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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 9 - PEER REVIEW › Section 9-4 - Requirements for Review

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A firm enrolled
				in a Board-approved peer review program shall schedule, undergo, and complete
				its initial peer review in compliance with the sponsoring organization's peer
				review standards and related guidance. A firm's initial peer review is due
				eighteen (18) months from the date it enrolled or should have enrolled in a
				Board- approved peer review program. The "due date" is a date by which a review
				has taken place and all materials have been submitted to the AE.
(b) A firm enrolled in a Board-approved peer
				review program shall schedule, undergo, and complete its subsequent peer review
				in compliance with the sponsoring organization's peer review standards and
				related guidance. Ordinarily, a firm's subsequent peer reviews shall be due
				such that the peer review has taken place and all peer review materials are
				submitted to the AE within three and one-half (3.5) years from the peer review
				year-end of the previous peer review.
(c) The Board may accept extensions for CPA
				firms undergoing peer reviews granted by AEs provided that the Board is
				notified in writing and the AE extension letter is provided by the DCH within
				thirty (30) days from the date that the AE granted the extension.
(d) The DCH shall submit requests for
				extensions of time to undergo a peer review not already granted by the AE, to
				the Board in writing no later than the earlier of a firm's renewal date or
				original peer review due date. The DCH shall notify the AE of any
				Board-approved extensions. The Board may grant an extension for the following
				reasons:
(i) Health;
(ii) Military Service; or
(iii) Other good cause outside of the control
				of the reviewed firm.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 9 - PEER REVIEW › Section 9-5 - Reporting to the Board

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A firm that
				enrolls or is required to enroll in a practice-monitoring program shall opt
				into the Facilitated State Board Access, as administered by the American
				Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or other national uniform system
				approved by the Board.
(b) CPA
				firms that receive a report designated as a "Pass," shall provide, no later
				than sixty (60) days after a CPA firm is notified of the AE's acceptance:
(i) A copy of the peer review report that has
				been accepted by the AE; and
(ii)
				The acceptance letter from the AE.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 9 - PEER REVIEW › Section 9-6 - Findings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If the report
				is designated "Pass," the Board shall take action to formally accept the peer
				review results provided the review was conducted in accordance with this
				chapter.
(b) If the report is
				designated "Pass with Deficiencies" or "Fail," the Board, after taking into
				consideration the reported deficiencies and any remedial action since the
				issuance of such peer review report, may:
(i)
				Require deficiencies be corrected within a specified time period, and may
				require evidence that the deficiencies were corrected;
(ii) Require that the CPA firm to undergo a
				peer review prior to the next regularly scheduled review;
(iii) Require the the CPA firm undergo
				preissuance review. The preissuance review CPA engaged by the firm shall submit
				a report of the findings to the Board within thirty (30) days of completing the
				services. The firm shall bear the cost of the preissuance review;
(iv) Require that the CPA firm undergo, by a
				board-approved CPA, a board-prescribed system review of the firm's work product
				and practices or perform other investigative procedures to assess the degree or
				pervasiveness of nonconforming work product. The board-approved CPA engaged by
				the firm shall submit a report of the findings to the Board within thirty (30)
				days of completing the services. The firm shall bear the cost of the
				board-prescribed on-site review, or other board-prescribed
				procedures;
(v) Require the firm to
				develop quality control procedures;
(vi) Require certificate holders employed by
				or associated with the registrant or CPA firm to complete continuing education
				in areas of deficiency, or as specified by the Board, and provide evidence of
				completion to the Board office;
(vii) Require the registrant or CPA firm to
				maintain a minimum library of resource material;
(viii) Require the registrant or CPA firm to
				provide copies of interim inspection reports; or
(ix) Require any other action that will
				effectuate the purpose of this chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 9 - PEER REVIEW › Section 9-7 - Peer Review Committee

Current through July 13, 2024
Each year the Board shall appoint a Board member(s) to serve
				  as the Peer Review Committee (PRC). This committee shall review the peer review
				  results and required documentation of registrants or CPA firms with peer
				  reviews resulting in a "Pass with Deficiencies" or "Fail" rating and make
				  recommendations to the Board consistent with the Board's options under Section
				  6(b).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 9 - PEER REVIEW › Section 9-8 - Peer Review Oversite Committee

