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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 2 - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 2-12 - Duplicate License

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A licensee shall promptly notify the
				Board in writing if a license is lost, stolen or destroyed.
(b) The Board shall issue a duplicate
				certificate to a licensee who submits a notarized statement with the reason for
				requesting a duplicate certificate and fee.
(c) The Board shall issue a statement
				verifying license status to a licensee's employer, jurisdiction or institution
				as upon receipt of the licensee's written request and the fee. The Board shall
				also make this information available free of charge on the Board's
				website.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 2 - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 2-13 - Emergency License

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This section is promulgated under the
				authority of the Wyoming Homeland Security Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										19-13-115.
(b) During the duration of a state of
				emergency declared by the Governor of the State of Wyoming, any occupational
				therapist or occupational therapist assistant licensed or certified by another
				state may continue to provide services in Wyoming until 30 days after the day
				the Governor of the State of Wyoming lifts the state of emergency. Such
				occupational therapists or occupational therapist assistants shall be deemed to
				be acting under an emergency license.
(c) At the end of the state of emergency, any
				occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed or certified
				by another state who practiced in Wyoming under an emergency license shall
				ensure that their clients transition to a Wyoming-licensed professional. This
				subsection shall not apply to professionals who had an existing provider-client
				relationship before the emergency and provided continuity of care to clients
				during the emergency.
(d)
				Discipline.
(i) Any person may file a
				complaint with the Board office related to the conduct of a professional
				practicing under an emergency license.
(ii) Any professional practicing under an
				emergency license subjects themselves to the Board's jurisdiction. The Board
				may discipline any professional practicing under an emergency license as
				provided in Chapter 6 of these Rules.
(iii) The Board may refer complaints related
				to the conduct of any professional practicing under an emergency license to any
				state in which the professional is licensed or certified.
(iv) If a state in which an occupational
				therapist or occupational therapy assistant is licensed or certified suspends
				the professional's license or certificate, the professional shall immediately
				cease practicing in Wyoming and ensure their Wyoming clients transition to
				another professional.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 3-2 - Delineation of Roles

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An OT currently licensed by the Board:
(i) Evaluates the client using the
				appropriate evaluation tool(s) for condition.
(ii) Prepares a custom written program plan
				and provides treatment as appropriate within the licensees scope of practice
				and training.
(iii) When
				applicable, assigns treatment duties based on that program plan to a licensed
				occupational therapy assistant who has been specifically trained to carry out
				those duties.
(iv) Monitors the
				occupational therapy assistant's performance.
(v) Accepts professional responsibility for
				the occupational therapy assistant's performance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 3-3 - Supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A licensed OTA may assist in the practice
				of occupational therapy only under the supervision of an OT. An OT may
				supervise an OTA in person or virtually through a live video and audio
				connection.
(b) The supervising OT
				shall determine the level of supervision the OTA requires, based on the
				competency the OTA demonstrates. The supervisory guidelines are as follows:
(i) An entry-level OTA is an individual
				working on initial skill development or entering a new practice area. At this
				level the OT shall provide close supervision, including weekly meetings and
				oversight, which could take place in person or virtually with a video and audio
				component.
(ii) An
				intermediate-level OTA is an individual working on increased skill development
				and mastery of basic role functions and demonstrates ability to respond to
				situations based on previous experience. At this level the OT shall provide
				routine supervision, including bi-weekly meetings and oversight, which could
				take place in person or virtually with a video and audio component.
(iii) An advanced-level OTA is an individual
				refining specialized skills with the ability to understand complex issues
				affecting role functions. At this level the OT shall provide general
				supervision, including bimonthly meetings and oversight, which could take place
				in person or virtually with a video and audio component.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 3-4 - Supervision Under a Limited License

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Individuals licensed under a limited
				license shall receive daily direction and instruction from a licensee in good
				standing with the Board, either in person or virtually through a live audio and
				video connection. The licensed supervisor shall also provide evaluations of the
				limited licensee's therapy skills.
(b) The limited licensee may provide services
				outside of the physical presence of the licensed supervisor if the licensed
				supervisor determines that the limited licensee has demonstrated the competence
				to do so.
(c) Written documentation
				of each supervisory session shall be recorded on the supervision form provided
				by the Board and signed by the licensed supervisor and limited licensee. The
				limited licensee shall submit the original supervision forms to the Board as
				part of the application for full licensure.
(d) The supervisor shall notify the Board in
				writing of termination of supervision.
(e) All treatment documentation must be
				co-signed by the limited licensee and the licensed supervisor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 3-5 - Telehealth

