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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 3 - LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION › Section 3-3 - Disaster Relief

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board
				may issue a temporary practice permit to a physical therapist who holds a
				current license or certificate in good standing from another jurisdiction
				during the course of a public health emergency or state or national disaster
				declared by the governor. The temporary permit shall be valid until the
				declaration is lifted plus an additional sixty (60) days. All applicants for a
				temporary practice permit shall submit:
(i) A
				complete and legible application form stating the nature of the applicant's
				intent to practice; and
(ii)
				Verification of license or certificate from the jurisdiction of current
				residence in which the applicant is currently licensed or certified in good
				standing;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 3 - LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION › Section 3-4 - Renewal of license and certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A license
				or certificate not renewed annually by October first is expired.
(b) It is the license or certificate holder's
				responsibility to renew before the October first deadline.
(c) Renewal of a license or certificate shall
				include:
(i) The successful completion of
				thirty (30) continuing competence units, including successful completion of the
				jurisprudence examination every two years;
(A)
				A score of at least seventy-five percent (75%) is required on the jurisprudence
				examination.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 3 - LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION › Section 3-5 - Expired license or certificate

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A license
				or certificate holder who fails to renew the license or certificate on or
				before the expiration date shall not practice as a physical therapist or
				physical therapist assistant in this state.
(b) License or certificate holders who allow
				their license or certificate to expire may apply for reissuance of the license
				or certificate by completing the licensing or certification requirements
				specified in Rules and Regulations, Chapter 3, Section 1 and submitting
				evidence of completing thirty (30) continuing competence units (CCUs) as
				defined in Chapter 6.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 4 - CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT › Section 4-1 - Code of ethical conduct for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants

Current through July 13, 2024
An individual licensed or certified by the Board has a
				  responsibility to report any organization or entity that provides or holds
				  itself out to deliver physical therapy services that place the license or
				  certificate holder in a position of compromise with this code of ethical
				  conduct.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 4 - CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT › Section 4-2 - Ethical integrity