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board may
				establish a Peer Review Oversight Committee (PROC) to:
(i) Monitor a board-approved peer review
				program, including sponsoring organizations' administering entities, to ensure
				that peer reviews are being conducted and reported in accordance with peer
				review minimum standards;
(ii)
				Review the policies and procedures of an organization applying to the Board to
				become a sponsoring organization to ensure that such policies and procedures
				conform with peer review minimum standards; and
(iii) Meet with an AE's Report Acceptance
				Body during consideration of the peer review documents;
(iv) Report to the Board any conclusions or
				recommendations based on the functions performed pursuant to subsections (i)
				through (iii) of this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 9 - PEER REVIEW › Section 9-9 - Records

Current through July 13, 2024
Copies of documents provided to show compliance with this
				  Chapter are privileged and shall be purged from the Board's files in accordance
				  with the Board's retention schedules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 9 - PEER REVIEW › Section 9-10 - Practice Privilege Firms

Current through July 13, 2024
Registrants or CPA firms that operate under practice
				  privileges and firm mobility that provide services as defined in Section
				  3(a)(i) of this chapter must comply with peer review requirements as
				  follows:
(a) AICPA members and other
				registrants or CPA firms whose principle place of business requires them to
				comply with peer review shall comply with the requirements imposed by the
				AICPA, PCAOB, other board-approved AEs, or the applicable state law and are not
				required to submit reports to the Wyoming Board as set forth in section 5 of
				this chapter.
(b) Non-AICPA member
				registrants or CPA firms whose principle place of business is in a state that
				does not require peer review as a regulatory requirement or other registrants
				or CPA firms who are not required to comply with peer review in their principal
				places of business shall submit reports to the Board as set forth in section
				5of this chapter.
(c) Any
				registrant or CPA firm not required to submit reports to the Board shall
				maintain records of participation in a qualified peer review organization and
				shall provide copies of the firm's peer review records upon the Board's written
				request.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 9 - PEER REVIEW › Section 9-11 - Incorporation by Reference

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board
				hereby incorporates by reference the following uniform rules which are referred
				to throughout the rules:
(i) AICPA's Standards
				for Performing and Reporting on Peer Reviews effective June 1, 2021 found at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r3_lXXS_YYX2-ihtDfZL7iFcOAJzVUYg/view?usp=sharing
(ii) AICPA's Peer Review Standards
				Interpretations issued through June 1, 2021 found at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NF3Dk42HkHAv6sk4zM9BzHuiGfVlFAjk/view?usp=sharing
(iii) AICPA's Supplemental Guidance issued
				through June 1, 2021 found at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1prwXVOsHjk-VRxXYKj2lBi6h3xoIQ-AV/view?usp=sharing
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 10 - Practice Privileges › Section 10-2 - Qualification Determinations

Current through July 13, 2024
Qualifications may be established by NASBA's National
				  Qualification Service. NASBA's qualification determinations can be accessed at
				  http://www.nasbatools.com/display_page?id=105. Those qualified under sections 2
				  or 3 below may practice
				  in Wyoming without obtaining a Wyoming certificate or paying a fee.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 10 - Practice Privileges › Section 10-3 - State Qualifications

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons who hold active certificates in their principal
				  places of business in a state that has been deemed substantially equivalent by
				  NASBA's National Qualification Service may practice accounting as a certified
				  public accountant in Wyoming through practice privileges when their principal
				  place of business is not in Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 10 - Practice Privileges › Section 10-4 - Individual Qualifications

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons who have passed the Uniform CPA examination prior to
				  January 1, 2012, hold active certificates in their principal places of
				  business
,
and the certificates were awarded based on
				  completing at least one year of experience within five years of the certificate
				  date may practice accounting as certified public accountants in Wyoming through
				  practice privileges when their principal place of business is not in
				  Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 10 - Practice Privileges › Section 10-5 - Certificates