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In order to provide occupational therapy
				services via telehealth to a client in Wyoming, an OT or OTA must hold a
				current Wyoming license.
(b) When
				providing occupational therapy services via telehealth, an OT shall determine
				whether an in-person evaluation and treatment is necessary. If it is determined
				that an in-person evaluation and treatment is necessary, the OT shall cease
				telehealth provision of services until an on-site visit is completed and
				determined that telehealth is appropriate.
(c) The OT is responsible for determining
				whether any aspect of the provision of services may be conducted via telehealth
				or must be conducted in person. An OT shall consider at a minimum:
(i) the complexity of the client's
				condition;
(ii) his or her own
				knowledge skills and abilities;
(iii) the client's context and
				environment;
(iv) the nature and
				complexity of the intervention;
(v)
				the pragmatic requirements of the practice setting; and
(vi) the capacity and quality of the
				technological interface.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 3-6 - Physical Agent Modalities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An OT or an OTA may use physical agent
				modalities in conjunction with, or in immediate preparation for, occupational
				therapy services under the following conditions:
(i) The OT or OTA must complete six (6) hours
				of post professional education in the appropriate use of physical agent
				modalities.
(ii) The OT or OTA
				shall complete five (5) supervised direct administrations of each modality
				demonstrating the appropriate use of each physical agent modality. The
				supervisor must be a person licensed to practice as an OT or physical
				therapist.
(iii) The OT or OTA
				shall retain documentation that they completed the required five (5) supervised
				direct administrations of each modality to be used.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 3-7 - Dry Needling

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Licensed OT may use dry needling
				techniques on patients. OT who practice dry needling must retain written
				records of receiving dry needling training and present these records to the
				Board upon request. Training shall include;
(i) A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of
				live, face-to-face post professional instruction in dry needling; and
(ii) Anatomy, training in indications for dry
				needling, contraindications for dry needling, potential risks, proper hygiene,
				proper use and disposal of needles, and appropriate selection of
				clients.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 3 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 3-9 - Unprofessional Conduct

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The failure of a licensee to abide by the
				ethical standards adopted by the Board shall constitute unprofessional conduct
				and grounds for disciplinary action.
(b) The failure of a licensee to meet the
				requirements of Section
				6(a) before using physical
				agent modalities in their practice shall constitute unprofessional conduct and
				grounds for disciplinary action.
(c) The failure of a licensee to meet the
				requirements of Section
				7(a) before using dry
				needling in their practice shall constitute unprofessional conduct and grounds
				for disciplinary action.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 4 - REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, REFUSAL & PURSING PROSECUTION FOR VIOLATIONS › Section 4-1 - Grounds

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may revoke, suspend, or reuse to issue and renew
				  licenses or otherwise discipline licensees for any of the following reasons
				  based upon unprofessional conduct:
(a)
				Violation of the Act or Board Rules.
(b) Violation of the Code of
				Ethics.
(c) Gross incompetence or
				malpractice.
(d) Mental or physical
				incompetency rendering the licensee unable to practice with reasonable skill or
				safety.
(e) Habitual use of alcohol
				or a controlled substance.
(f)
				Knowingly submitting false information to the Board in any application for
				licensing or any other correspondence.
(g) Obtaining any fee by fraud,
				misrepresentation or false pretenses.
(h) Loaning of a license issued by the
				Board.
(i) Employing either
				directly or indirectly any suspended or unlicensed occupational therapy
				practitioner to perform any work covered by the Act or Rules.
(j) Delegating responsibilities to a person
				who is not qualified by training, experience or License.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 4 - REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, REFUSAL & PURSING PROSECUTION FOR VIOLATIONS › Section 4-2 - Emergency Suspension of License

