evidence that applicant
				should be denied an unrestricted license. The applicant shall bear the burden
				to persuade the Board that the ARC or DC's grounds for denial are
				insufficient.
(b) Licensure
				Matters. The licensee shall bear the burden to prove by a preponderance of
				evidence that the petition for modification should be granted.
(c) Discipline Matters. The DC shall bear the
				burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that a licensee violated the
				Act or the Board rules.