Current through July 13, 2024
License and certificate holder's shall use the provisions
				  contained in paragraphs (a) to (g) of this rule as guidelines for promoting
				  ethical integrity and professionalism. Failure to comply with paragraphs (a) to
				  (g) of this rule may be grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to
				  W.S. 33-25-111.
(a) A license or certificate holder shall
				respect the rights and dignity of all patient's and provide compassionate care.
(i) A license or certificate holder shall
				recognize individual differences with patient's and shall respect and be
				responsive to those differences.
(ii) A license or certificate holder shall be
				guided by concern for the physical, psychosocial, and socioeconomic welfare of
				patient's.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 4 - CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT › Section 4-3 - Ethical conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
Ethical conduct includes conforming to the minimal standards
				  of acceptable and prevailing physical therapy practice. Conduct may be
				  considered unethical regardless of whether or not actual injury to a patient
				  occurred. Failure to comply with paragraphs (a) to (k) of this rule may be
				  grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to
				  W.S. 33-25-111.
(a) A license or certificate holder shall
				adhere to the standards of ethical practice by practicing in a manner that is
				moral and honorable. A license or certificate holder may be disciplined for
				violating any provision contained herein.
(b) A license or certificate holder shall
				adhere to the minimal standards of acceptable prevailing practice. Failure to
				adhere to minimal standards of practice, whether or not actual injury to a
				patient occurred, includes, but is not limited to:
(i) Failing to assess and evaluate a
				patient's status;
(ii) Performing
				or attempting to perform techniques, procedures, or both in which the license
				or certificate holder is untrained by education or experience;
(iii) Delegating physical therapy functions
				or responsibilities to an individual lacking the ability or knowledge to
				perform the function or responsibility in question;
(iv) Causing, or permitting another person to
				cause, physical or emotional injury to the patient, or depriving the patient of
				their dignity;
(v) Providing
				treatment interventions that are not warranted by the patient's condition or
				continuing treatment beyond the point of reasonable benefit to the
				patient;
(vi) Providing substandard
				care as a physical therapist assistant by exceeding the authority to perform
				components of physical therapy interventions selected by the supervising
				physical therapist or through a deliberate or negligent act or failure to act,
				whether or not actual injury to any person occurred;
(vii) Abandoning the patient by
				inappropriately terminating the patient practitioner relationship by the
				licensee.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 4 - CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT › Section 4-4 - Reporting requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
A license or certificate holder shall self-report to the
				  Board, within thirty days, any of the items outlined in paragraphs (a) to (e)
				  of this rule. Failure to comply with this rule may be grounds for disciplinary
				  action pursuant to
				  W.S. 33-25-111.
(a) Impairment by illness, chemical use, or
				chemical dependency that affects the applicant's or license or certificate
				holder's ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety.
(b) Conviction of a felony.
(c) Conviction of a misdemeanor when the act
				that constituted the misdemeanor occurred during the practice of physical
				therapy.
(d) The termination,
				revocation, or suspension of a license, certificate, or membership by a state
				or national physical therapy professional association.
(e) A positive drug and/or alcohol
				screening.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 5 - FEES › Section 5-1 - 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 or certification may, in addition to money order or
				cashier's check, be paid by personal check. License or certificate holders
				renewing online shall use a credit card.
(b) All fees collected by the Board are
				non-refundable regardless of outcome.
(c) In accordance with W.S. 1-1-115  the Board
				may charge a collection fee for any returned checks.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 5 - FEES › Section 5-2 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Physical therapist application