Current through July 13, 2024
Persons who currently hold Wyoming certificates and qualify
				  for practice privileges may continue to maintain the certificate on active
				  status in Wyoming in lieu of availing themselves of practice privileges.
(a) Persons who elect to avail themselves of
				practice privileges and allow the certificate to expire or surrender the
				certificate pursuant to chapter 3, section 8 of these rules may activate the
				certificate by complying with the provisions set forth in chapter 3, section
				5(e)(ii) of these rules.
(b)
				Persons practicing under this chapter may not place the Wyoming certificate on
				inactive or retired status.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 10 - Practice Privileges › Section 10-6 - Firms

Current through July 13, 2024
Firms that are not required to register pursuant to chapter 4
				  of the regulations may practice in Wyoming without a permit if the services are
				  performed by individuals certified in Wyoming or by individuals who qualify for
				  practice privileges and the firm does not have an office located in
				  Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 10 - Practice Privileges › Section 10-7 - Internet Practice

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual or firm using practice privileges and
				  advertising professional services via a website shall disclose the state of his
				  principal place of business, his license or certificate number, a physical and
				  mailing address, and a phone number where he may be contacted by the general
				  public or regulators.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 10 - Practice Privileges › Section 10-8 - Conditions of Practice Privileges

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual registrant of another state exercising
				  privileges afforded under
				  W.S.
				  33-3-116(a)(i), and the firm
				  that employs the registrant, simultaneously consent as a condition of the grant
				  of this privilege:
(a) To the personal
				and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary authority of the
				board;
(b) To comply with the
				certified public accountants' act and any board rules;
(c) That in the event the license from the
				state of the individual's principal place of business is no longer valid, the
				individual will cease offering or rendering professional services in this state
				individually and on behalf of a firm; and
(d) To the appointment of the state board
				which issued his license as his agent upon whom process may be served in any
				action or proceeding by the Wyoming board against the registrant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 061 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Sub-Agency 0001 - Accountants, Board of Certified Public › Chapter 11 - STATEMENTS ON STANDARDS RELATIVE TO THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTING › Section 11-1 - Adoption of Statements on Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As required by
				W.S.
				33-3-102(a)(vi) the iJwing
				standards are adopted:
(i) Standards
				promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA),
				Code of Professional Conduct, ET Section 55 and ET Section 101 as of June 1,
				2012;
(ii) Codification and Updates
				issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and its predecessor
				entities;
(iii) The Government
				Auditing Standards, Yellow Book as of December, 2011;
(iv) The Federal Accounting Standards
				Advisory Board (FASAB) Accounting Standards and Other Pronouncements, As
				Amended (FASAB Handbook) as of June 30, 2011;
(v) Governmental Accounting Standards Board
				(GASB) pronouncements with various effective dates last published June,
				2012;
(vi) The International
				Accounting Standards Board (IASB) standards effective January 1,
				2012;
(vii) The standards issued by
				the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) with various effective
				dates last published March 30, 2012 where applicable;
(viii) The standards issued by the U.S.
				Department of Labor
				29CFR
				2509.75-9 where applicable;
(ix) The standards issued by the
				International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and its predecessor entities as
				published in the International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS) (including
				IFRS for SMEs) (the Red Book) as of January 1, 2012;
(x) The Statement on Standards for Accounting
				and Review Services issued by the AICPA as of June 1, 2012;
(xi) The Statement on Standards for
				Attestation Engagements issued by the AICPA as of June 1, 2012;
(xii) The Statement on Standards for
				Consulting Services; Statement on Standards for
Tax Services, Statements on Responsibilities in Personal
				  Financial Planning Practice, Statements on Standards for Valuation Services,
				  Statements on Quality Control Standards and Statements on Continuing
				  Professional Education Standards all of which are issued by the AICPA as of
				  June 1, 2012;
(xiii)
				Similar other entities having generally recognized authority.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - Statement of purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming State Board of Acupuncture Rules and Regulations
				  are set forth and promulgated for the purpose of interpreting and implementing
				  W.S. 33-49-101  through 33-49-112
et seq
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-3 - Incorporation by Reference