Current through July 13, 2024
Per
				  W.S.
				  16-3-113(c) the Board may
				  summarily suspend a license if the Board finds that the public health, safety
				  or welfare imperatively requires emergency action. The Board shall notify the
				  licensee of the grounds for suspension and immediately set the matter for
				  hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 5 - FEES › Section 5-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated by the Wyoming State Board of
				  Occupational Therapy under the Wyoming Occupational Therapy Practice Act,
				  Wyoming Statute §
									33-40-112.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 5 - FEES › Section 5-2 - 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 fees of license may, in
				addition to money order or cashier's check, be paid by personal check. Online
				services shall be payable by credit or debit card.
(b) All fees collected by the Board are
				non-refundable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 5 - FEES › Section 5-3 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board shall charge the fees for the following
				  services.
(a) Application Fee:
(i) OT License: $225.00
(ii) OTA License: $175.00
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 6 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 6-1 - Complaints

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Complaints against a licensee shall be
				filed with the Board in writing and shall contain:
(i) Name and address of licensee;
(ii) Name, address and telephone number of
				complainant;
(iii) Nature of
				alleged violations;
(iv) A short
				and concise statement of facts relating to the alleged violations;
				and
(v) Signature of
				complainant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 6 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 6-2 - Investigations and Board Action

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Written complaints shall be referred to
				an Investigative Board Member (IBM) selected by Board staff from a rotating
				schedule. Licensees against whom charges are made will be advised of the
				investigation, the name of the IBM, and the nature of the complaint.
(i) The IBM shall not take part in the
				consideration of any contested case.
(ii) The IBM shall not, by this rule, be
				barred from attending any contested case hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 6 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 6-3 - Service of Notice

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The IBM shall notify the licensee of his
				or her recommended action.
(ii) The notice
				shall:
(A) Include a brief description of
				facts or conduct which warrant the intended action; and
(B) Provide the licensee an opportunity to
				respond to the action within twenty (20) days of the date of the mailing of the
				notice.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 6 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Section 6-4 - Rules of Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All contested case hearings shall be sent
				to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) in order for OAH to conduct the
				hearing and issue a recommended decision.
(b) Upon receipt of the recommended decision
				the Board shall issue a final decision.
(c) The Board incorporates the administrative
				practice and procedure rules found in Chapter 2 of the Uniform Rules for
				Contested Case Practice and Procedure adopted by the Office of Administrative
				Hearings and effective October 17, 2014 found at:
https://rules.wyo.gov
, Reference
				Number 270.0001.2.07202017.
(d) The
				Board determined that incorporation of the full text of this rule would be
				cumbersome and inefficient given the length and nature of the rules.
(e) This incorporation by reference in
				subsection (a) does not include any later amendments or editions of the
				incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified.
(f) A copy of the incorporated rule is
				available for public inspection or copying at the Board's office.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 7 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 7-1 - Disclosure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The personal information compiled by the
				Board concerning each applicant or licensee is confidential and shall be
				released only to the person to whom the record pertains. Request from
				individuals other than the applicant can only be released with written consent
				of the applicant or upon court order.
(b) Disclosure of confidential records and
				public records shall also be governed by the Wyoming Public Records
				Act.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 7 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 7-2 - Access

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any applicant or licensee, or others with
				the licensee's written consent may personally inspect the contents of the
				individual's Board file with the following exceptions:
(i) Personal recommendations.
(ii) Unverified complaints.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 7 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 7-3 - Correction and Amendment

Current through July 13, 2024
Any applicant or licensee may clarify erroneous, inaccurate
				  or misleading information contained within their file by submitting a written
				  statement to the Board which shall be placed in the file.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 7 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 7-5 - Public Records Request Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board incorporates the rules found in
				Chapter 2 of the Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting,
				Copying, and Producing Public Records adopted by the Department of
				Administration and Information and effective September 6, 2016 found at:
https://rules.wyo.gov
under
				Reference Number: 006.0011.2.09062106.
(b) The Board determined that incorporation
				of the full text of this rule would be cumbersome and inefficient given the
				length and nature of the rules;
(c)
				This incorporation by reference in subsection (a) does not include any later
				amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the applicable date
				identified.
(d) A copy of the
				incorporated rule is available for public inspection or copying at the Board's
				office.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 8 - RENEWAL › Section 8-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated by the Wyoming State Board of
				  Occupational Therapy under the Wyoming Occupational Therapy Practice Act, W.S.
				  Wyoming Statute §
									33-40-115(b).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 8 - RENEWAL › Section 8-2 - Annual Renewal of License