							 fee:
$24000
(b) Physical therapist assistant application
							 fee:
$19000
(c) Physical therapist annual renewal
							 fee:
$7500
(d) Physical therapist assistant annual renewal
							 fee:
$5000
(e) Reissuance of an expired physical therapist
							 license:
$24000
(f) Reissuance of an expired physical therapist
							 assistant certificate:
$19000
(g) Duplicate certificate or pocket
							 card:
$2500
(h) License verification to another
							 jurisdiction:
$2500
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 6 - CONTINUING COMPETENCE › Section 6-1 - Hours and requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All
				physical therapists and physical therapist assistants shall obtain thirty (30)
				continuing competence units (CCUs) every two years to be eligible for renewal.
				There may be no carryover of CCUs to the next reporting period. The Board shall
				determine reporting groups, methods, and deadlines.
(b) A licensure/certification reporting cycle
				begins on October 2 and ends on October 1 of the second year.
(c) At least fifteen (15) of the required
				thirty (30) CCUs shall be from Category A.
(d) The primary objective of any CCU shall be
				to increase the participant's competence within their practice as a physical
				therapist or physical therapist assistant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 6 - CONTINUING COMPETENCE › Section 6-2 - Categories

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Category A
				Activities include:
(i) Registered attendance
				at courses or conferences offered live, in person, or virtually through a live
				audio and video connection, by approved providers. Approved providers include:
(A) The American Physical Therapy Association
				(APTA), including any sections, credentialed residencies and fellowships and
				its accrediting subsidiary;
(B)
				State Chapters of the APTA;
(C)
				Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and any accrediting
				subsidiary;
(D) Any providers
				approved or accredited by the agencies or organizations listed in subparagraphs
				(A) through (C) of this paragraph;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 6 - CONTINUING COMPETENCE › Section 6-3 - Affirmation of compliance with continuing competency requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
License and certificate holders shall provide a signed
				  statement on the form provided by the Board listing the CCUs taken and
				  indicating compliance with the required thirty (30) CCUs upon renewal. The
				  Board, in its discretion, may require additional evidence from a license or
				  certificate holder to verify compliance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 6 - CONTINUING COMPETENCE › Section 6-4 - Continuing competence audits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board
				shall periodically select a sample of physical therapists and physical
				therapist assistants and may request supporting evidence of their continuing
				competence. Supporting evidence may come directly from the license or
				certificate holder or from state or national organizations that maintain those
				records.
(b) The Board shall notify
				an audited license or certificate holder whether the license or certificate
				holder is in compliance with continuing competence requirements within thirty
				(30) working days following the Board's determination. License and certificate
				holders shall retain evidence of continuing competence activities for one (1)
				year after the reporting period.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 6 - CONTINUING COMPETENCE › Section 6-5 - Waiver of continuing competence requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board
				may waive continuing competence requirements on an individual basis for reasons
				of extreme hardship such as illness, disability, active service in the
				military, or other extraordinary circumstance as determined by the
				Board.
(b) A license or certificate
				holder who seeks a waiver of the continuing competence requirements shall
				provide to the Board in writing, at least thirty (30) days prior to expiration
				of the license or certificate, the specific reasons for requesting the waiver
				and additional information that the Board may request in support of the waiver
				application.
(c) The Board shall
				appoint an Application Review Committee to investigate the waiver request and
				make a recommendation to the Board in accordance with Chapter 11 of these
				rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 7-1 - Standards of practice