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board hereby incorporates by reference the
				  following:
(a) Each rule and code
				incorporated by reference is further identified as follows:
(i) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspection, Copying, and Producing Public Records, adopted
				by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on September 6,
				2016, available on the Board's website at
				http://acupuncture.wyo.gov/board/rules.
(ii) Chapter 2 - Uniform Rules for Contested
				Case Practice and Procedure, adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and
				effective on July 20, 2017, available on the Board's website at
				http://acupuncture.wyo.gov/board/rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-5 - Incorporation by Reference

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board hereby incorporates by reference the
				  following:
(a) Each rule and code
				incorporated by reference is further identified as follows:
(i) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspection, Copying, and Producing Public Records, adopted
				by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on September 6,
				2016, available on the Board's website at
				http://acupuncture.wyo.gov/board/rules.
(ii) Chapter 2 - Uniform Rules for Contested
				Case Practice and Procedure, adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and
				effective on July 20, 2017, available on the Board's website at
				http://acupuncture.wyo.gov/board/rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 2 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 2-1 - General license requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
The following requirements apply to all applicants for
				  licensure as an acupuncturist:
(a)
				Applicants for a general acupuncture license shall submit:
(i) A complete and legible application form
				with a recent, unmounted, full-face photograph;
(ii) Proof of Lawful Presence in the United
				States;
(iii) Payment of the fees
				set by the Board;
(iv) An official
				transcript giving evidence of graduation from an accredited ACAOM program and:
(A) Official passing score of the NCCAOM
				examination;
(B) Evidence of
				continuous practice of acupuncture in Wyoming for the last ten (10) years prior
				to January 1, 2018; or
(C) Official
				passing score of the California Acupuncture Licensing Examination.
(v) Verification of license in
				good standing from all jurisdictions in which the applicant is currently, or
				has ever been licensed or certified in any health care profession;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 2 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 2-2 - Auricular acupuncture license

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An individual
				who practices auricular acupuncture as defined in
				W.S.
				33-49-102(a)(iv) is trained
				through NADA or a Board approved equivalent course to apply up to five
				fine-gauge, sterilized, one-time use stainless steel needles just under the
				skin at designated points in each ear. The five points include sympathetic,
				Shen Men, kidney, liver, and lung.
(b) Applicants for an auricular acupuncturist
				license shall submit:
(i) A complete and
				legible application form with a recent, unmounted, full-face
				photograph;
(ii) Proof of Lawful
				Presence in the United States;
(iii) Payment of the fees set by the Board;
				and
(iv) Evidence of completion of
				NADA certification training or an equivalent training certificate approved by
				the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 2 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 2-3 - Renewal of license

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A license will
				expire one (1) year after issuance.
(b) A license not renewed annually by the
				expiration date is expired.
(c) It
				is the license holder's responsibility to renew before the expiration
				date.
(d) Renewal of a general
				license shall include submission of the following:
(i) A complete application and renewal fee,
				postmarked or electronically completed no later than the expiration date in
				order to meet the renewal deadline without penalty; and
(ii) A copy of a current NCCAOM membership
				card; or
(iii) The successful
				completion of thirty (30) continuing education credits every two (2)
				years;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 2 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 2-4 - Expired license