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board shall renew the license of a
				licensee who submits a complete application as required by the board, meets all
				requirements for renewal, and pays the required fees.
(b) Licenses shall expire on July 31 of each
				year unless renewed under these rules. The Board shall send a notice of renewal
				via mail or email each year. Failure to receive notice shall not excuse a
				licensee from the requirement for renewal under the Act and these
				rules.
(c) License renewal
				applications shall be postmarked or hand delivered to the Board office no later
				than June 15.
(i) Renewal applications
				postmarked or hand delivered to the office after June 15 are subject to a late
				fee.
(ii) During even numbered
				years, all renewals subject to the late fee must submit proof of CE hours for
				audit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 8 - RENEWAL › Section 8-3 - Continuing Education

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each licensee must complete twenty-four
				(24) hours of CE every two years.
(i) A
				licensee who becomes licensed during an even-numbered year prior to July 31 is
				not required to provide evidence of CE as part of their renewal that
				year.
(ii) A licensee who becomes
				licensed during an odd-numbered year need only complete and report twelve (12)
				hours of CE at the first even-numbered year after they become
				licensed.
(iii) CE hours may only
				be submitted if they are earned during the three (3) years immediately
				preceding the annual license renewal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 9 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATIONS › Section 9-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board promulgates these rules according to authority
				  granted by Wyoming Statute
				  33-40-115(b) and
				  16-3-103(j)(i).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 9 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATIONS › Section 9-2 - Application Review

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Assigning Application Review Committee
				(ARC).
(i) Board staff shall review all
				applications for a license.
(ii)
				When Board staff determines that there may be grounds to deny a license or
				approve a license subject to discipline or restrictions, Board staff shall
				refer the application to an ARC.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 9 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATIONS › Section 9-3 - Hearing Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon receiving a written request for a
				hearing from an applicant, the Board or a hearing officer appointed by the
				Board shall begin a contested case proceeding. Board staff or the hearing
				officer shall serve a Notice of Hearing on the applicant at least 30 days
				before the hearing. The Notice of Hearing shall contain:
(i) A brief statement of the matters
				asserted, including:
(A) The ARC's
				recommendation;
(B) The facts upon
				which the recommendation is based; and
(C) The statutory provisions or Board rules
				the applicant is alleged to have violated or failed to meet to qualify for
				licensure.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINE MATTERS › Section 10-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board promulgates these rules according to authority
				  granted by Wyoming Statute
				  33-40-113 and
				  16-3-103(j)(i).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINE MATTERS › Section 10-2 - Disciplinary Action

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may take disciplinary action for the
				  following:
(a) Violating the Board's
				practice act or rules;
(b)
				Violating a Board order;
(c)
				Unprofessional conduct as defined in
				W.S.
				33-40-102(a) (vi);
(d) Violating the Code of Ethics as found in
				Chapter 3, Section
				7 of these Rules; and
(e) Unprofessional conduct as found in
				Chapter 3, section
				8 of these Rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINE MATTERS › Section 10-3 - Complaint Review and Disciplinary Investigation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Complaints that a licensee has violated
				the Board's practice act or the Board's rules shall be submitted to the Board's
				office. Board staff may initiate complaints.
(b) After receiving a complaint or initiating
				a complaint, Board staff shall assign the complaint to an Investigation
				Committee (IC) for investigation.
(c) After reviewing and investigating the
				complaint, the IC may recommend that the Board:
(i) Dismiss the complaint;
(ii) Summarily suspend a license;
(iii) Approve a settlement
				agreement;
(iv) Discipline the
				licensee, including:
(A) Suspend a
				license;
(B) Revoke a license;
				or
(C) Impose probationary
				conditions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINE MATTERS › Section 10-4 - Summary Suspension

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An IC may recommend that the Board
				summarily suspend a license at any time when the IC or Board staff believes
				that the licensee's continued practice imperatively requires emergency action
				to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.
(b) The IC shall notify the licensee of its
				intent to recommend summary suspension. The Notice of Intent shall contain:
(i) A copy of the complaint, if
				any;
(ii) A description of the
				grounds for the summary suspension recommendation; and
(iii) Notice that an expedited summary
				suspension proceeding shall be set at the earliest opportunity a quorum of
				Board members may be assembled.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINE MATTERS › Section 10-5 - Surrender in Lieu of Discipline and Licenses Issued in Error