Current through July 13, 2024
A physical therapist shall:
(a) Practice in a safe manner that minimizes
				risk to patients, self, and others.
(b) Complete documentation related to
				physical therapy practice in an appropriate, legible, and timely manner that is
				consistent with all applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
(c) Supervise assistive personnel and
				students in a manner that assures safe and efficient care.
(d) Consistently and critically evaluate
				sources of information related to physical therapy practice, outcomes,
				research, and education and applied knowledge from these sources in a
				scientific manner and to appropriate populations.
(e) Select and use outcome measures to assess
				the results of interventions administered to individuals and group
				patients.
(f) Communicate
				effectively with clients, caregivers, and professional colleagues.
(g) Conduct critical self-assessment in order
				to practice to the fullest extent of knowledge, skills and abilities and take
				responsibility to make accommodations as necessary.
(h) Demonstrate an understanding of and
				compliance with all laws and regulations governing the practice of physical
				therapy in his jurisdiction.
(i)
				Form a professional relationship with patients/clients, colleagues and other
				members of the health care team in an effort to maximize patient/client
				outcomes.
(j) Avoid potential
				conflict of interest situations and circumstances that could be construed as
				harassment or abuse of patients, colleagues, associates or employees.
(k) Establish and monitor a plan of care in
				consultation, cooperation and collaboration with the patient/client and other
				involved health care team members to insure that care is continuous and
				reliable and takes into consideration environment, equipment, care giver
				support and finances.
(l) Evaluate
				and update the plan of care as indicated based on the patient/client status and
				applicable laws and regulations.
(m) Deliver, evaluate and adjust the physical
				therapy intervention.
(n) Utilize
				supportive personnel in accordance with legal requirements.
(o) Educate patients/clients, family, and
				caregivers, using relevant and effective teaching methods to assure optimal
				patient care outcomes.
(p) Plan for
				discharge in consultation with the patient/client and care givers.
(q) Discharge the patient/client after
				expected outcomes have been achieved or document rationale for discharge when
				outcomes have not been achieved.
(r) Assist in the coordination of ongoing
				care if required.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 7-2 - Evidence of competence; manual therapy

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Qualification for grade V joint manipulation (high velocity, low amplitude
				thrust manipulation) requires hands-on practical evaluation and includes one or
				more of the following:
(i) Physical therapists
				that graduated from CAPTE accredited doctoral degree physical therapy programs
				shall obtain and maintain evidence showing that high velocity, low amplitude
				thrust techniques were included in their program.
(ii) Foreign-educated physical therapists
				shall provide evidence of doctoral-level physical therapy training in manual
				therapy techniques that included high velocity, low amplitude thrust techniques
				as part of their curriculum.
(iii)
				Physical therapists that hold the Orthopedic Clinical Specialist or Sports
				Clinical Specialist certification from the American Board of Physical Therapy
				Specialties with documentation that high velocity, low amplitude thrust
				techniques were included in the study program.
(iv) Physical therapists that successfully
				complete a formal, credentialed, manual therapy fellowship or other
				certification program.
(v) Physical
				therapists that successfully complete a post entry-level education program in
				high velocity, low amplitude thrust techniques that fall within Chapter 6,
				Section 2(i)(A) - (E).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 7-3 - Evidence of competence; dry needling