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A license
				holder who fails to renew the license on or before the expiration date shall
				not practice acupuncture in this state.
(b) License holders who allow their license
				to expire must complete the licensing requirements specified in Rules and
				Regulations, Chapter 2, Section
				1 if they choose to reapply for a license in
				this state.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 3 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 3-1 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "PDA" means Professional
				Development Activity.
(b) "AOM" means
				Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
(c) "PE-AT" means Professional Enhancement
				Activities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 3 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 3-2 - Hours and requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
All acupuncturists shall obtain thirty (30) PDA points every
				  two (2) years to be eligible for renewal. There may be no carryover of PDA points
				  to the next reporting period. Licensees are required to complete a CPR course to
				  count toward a maximum of four (4) PDA points, plus a minimum of fifteen (15) PDA
				  points in coursework related to acupuncture and East Asian medicine, and a
				  minimum of four (4) PDA points in ethics and safety.
(a) One (1) PDA point is equal to one (1) hour
				of active, instructor-led learning or participation in a professional
				activity.
(b) PDA points must be
				attained by either:
(i) Attending a live
				classroom or e-learning environment where a certificate or transcript is provided
				to the licensee by:
(A) A NCCAOM-approved PDA
				provider;
(B) An Accredited
				acupuncture school;
(C) An Accredited
				college or university; or
(D) A State
				Acupuncture Association or Society, subject to approval of the Board;
				or
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 3 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 3-3 - PE-AT approved professional activities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) AOM Volunteer Service
				Opportunities:
(i)
Serve on a Professional Board
10
						  PDA points maximum
(ii)
Advocate Legislation
10 PDA
						  points maximum
(iii)
Donate Acupuncture Services
10 PDA
						  points maximum
(iv)
NCCAOM Exam Item Writing
10 PDA
						  points maximum
(b)
				AOM Teaching and Scholarship Opportunities:
(i)
Clinical Supervision
10 PDA
						  points maximum
(ii)
Teach or Lecture
20 PDA points
						  maximum
(iii)
Research in Acupuncture
20 PDA
						  points maximum
(iv)
Publications related to acupuncture or East
						  Asian Medicine
20 PDA points maximum
(c) AOM
				Knowledge and Skills Opportunities:
(i)
Peer Reviewed Poster or Exhibits
10 PDA points maximum
(ii)
Passage of NCCAOM Certification Exam
20 PDA points maximum
(iii)
Clinical Experience
10 PDA points
						  maximum
(iv)
Tai Chi/Qigong Exercise
4 PDA points
						  maximum
(v)
Learn a New Language
4 PDA points
						  maximum
(vi)
Self-Directed Learning
4 PDA points
						  maximum
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 4 - TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 4-1 - Acupuncture Tutorial Program

Current through July 13, 2024
The Acupuncture Tutorial Program is a training program
				  designed to provide an intern with a structured learning experience in all the
				  basic skills and knowledge necessary for the independent practice of
				  acupuncture. The following requirements are applicable to supervisors who are
				  licensed by the Board. Being a supervisor means being truly outstanding in the
				  field of acupuncture; over and above what is expected. Being a supervisor means
				  setting an example for new practitioners coming into the profession.
(a) Supervisors must first have prior
				approval from the Board before commencing a tutorial program within their
				practice;
(b) An application for
				the supervisor must be submitted to the Board on a form provided by the Board
				and accompanied by the application fee;
(i)
				Applications must be accompanied by a training plan outline signed and dated by
				the supervisor and intern which shall be followed throughout the
				program.
(ii) If the training plan
				is substantially modified at a later time, a report of such modification shall
				be filed with the Board. There shall be no charge for filing program
				modifications.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 4 - TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 4-2 - Program Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The program
				shall be made available regardless of sex, race, religion, creed, or physical
				handicap;
(b) As a condition of
				approval or continued approval, all programs are subject to an on-site visit by
				representatives of the Board to review and evaluate the clinic and training
				provided to the intern. In lieu of a clinic site visit, current photographs of
				the clinic site, including written descriptions of the outside building, front
				office area, herbal pharmacy, treatment rooms to include close-up photographs
				of instrument/needle tray, hazardous waste containers, and any additional rooms
				relevant to the site visit. A floor plan of the clinic should also be
				included;
(c) An acupuncture
				tutorial, which is in the nature of on-the-job training, may be a full-time or
				part-time employment relationship. There shall be no tuition fees charged to
				the intern by the supervising acupuncturist.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 4 - TRAINING PROGRAMS › Section 4-3 - Auricular Training

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Auricular
				acupuncture training programs for the purpose of treating mental and emotional
				health, post and acute trauma, substance abuse, and chemical dependency shall
				meet the following requirements:
(i) Sponsored
				by NADA; or
(ii) Includes a minimum
				of sixteen (16) classroom training hours that include the in-person learning of
				the five approved auricular acupuncture points:
(A) Sympathetic;
(B) Shen Men;
(C) Kidney;
(D) Liver;
(E) Lung; and
(iii) Includes a community-based clinical
				practicum to gain proficiency in the technique as well as the management of a
				group setting.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 5 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE › Section 5-1 - Standards of Practice