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A licensee may petition the Board, in
				writing, to voluntarily surrender a license in lieu of discipline.
(i) The IC shall recommend that the Board
				approve or deny the petition.
(ii)
				The Board may approve or deny the petition.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINE MATTERS › Section 10-6 - Hearing Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) There shall be a presumption of lawful
				service of a Notice of Intent, Petition, Notice of Hearing, or any other
				communication required by these rules if sent by U.S. mail to the address the
				licensee most recently supplied to the Board.
(b) The IC shall notify the licensee of its
				intent to file a petition for disciplinary action. The Notice of Intent shall:
(i) Include a brief description of the facts
				or conduct that warrant the intended action;
(ii) Include a description of the nature of
				the discipline the IC intends to seek; and
(iii) Provide the Licensee no less than 30
				days to show that the licensee has complied with all lawful license
				requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 083 - Occupational Therapy Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - Occupational Therapy Board › Chapter 10 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINE MATTERS › Section 10-7 - Petition for Modifying Conditions or Restrictions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A licensee may petition the Board to
				modify any conditions or restrictions on his or her license. The licensee shall
				submit a written petition for modification to the Board office. The petition
				for modification shall include evidence demonstrating:
(i) Compliance with all previously entered
				Board orders;
(ii) That the
				modification is consistent with any treatment plan or medical orders, if
				applicable; and
(iii) That the
				modification will ensure the public is adequately protected.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - AUTHORITY AND DEFINITIONS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
WYO. STAT. ANN. §§
									
										30-5-101  through 30-5-127, and
				  WYO. STAT. ANN. §§
									
										30-5-401  through 30-5-410.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - GENERAL RULES › Section 2-1 - Effective Scope of Rules and Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All rules and
				regulations of a general nature herein promulgated to prevent waste and to
				conserve oil and gas in the state of Wyoming shall be effective throughout the
				state of Wyoming and be in force in all pools except as may be amended,
				modified, altered or enlarged generally or in specific individual pools by
				orders hereafter issued by the Commission.
(b) These rules are intended to protect human
				health and the environment through the utilization of proven methods which are
				designed to avoid contamination of the soils, groundwater, and surface water at
				a drilling or producing location. Compliance with these rules does not relieve
				the owner or operator of the obligation to comply with applicable federal,
				local or other state permits or regulatory requirements.
(c) If any provision of these rules or its
				application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does
				not affect other provisions or applications of the rules which can be given
				effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
				provisions of these rules are severable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - GENERAL RULES › Section 2-2 - Duties of Supervisor

Current through July 13, 2024
In addition to the duties prescribed by law, it shall also be
				  the duty of the Supervisor to aid the Commission in the administration of the
				  Wyoming Conservation Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-101,
et seq
., and,
				  under the direction of the Commission, aid in the enforcement of all the rules
				  and regulations of the Commission relating to oil and gas.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - GENERAL RULES › Section 2-3 - General Functions of Supervisor

Current through July 13, 2024
The Supervisor and his Authorized Agents shall have the right
				  at all reasonable times to go upon and inspect any oil and gas properties and
				  wells for the purpose of making any investigation or tests to ascertain whether
				  the provisions of the Wyoming Conservation Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-101,
et seq
., or these
				  rules are being complied with and shall report any violation thereof to the
				  Commission. The Supervisor and his Authorized Agents shall have access to all
				  wells at all reasonable times for the purpose of plugging and abandonment and
				  to well sites for the purpose of reclamation if the Supervisor determines that
				  the wells and/or well sites should be added to his well plugging schedule as
				  provided in Chapter 3, Section 16(f) of these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - GENERAL RULES › Section 2-4 - Access to Records

Current through July 13, 2024
The Supervisor and his Authorized Agents shall have access to
				  all well records wherever located. All owners, drilling contractors, drillers,
				  service companies, or other persons engaged in drilling or servicing wells,
				  shall permit the Supervisor, or Authorized Agents, to come upon any lease,
				  property or well operated or controlled by them, and to inspect the record and
				  operation of such wells and to have access at all times to any and all records
				  of wells. Information so obtained shall be kept confidential or may be released
				  in accordance with the Wyoming Public Records Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										16-4-201,
et seq
., and the
				  Wyoming Conservation Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-101,
et seq
.,
				  Owners/Operators who want to have information kept confidential by the
				  Commission shall stamp the information confidential or otherwise indicate in
				  writing to the Commission that the information is to be kept
				  confidential.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - GENERAL RULES › Section 2-5 - Reports, Forms, and Notices