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Dry
				needling is a skilled technique performed by a physical therapist using a
				mechanical device, filiform needles, to penetrate the skin or underlying
				tissues to affect change in body structures and functions for the evaluation
				and management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions, pain, movement impairments,
				and disability.
(b) Dry needling
				may not be performed by a physical therapy assistant or a physical therapy
				aide.
(c) Licensed physical
				therapists shall demonstrate that they have received training in dry needling
				in a course approved by state boards of physical therapy, the American Physical
				Therapy Association or individual chapters of the American Physical Therapy
				Association, or the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.
(i) The course shall include but not be
				limited to training in indications, contraindications, potential risks, proper
				hygiene, proper use and disposal of needles, and appropriate selection of
				clients.
(ii) The course shall
				include a minimum of twenty-seven (27) hours of live face-to-face instruction.
				Online courses are not appropriate training in dry needling.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 7-4 - Delegation

Current through July 13, 2024
The physical therapist assistant may assist in the practice
				  of physical therapy only to the extent allowed by the supervising physical
				  therapist. When a physical therapist delegates patient care to physical
				  therapist assistants or other supportive personnel, the physical therapist
				  holds responsibility for supervision of the physical therapy program. Physical
				  therapists shall not delegate to a less qualified person any activity that
				  requires the unique skills, knowledge, and judgment of the physical therapist.
				  The primary responsibility for physical therapy care rendered by supportive
				  personnel rests with the supervising physical therapist. Adequate supervision
				  requires, at a minimum, that the supervising physical therapist perform the
				  following activities:
(a) Designate or
				establish channels of written and oral communication.
(b) Interpret available information
				concerning the individual under care.
(c) Provide initial evaluation.
(d) Develop plan of care, including
				functional long-term goals.
(e)
				Select and delegate appropriate tasks for plan of care.
(f) Assess competence of supportive personnel
				to perform assigned tasks.
(g)
				Direct and supervise supportive personnel in delegated tasks.
(h) Identify and document precautions, goals,
				anticipated progress, and plans for reevaluation.
(i) Reevaluate, adjust plan of care when
				necessary, perform final evaluation, and establish follow up plan of
				care.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 7-5 - Physical therapist assistants

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Definitions
				that apply to this section:
(i) "Physical
				therapist assistant" is a person who is certified and who assists a physical
				therapist in the administration of physical therapy. The physical therapist
				assistant's function is to assist the physical therapist in patient-related
				activities and to perform delegated procedures that are commensurate with the
				physical therapist assistant's education, training, experience, and
				skill.
(ii) "Physical therapist
				assistant supervision" means that at all times a supervising physical therapist
				is readily accessible for consultation with the physical therapist assistant,
				either in person or by means of telecommunications.
(iii) "Supervising physical therapist" means
				either the last physical therapist to see the patient or the physical therapist
				designated as in charge of the patient on the day the patient is being
				treated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 7-6 - Physical therapy aides

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Definitions
				that apply to this section:
(i) "Physical
				therapy aide" or "aide" means a person who is not licensed as a physical
				therapist or certified as a physical therapist assistant, who aids a physical
				therapist or physical therapist assistant by performing treatment-related tasks
				or by performing nontreatment, patient-related tasks. Although they may be
				providing services to a patient pursuant to direction or instruction from a
				physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, the following persons are
				not considered physical therapy aides:
(A)
				Educational or instructional aides or assistants working in a school setting;
				or
(B) Nurses aides, restorative
				aides or personal care assistants, persons performing facility maintenance,
				equipment assembly and maintenance, housekeeping, clerical, or other similar
				tasks.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 7-7 - Supervision ratios

Current through July 13, 2024
A physical therapist may supervise a maximum of five (5)
				  physical therapy personnel to include no more than three (3) aides. A physical
				  therapist assistant may supervise no more than two (2) physical therapy
				  aides.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 7-8 - Physical therapy personnel identification