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The practice of acupuncture
				shall include, but not be limited to:
(i)
				Acupuncture and oriental medical concepts that employ Oriental methods of
				diagnosis, treatment and adjunctive therapies for the promotion, maintenance and
				restoration of health and the prevention of disease or the treatment of any
				ailment, disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition;
(ii) Stimulation of points of the body through
				the use of needles, lancets, moxibustion, QiGong, thermal methods, internal and
				external herbal preparations, light, sound, laser, vibration, pressure,
				magnetism, electricity, and cupping;
(A) The
				needles used in acupuncture shall be solid filiform instruments which shall
				include, but not be limited to:
(I) Dermal
				needles;
(II) Plum blossom
				needles;
(III) Press tacks;
(IV) Prismatic needles; and
(V) Disposable lancets.
(B) All needles shall be sterile and limited to
				one insertion before being disposed of in the proper sharps container.
(iii) Manual therapy including
				acupuncture theory-based massage, bodywork, acupuncture, trigger point dry
				needling, reflexology, shiatsu, tuina, guasha, and cupping;
(iv) Diagnostic techniques including
				observation, listening, smelling, palpation, and inquiring.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 6 - CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT › Section 6-1 - Code of ethical conduct for acupuncturists

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual licensed by the Board has a responsibility to
				  report any organization or entity that provides or holds itself out to deliver
				  acupuncture services that place the license holders in a position of compromise
				  with this code of ethical conduct.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 6 - CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT › Section 6-2 - Ethical integrity

Current through July 13, 2024
License holders shall use the provisions contained in
				  paragraphs (a) to (h) of this rule as guidelines for promoting ethical integrity
				  and professionalism. Failure to comply with paragraphs (a) to (h) of this rule
				  may be grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to W.S. 33-49-111.
(a) Respect the rights, privacy and dignity of
				patients and maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries at all
				times.
(b) Treat within the lawful
				scope of practice and training and only if able to safely, competently, and
				effectively do so.
(c) Allow patients
				to fully participate in decisions related to their health care by documenting and
				keeping them informed of treatments and outcomes.
(d) Accept and treat those seeking services in
				a fair and nondiscriminatory manner.
(e) Render the highest quality of care and make
				timely referrals to other health care professionals as may be
				appropriate.
(f) Continue to advance
				knowledge through education, training and collaboration with colleagues to
				maintain excellence and high ethical standards in the profession.
(g) Support acupuncture medicine's access to
				all people and its growth in the broad spectrum of Wyoming health care.
(h) Participate in activities that contribute
				to the betterment of the community.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 6 - CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT › Section 6-3 - Unethical Conduct and Sexual Misconduct

Current through July 13, 2024
Ethical conduct includes conforming to the minimal standards of
				  acceptable and prevailing acupuncture practice. Conduct may be considered
				  unethical regardless of whether or not actual injury to a patient occurred.
				  Failure to comply with paragraphs (a) through (m) of this rule may be grounds for
				  disciplinary action pursuant to W.S. 33-49-111.
(a) Representing to a patient that a manifestly
				incurable condition of sickness, disease or injury can be cured;
(b) Obtaining any fee by fraud or
				misrepresentation;
(c) Willfully or
				negligently divulging a professional secret without the written consent of the
				patient;
(d) Conviction of any
				offense punishable by incarceration in a department of corrections institution or
				in a federal prison. A copy of the record of conviction, certified to by the
				clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence of the
				conviction;
(e) Making statements
				that the licensee knows, or with the exercise of reasonable care should know, are
				false or misleading regarding skill or the efficacy or value of the medicine,
				treatment or remedy prescribed or administered by the licensee or at the
				direction of the licensee in the treatment of any disease or other condition of
				the human body or mind;
(f)
				Impersonating another licensee licensed under this chapter or permitting or
				allowing any person to use the license;
(g) Gross negligence or repeated negligence in
				the practice of acupuncture;
(h)
				Incapacity to practice acupuncture regardless of whether the incapacity is caused
				by illness or use of a controlled or non-controlled substance.
(A) The licensee shall have access to the
				result of the examination and to the criteria used for grading and evaluating the
				examination.
(B) If the examination
				is given orally, the licensee shall have the right to have the examination
				recorded;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 6 - CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT › Section 6-4 - Chaperone