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission shall prescribe the manner in which records of
				  all operations, reports, forms, and notices shall be made and which reports,
				  forms, and notices shall be filed with the Supervisor. These forms, Forms 1
				  through 20 and OG-001, are attached to these rules and are hereby adopted and
				  made a part of these rules for all purposes and shall be used in accordance
				  with the rules and instructions printed thereon, which instructions are part of
				  this rule. United States Bureau of Land Management forms, which contain
				  substantially the same information, shall be substituted for wells drilled on
				  federal or Indian lands. All such records, reports, forms and notices so filed
				  are public records which may be released or kept confidential in accordance
				  with the Wyoming Public Records Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										16-4-201,
et seq
. Reports,
				  well logs, and directional surveys on exploratory or wildcat wells marked
				  confidential shall be kept confidential for six (6) months after the filing due
				  date as required by Chapter 3, Section 21, unless the Owner gives written
				  permission to release such logs at an earlier date; provided further, that in
				  the event special experimental projects are authorized, then such authorization
				  and all reports pertinent to the projects may be kept confidential for the time
				  specified in the authorization. When an Application for Permit to Drill (APD,
				  Form 1) is received marked "Confidential", the Commission will release only the
				  first page of the Commission's Form 1 and the plat to the public and news
				  media.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - GENERAL RULES › Section 2-6 - Tests and Surveys

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When deemed
				necessary or advisable, the Supervisor is authorized to require that tests or
				surveys be made to determine the presence of waste of oil, gas, water, or
				reservoir energy; the quantity of oil, gas, or water; the amount and direction
				of deviation of any well from the vertical; formation, casing, tubing, or other
				pressures; or any other test or survey deemed necessary to carry out the
				purposes of the Wyoming Conservation Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-101,
et seq
.
				Directional, deviation, and/or measurement-while-drilling (MWD) surveys must be
				run on horizontal wells and submitted in accordance with Chapter 3, Section 21
				and Chapter 3, Section 25 of these rules, for horizontal wells.
(b) The Supervisor is also authorized to
				require testing necessary for the regulation of oilfield pits and wastes.
				Sampling procedures and protocol are subject to review by the
				Supervisor.
(c) Owners/Operators
				are required to report the depth to fluid and the casing pressure to the
				Commission by Sundry Notice (Form 4) on all shut-in and/or temporarily
				abandoned wells at such times as specified by the Supervisor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - GENERAL RULES › Section 2-7 - Damage to Mineral Deposits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Supervisor
				shall require correction, in a manner to be prescribed or approved by him, of
				any condition which is causing or is likely to cause damage to any formation
				containing oil, gas, or water, or which is wasteful of oil or gas, or reservoir
				energy; and require the repair or proper plugging and abandonment of any well
				or wells no longer used or useful in accordance with such reasonable plan as
				may be prescribed or approved by him.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of
				these rules, the Supervisor has discretion to require the Owner or Operator to
				repair or promptly plug and abandon any well that has been shut-in or
				temporarily abandoned for twenty-four (24) consecutive months, or that is
				causing waste or pollution.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - GENERAL RULES › Section 2-8 - Naming of Pools

Current through July 13, 2024
All oil and gas pools in the state of Wyoming shall be named
				  by the Commission upon recommendation of the Supervisor. The Supervisor shall
				  cooperate with a Field Names Advisory Committee in the selection of names for
				  all oil and gas pools. The Advisory Committee shall be composed of a
				  representative of the United States Bureau of Land Management and
				  representatives appointed by associations representing a cross section of the
				  oil and gas industry in the State.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-1 - Notices: General and Emergency