Current through July 13, 2024
All physical therapy personnel shall wear an identification
				  badge identifying them as a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant or
				  physical therapy aide. Supportive personnel shall not use any term that implies
				  they are licensed physical therapists.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 7 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 7-9 - Telehealth

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For
				purposes of these rules, "telehealth" means the use of electronic
				communications to provide and deliver a host of health-related information and
				health care services including, but not limited to, physical therapy related
				information and services across any distance. Telehealth further includes
				health care and promotion activities including, but not limited to, education,
				advice, reminders, interventions, and monitoring interventions.
(b) Physical therapists may use telehealth
				technology to deliver services to clients.
(i)
				Services are deemed delivered where the patient is located. A patient located
				in Wyoming may only receive telehealth services from a physical therapist who
				possesses a current Wyoming license.
(ii) Physical therapy assistants may use
				telehealth technology to deliver services to patients in Wyoming under the
				supervision of a physical therapist who possesses a current Wyoming
				license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-1 - Application review process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of
				a complete application, the Board office shall review the application and, if
				it is complete and there are no known grounds for denial of the license or
				certified requested, issue the license or certificate. If there are known
				grounds for denial, the Board office may forward the application to the
				Application Review Committee (ARC) to provide recommendations to the
				Board.
(b) The ARC shall review the
				application and all other information available and following the review may:
(i) Recommend that the Board approve the
				application if the applicant meets all requirements, or;
(ii) Recommend that the Board forward the
				application and the ARC report to the Assistant Attorney General assigned to
				the Board for prosecution of hearing matters for review if there are questions
				as to whether denial is appropriate.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-2 - Notice of Hearing for Denied Applicants

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a written
				request for hearing is received by the Board office from the applicant within
				the thirty (30) day period, the Board office shall service a Notice of Hearing
				by certified or regular mail at least thirty (30) days prior to the date set
				for hearing. Such service shall be made to the last address provided to the
				Board by the applicant.
(b) There
				shall be a presumption of lawful service when the Notice of Hearing is sent to
				the last address of the applicant by certified or regular mail.
(c) The Notice of Hearing shall contain:
(i) The name and last address of the
				applicant;
(ii) A statement in
				ordinary and concise language, of the matters asserted, which shall contain the
				nature of the issues relating to the denial of the application, the facts upon
				which the denial is based, the specific statutory provisions, and the specific
				Board rules and regulations the applicant is alleged to have violated or with
				which the applicant has failed to comply;
(iii) The time, place and nature of the
				hearing;
(iv) The legal authority
				and jurisdiction under which the hearing is being held;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-3 - Application Denial Hearings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An application
				denial hearing is a formal contested case hearing conducted pursuant to the
				Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and applicable provisions of the formal
				hearing procedures established later in this Chapter.
(b) The hearing is to be conducted in the
				presence of a quorum of the Board, with a hearing officer presiding.
(c) The applicant has the burden of proving
				that he/she meets all requirements for the license requested.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-4 - Incomplete Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An incomplete
				application requires no action by the Board, until such time as the application
				is deemed complete by Board staff on behalf of the Board, and has been reviewed
				for recommendations by the ARC. Any new application, which remains incomplete,
				one year from the date of its original receipt by the Board office, shall
				expire.
(b) An application is
				incomplete when material and requisite information has not been provided as
				part of the application process. Such information may include, but is not
				limited to:
(i) Failure by the applicant to
				complete or answer any information requested on the application form;
(ii) Failure by the applicant to demonstrate
				lawful presence in accordance with Federal Law;
(iii) Failure by the applicant to respond to
				any Board staff or ARC inquiry or to produce any documents or information
				requested by Board staff or the ARC;
(iv) Failure by the applicant to provide
				payment for application fees. If any payment is made by the applicant,
				processed, and rejected or returned to the Board, then the applicant has failed
				to provide proper payment for application fees.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-5 - Renewal Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A renewal
				applicant is an individual who currently holds a license or certificate, and
				has timely and sufficiently submitted an application for renewal of the license
				or certificate.
(b) If the renewal
				application of a licensee reveals any information which merits further
				investigation, the matter shall be assigned to the ARC, and the investigative
				process shall apply as if a written complaint form had been filed against the
				licensee or certificate holder, subject to procedures for contested case
				hearing in application matters.
(c)
				If the license or certificate was current when the renewal application was
				submitted, the licensee or certificate holder may continue to practice on the
				license or certificate subject to renewal pending investigation or further
				action of the Board.
(d) Practice
				after failure to timely renew, resulting in an expired license or certificate
				shall constitute the unauthorized practice of physical therapy in violation of
				the Act and further may constitute an independent ground for denial of an
				application or discipline of a license or certificate.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-6 - Reinstatement Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
Any application for reinstatement by a licensee or
				  certificate holder who was the subject of prior disciplinary action shall be
				  subject to investigation by the ARC to determine satisfaction of any conditions
				  previously imposed by the Board. The investigative process shall apply as if a
				  written complaint form had been filed against the licensee and also shall apply
				  to a person whose license or certificate was subject to restrictions, or was
				  suspended, surrendered or revoked.
(a)
				To the extent possible, if the licensee was subject to prior disciplinary
				action, the ARC should consist of the same Board member(s) who originally
				participated in the disciplinary matter;
(b) The ARC shall make a preliminary
				determination to recommend or deny reinstatement, which may also include
				recommended restrictions or other sanctions authorized by the Board or these
				rules;
(c) A licensee who disagrees
				with or disputes the recommendation by the ARC shall be entitled to a contested
				case hearing as in other application matters.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-7 - Administrative Complaint in Discipline Matters