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Licensees shall allow patients
				to be accompanied by a chaperone during examination or treatment.
(b) Licensees shall notify patients of their
				right to be accompanied by a chaperone during examination or treatment. If the
				patient is a minor, notice shall be given to the patient's parent or legal
				guardian.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 7 - FEES › Section 7-1 - General information

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Fees shall be payable in the
				exact amount, by money order or cashier's check for all services and shall be
				paid in advance of the services rendered. Fees for renewal of license may be paid
				by personal check. License holders renewing online shall use a credit
				card.
(b) All fees collected by the
				Board are non-refundable.
(c) In
				accordance with W.S. 1-1-115  the Board may charge a collection fee for any
				returned checks.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 7 - FEES › Section 7-2 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
Acupuncture Application Fee (Required for
						  Application Review):
$200.00
(b)
Initial Acupuncture License Fee (Required for
						  License Issuance):
$900.00
(c)
Initial Auricular Acupuncture License
						  Fee:
$80.00
(d)
Tutorial Program Supervisor Application
						  Fee:
$200.00
(e)
Acupuncture License Annual Renewal
						  Fee:
$450.00
(f)
Auricular Acupuncture License Annual Renewal
						  Fee:
$50.00
(g)
Program Supervisor Annual Renewal
						  Fee:
$50.00
(h)
Duplicate Wall Certificate or Pocket
						  Card:
$10.00
(i)
License verification to another
						  jurisdiction:
$10.00
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are adopted under the Board's authority granted by
				  W.S. 33-49-111  and 16-3-113(c).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "ARC" means application review
				committee.
(b) "DC" means
				disciplinary committee.
(c) For
				purposes of this chapter, "licensee" means any person holding a board-issued
				license regulated by the Board through its powers under the Act.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-3 - Statement of Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board adopts these rules to implement its authority
				  to:
(a) Conduct investigations,
				hearings, and proceedings concerning:
(i)
				Actions relating to an application for a license, including granting or denying
				the application; and
(ii) Alleged
				violations of the Act or the Board's rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-4 - Grounds for Discipline

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Disciplinary Action. The Board
				may take disciplinary action or refuse to issue or renew a license for one (1) or
				more of the following acts or conduct:
(i)
				Fraud, deception, or misrepresentation in applying for a license or certificate,
				in taking an examination, or in rendering services;
(ii) Immoral, unprofessional, or dishonorable
				conduct, that would violate the provisions of this chapter or the Act, including
				W.S. 33-49-111;
(iii) Practicing
				acupuncture in a manner that endangers the welfare of clients or
				patients;
(iv) Harassment,
				intimidation, or abuse - sexual or otherwise - of a client or patient;
(v) Malpractice or negligence in the practice
				of acupuncture;
(vi) Aiding or
				abetting the practice of acupuncture by individuals not licensed by the
				Board;
(vii) Conviction of fraud in
				filing Medicare or Medicaid claims or in filing claims to any third-party
				vendor;
(viii) Exercising undue
				influence to exploit a client, patient, student, or supervisee for financial or
				other personal advantage to the practitioner or a third party;
(ix) The suspension or revocation of the
				licensee's license to practice acupuncture in another state. A certified copy of
				the order of suspension or revocation shall be conclusive evidence of the other
				state's action;
(x) Refusal to appear
				before the Board after receiving an order to appear from the Board, its executive
				officer, or chairperson;
(xi) Making
				any fraudulent or untrue statement to the Board;
(xii) Inability to practice acupuncture with
				reasonable skill and safety to patients or clients because of illness,
				inebriation, misuse of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or any other
				substance, or as a result of any mental or physical condition;
(xiii) Failure to meet the requirements for
				licensing as set forth in the Board's rules; or
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-5 - Application Review and Investigation Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Application Review and
				Investigation. In application and licensure matters:
(i) Every application for a license is subject
				to investigation to determine if the application satisfies the requirements set
				by the Act and Board rules; and
(ii)
				Every application that reveals information that merits further investigation
				shall be assigned to the ARC.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-6 - Complaint Review and Investigation Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Complaint Review and
				Investigation.
(i) Complaints shall be submitted
				to the Board upon a form provided by the Board. Board staff may initiate
				complaints.
(ii) Complaints shall be
				investigated by the DC, Board staff, or an assigned investigative Board
				member.
(iii) The DC may meet
				informally with the licensee.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-7 - Formal Proceedings for Disciplinary Action

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Notice of Intent to Recommend
				Disciplinary Action.
(i) The investigating party
				shall notify the licensee of its intent to recommend disciplinary
				action.
(ii) The Notice of Intent
				shall:
(A) Include a brief description of facts
				or conduct which warrant the intended action; and
(B) Provide the licensee an opportunity to show
				compliance or respond to allegation for disciplinary action within fifteen (15)
				days of the date of the mailing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-8 - Petition

Current through July 13, 2024
The investigating party shall initiate formal proceedings for
				  disciplinary action by serving a Petition and Notice of Hearing to the licensee
				  by certified mail, by regular mail, by electronic mail to the e-mail address
				  indicated to be the preferred method of communication, or by personal service at
				  least thirty (30) days prior to the date set for hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-9 - 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. The Board shall service 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
				relating to:
(A) The recommendation to deny the
				application, the facts upon which the recommendation to deny is based, the
				statutory provisions and/or the rules the applicant is alleged to have violated;
				or
(B) The nature of the Petition,
				the facts upon which the Petition is based, the statutory provisions or 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 that:
(A) The applicant's failure to
				appear at the 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 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-10 - Lawful Service

Current through July 13, 2024
There shall be a presumption of a lawful service of a Notice of
				  Intent, Petition, Notice of Hearing, or any other communication required by these
				  rules if sent to the last known address of the applicant or licensee by certified
				  mail, regular mail, electronic mail to the e-mail address indicated to be the
				  preferred method of communication, or by personal service.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-11 - 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 recommendation to
				deny an application in any case where the applicant or the applicant's
				representative has not appeared at a noticed hearing.
(b) Default. The Board may hold a default
				hearing under W.S. 33-27-122(e) in any case where the licensee or the licensee's
				representative has not answered the allegations contained in the Petition and
				does not appear at a noticed hearing. The hearing may be held at the time and
				place of the noticed hearing when it is reasonably apparent the licensee or the
				licensee's agent will not appear.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-12 - Contested Case Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
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 incorporated by reference in Chapter 1.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-13 - Burden and Standard of Proof

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Application/Licensure 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,
				DC, or other investigating party to prove by clear and convincing evidence that
				the Board should deny the applicant a license. The applicant bears the burden to
				persuade the Board that the ARC or DC's grounds for denial are
				insufficient.
(b) Discipline Matters.
				The investigating party shall bear the burden to prove by clear and convincing
				evidence that a licensee violated the Act or the Board's rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-14 - Board Decision and Order

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Board Action. The Board may
				resolve an application matter, complaint, or Petition by:
(i) Approving the recommendations of the ARC or
				DC; or
(ii) Conducting a contested
				case hearing. Following the hearing and deliberation of all evidence admitted at
				a contested case hearing, the Board may:
(A)
				Issue, renew, reactivate, or reinstate a license;
(B) Issue, renew, reactivate, or reinstate a
				license with conditions, restrictions, or other disciplinary action;
(C) Deny a license;
(D) Dismiss the complaint or Petition due to
				lack of clear and convincing evidence;
(E) Issue a Notice of Warning; and
(F) Impose a reprimand, conditions,
				restrictions, suspension, revocation, other discipline or a combination
				thereof.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 252 - Acupuncture, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Acupuncture, Board of › Chapter 8 - DISCIPLINE AND ADVERSE ACTIONS › Section 8-15 - Judicial Review

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Appeals from decisions of the
				Board are governed by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and Wyoming Rules
				of Appellate Procedure.
(b) Costs of
				transcripts and any reasonable costs assessed by the Board regarding the record
				on appeal shall be borne by the party making the appeal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 006 - Administration and Information, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange › Section 1-1 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
This rule is promulgated by the Wyoming Department of Health
				  (the Department) under the authority granted in Wyoming Statute
§
9-2-106(a)(vii).