Current through July 13, 2024
If any information concerning a possible violation of the
				  Act or these rules is received or obtained by a Board member or members of the
				  staff, the Board shall investigate that information in accordance with the
				  Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. The Board may initiate an investigation
				  on its own motion. Any administrative complaint against a licensee shall be
				  submitted in writing to or initiated by the Board office and should provide the
				  following information, as may be applicable:
(a) Name, address, place of employment, and
				position of the individual alleged to have violated the Act or Board rules and
				regulations;
(b) The nature of the
				complaint and a description of the incident(s) involved including date(s),
				time(s), location(s), and any observed behavior of the license of certificate
				holder;
(c) The name and address of
				other witnesses, if any;
(d) The
				signature and address of the person(s) making the complaint.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-8 - Review of Administrative Complaint

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If an
				administrative complaint is filed or if any information concerning a possible
				violation of the Act or these rules is received or obtained by the Board, an
				investigation may be conducted prior to the initiation of formal
				proceedings.
(b) One or more Board
				members, known as the Investigative Board Member(s) (IBM), appointed by the
				Chairperson of the Board or Board designee will make recommendations to the
				Board concerning the findings of the investigation. The Chairperson of the
				Board or Board designee may also appoint one or more past Board members or
				other professionals to a committee to assist the IBM(s) in the investigation of
				the administrative complaint. The IBM(s) appointed shall not take part in the
				consideration of any contested case in which they participated in the
				investigation of the complaint, although they may attend any disciplinary
				hearing.
(c) Following review
				and/or investigation of a complaint, the IBM(s) may bring the Board a
				recommendation for any appropriate action, including but not necessarily
				limited to the following:
(i) Forward the
				complaint filed by the complainant to the Board attorney assigned for
				prosecution purposes with a recommendation that formal disciplinary proceedings
				commence;
(ii) Send a written
				letter of warning to the individual listed in the complaint;
(iii) Accept the voluntary surrender of a
				certificate or license;
(iv)
				Recommend terms for a conditional certificate or license; or
(v) Dismiss the complaint.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-9 - Investigation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon the filing and initial review of an
				administrative complaint, the IBM(s) shall be responsible for investigation, or
				the IBM(s) may select a retained investigator or assist in the investigation of
				the administrative complaint. The retained investigator may be a licensed
				physical therapist in good standing in the profession.
(b) The purpose of the investigation shall be
				to determine if there is sufficient evidence to warrant any action against the
				license or certificate holder.
(c)
				The Executive Director shall contact the retained investigator and inform the
				investigator that a complaint has been filed and shall tell the retained
				investigator the name of the licensee and the allegations contained in the
				complaint. The Executive Director shall ask if the retained investigator has
				any conflict of interest that would prevent the investigator from fully and
				impartially investigating the complaint. The retained investigator may accept
				the investigation task only if the investigator can do so without a conflict of
				interest.
(d) The Board may
				reimburse the retained investigator for all necessary and reasonable expenses
				incurred conducting an investigation and shall pay for services under the terms
				of a Contract to be entered into by and between the investigator and the
				Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-10 - Conduct of Investigation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The IBM(s) or
				retained investigator are empowered to conduct a full and complete
				investigation.
(b) In pursuit of
				the investigation, the IBM(s) or retained investigator may review documents and
				interview the complainant and other witnesses, the IBM(s) or retained
				investigator may interview the license or certificate holder only if the
				license or certificate holder voluntarily agrees and if the license or
				certificate holder has been furnished a copy of the complaint.
(c) As part of the investigation, the IBM(s)
				or retained investigator shall be authorized to serve an administrative
				subpoena on any person who is in possession of any documents or records
				relevant to the allegations in the administrative complaint or from facts
				discovered during the investigation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-11 - Investigative Report

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon completing
				the investigation, the retained investigator shall submit a written report to
				the IBM(s) setting forth the facts discovered.
(b) The IBM(s) may prepare an investigative
				report as part of the investigation, which may be provided to the assigned
				Assistant Attorney General for review if a recommendation is made that formal
				disciplinary proceedings commence.
(c) Investigation files of any investigation
				which is pending are confidential and not subject to public inspection until a
				formal hearing is concluded or until final disciplinary action is taken if not
				hearing is commenced.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-12 - Informal Conference Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon
				notification of the findings of an investigation, a license or certificate
				holder may be asked to attend an informal conference with the IBM(s), Executive
				Director and/or the Board attorney assigned for prosecution purposes. The
				license or certificate holder may appear either with or without counsel. The
				purpose of the informal conference will be to discuss formal or informal
				settlement of the investigative matter.
(b) At any time either before or after formal
				disciplinary proceedings have been instituted against a license or certificate
				holder, the license or certificate holder and IBM(s) may submit to the Board an
				offer of settlement whereby, in lieu of formal disciplinary action by the Board
				the license or certificate holder agrees to accept certain sanctions such as
				suspension, civil penalties, enrolling in continuing education courses,
				limiting the scope of the license or certificate holder's practice, submitting
				the license or certification holder's work product for professional peer
				review, or other sanctions authorized by the Act or these rules. If the Board
				determines that the proposed settlement will adequately protect the public
				welfare, the Board may accept the offer and enter a decision that is consented
				to by the license or certificate holder and incorporates the proposed
				settlement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-13 - Service of Notice of Intent and Opportunity to Show Compliance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Prior to commencing formal proceedings
				for discipline of a license or certificate holder, the Executive Director, on
				behalf of the IBM(s), shall send a notice of intent to initiate formal
				disciplinary action by regular or certified mail to the last address provided
				by the license or certificate holder to the Board. The notice of intent shall
				include a brief description of the facts or conduct which warrant the intended
				action, and provide the license or certificate holder an opportunity to show
				compliance with all lawful requirements for the retention of the license or
				certificate without any disciplinary action against the license or certificate
				holder.
(b) The opportunity to show
				compliance shall expire fifteen (15) days from the date of mailing the notice
				of intent.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-14 - Formal Hearing Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
Formal proceedings for board disciplinary action against a
				  license or certificate holder shall be commenced by notice issued by the
				  Board.
(a) The complaint and/or notice
				shall be served pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, and by any
				traceable delivery method of mail. The complaint shall, at a minimum, contain
				the following information:
(i) The name and
				license or certificate number of the license or certificate holder;
(ii) The name, address, and phone number of
				the Boards attorney assigned to assist in prosecution of the
				complaint;
(iii) A statement of the
				legal authority and jurisdiction of the Board;
(iv) A statement of the particular sections
				of the statutes and rules involved
;
(v) A statement, in ordinary and concise
				language, of the nature of the complaint and the facts upon which the complaint
				is based;
(vi) The time in which
				the license or certificate holder must respond to the complaint;
(vii) A statement that failure to respond may
				result in entry of judgment by default for the relief demanded in the
				complaint.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-15 - Default

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may enter an order based on the allegations of a
				  complaint in any case where the license or certificate holder has not responded
				  within the time limits contained in Section  14(a)(vi) above or in any case in
				  which the license or certificate holder or his/her representative has not
				  appeared at a scheduled hearing of which he/she had notice.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-16 - Motions

Current through July 13, 2024
All motions made to the Board shall be made in writing and
				  submitted at least ten (10) business days prior to the date set for
				  hearing.
(a) The Board may, within its
				discretion and upon good cause shown, allow a motion to be filed at any
				time.
(b) For purposes of this
				rule, any request for settlement of a contested case shall be considered a
				motion before the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-17 - Docket

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When formal proceedings are initiated and
				notice has been provided, the case shall be assigned a number and entered upon
				a docket provided for such purpose.
(b) A separate file shall be established for
				each docketed case, in which all papers and evidence shall be systematically
				placed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 8 - APPLICATIONS, COMPLAINTS, AND HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 8-18 - Contested Case Hearings

Current through July 13, 2024
The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) shall act as the
				  hearing officer and shall preside over the formal contested case hearing which
				  shall be conducted pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and
				  Chapter 2 of the OAH rules concerning contested case proceedings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 9 - REFUSAL AND DISCIPLINE › Section 9-1 - Grounds for disciplinary actions

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may refuse to license any physical therapist or
				  certify any physical therapist assistant on the grounds identified
				  in
										33-25-111. In addition, the Board may
				  discipline or suspend or revoke the license of any physical therapist or
				  certificate of any physical therapist assistant for:
(a) Engaging in sexual misconduct defined as:
(i) Engaging in or soliciting any intimate,
				sexual or otherwise explotive behavior relationships, whether consensual or
				non-consensual, with a patient throughout the existence of a patient while a
				physical therapist/patient or physical therapist assistant/patient relationship
				exists;
(ii) Making sexual
				advances, either verbally or physically;
(iii) Requesting sexual favors;
(iv) Failing to obtain, document and maintain
				informed consent for any procedure which may be deemed "sexual" by a reasonable
				person;
(v) Engaging in any verbal
				or physical conduct which:
(A) Deviates from
				generally accepted and prevailing practices for any given patient care
				situation;
(B) Violates
				professional boundaries;
(C)
				Exploits the trust of a patient by performing a procedure or technique on the
				patient for which there is no clinically valid reason;
(vi) While providing clinically valid and
				generally acceptable treatment the license or certificate holder exploits a
				patient's/client's trust through conduct or physical contact of a sexual nature
				with the patient or client.
(vii)
				Intentionally viewing a completely or partially disrobed patient in the course
				of treatment if the viewing is not related to patient diagnosis or treatment
				under current practice standards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 062 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Physical Therapy, Board of › Chapter 10 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 10-1 - Terms and titles

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				designations "SPT" and "SPTA" should be used for physical therapist students
				and physical therapist assistant students, respectively, up to the time of
				graduation.
(b) In order to promote
				consistent communication of the presentation of credentials and letter
				designations, the preferred order of credentials should be:
(i) PT/PTA.
(ii) Highest earned physical therapy-related
				degree.
(iii) Other earned academic
				degrees.
(iv) Specialist
				certification credentials in alphabetical order (specific to the American Board
				of physical therapy specialties).