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A written
				notice of intent to do work on an Application for Permit to Drill (APD, Form 1)
				and a drilling and completion plan (Chapter 3, Section 8(c)), or on a Sundry
				Notice (Form 4) to change plans previously approved on the original Form 1,
				must be filed with the Supervisor, unless otherwise directed, and must reach
				the Supervisor and receive his approval before the work is begun. Approval must
				be sought to acidize, cleanout, flush, fracture, or stimulate a well. The
				sundry notice must include depth to perforations or the openhole interval, the
				source of water and/or trade name of fluids, type of proppants, as well as
				estimated pump pressures. Routine activities that do not affect the integrity
				of the wellbore or the reservoir, such as pump replacements, do not require a
				sundry notice. The Supervisor may require additional information.
(b) In case of emergency, or a situation
				where operations might be unduly delayed, any written notice required by these
				Rules and Regulations to be given to the Supervisor may be given orally or by
				wire and, if approval is obtained, the transaction shall be confirmed in
				writing, as a matter of record.
(c)
				Chapter 5 of this volume provides rules of practice and procedure for matters
				which are set to be heard before the Commission and also for actions which can
				be taken by the Supervisor as he administers the Wyoming Conservation Act and
				these rules which have been adopted. The Supervisor, at his discretion, may set
				for hearing before the Commission any request for administrative approval of
				operations covered by these rules. The manner and time for giving notice is
				provided by the Wyoming Conservation Act and by these rules and regulations.
				Further, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										30-5-111(f), provides that
				in addition to the notice prescribed by these rules, such additional notice as
				is deemed necessary and proper may be required. The Commission maintains a
				mailing list for persons interested in receiving notice of the matters
				scheduled to be considered at its monthly hearings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-3 - Exceptions to Locations of Wells and Well Spacing Orders

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon proper
				application therefore, the Supervisor may approve, as an administrative matter,
				an exception to Section 2 of this chapter, or any order of the Commission
				establishing well spacing for a pool. If for any reason the Supervisor shall
				fail or refuse to approve such an exception, the Commission may, after notice
				and hearing, grant the exception. If the Supervisor or the Commission approves
				the exception application, the approval will be valid for one year from the
				date it was granted.
(b) The
				application for an exception shall state fully the reasons why such an
				exception is necessary or desirable, and shall be accompanied by a plat
				showing:
(i) The location at which an oil or
				gas well could be drilled in compliance with Section 2 of this chapter or the
				applicable order;
(ii) The location
				at which the applicant requests permission to drill; and
(iii) The locations at which oil or gas wells
				have been drilled or could be drilled, in accordance with Section 2 of this
				chapter, or the applicable order, directly or diagonally offsetting the
				proposed exception.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-5 - Notice of Change of Owner (Form 7)

Current through July 13, 2024
Any Owner, as listed on Form 7 (Notice of Change of Owner)
				  who shall be bound under a performance bond and who shall convey his interest
				  to another, shall submit written notice of transfer to the Supervisor at least
				  thirty (30) days prior to the closing date of transfer. Change of Owner Form 7
				  shall be submitted to the Commission after the sale/transfer is finalized but
				  will not be processed until all bonding is in place. Prior to approval of the
				  transfer, the transferee shall also submit proof of compliance with the Split
				  Estates Act by attaching Form 1A, Statement of Oil and Gas Operations, to the
				  Form 7. Do not use Form 6, Designation of Agent or Operator, for this
				  procedure.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-6 - Notice of Designation of Operator (Form)

Current through July 13, 2024
Any Owner as listed on Form 7 (Notice of Change of Owner) who
				  does not operate well(s) owned shall submit a Designation of Operator Form 6 to
				  the Commission authorizing another company to operate the well(s). Both Owner
				  and Operator are each responsible to post bond. A Designation of Operator Form
				  6 will be accepted as authority of the Operator to fulfill the obligations of
				  the Owner under these oil and gas operating regulations. This Designation does
				  not release an Owner of liability or responsibility for the well site(s) or
				  surrounding area(s). All changes of address and any termination of the
				  Operator's authority shall be immediately reported in writing to the Supervisor
				  and, in the latter case, the Designation of a new Operator shall be immediately
				  made. If the designated Operator should at any time resign or become
				  incapacitated for duty, the Owner shall immediately designate in writing a new
				  Operator. If any Owner/Operator fails to fulfill their obligations or has any
				  compliance issues, notices shall be made by delivering a United States Postal
				  Service certified letter to both the Owner and Operator at the most recent
				  address on file at the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-7 - Drilling Units

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This section
				reserved.
(b) This section
				reserved.
(c) Compulsory Pooling.
(i) When two (2) or more separately owned
				tracts or separately owned interests are embraced within a drilling and spacing
				unit that are not voluntarily pooled, the Commission may enter an order pooling
				all interests in the drilling and spacing unit for development and may
				authorize cost recovery and risk penalties against nonconsenting owners for a
				specific well.
(A) A pooling order shall
				expire twelve (12) months after issuance if a well is not spud in the drilling
				and spacing unit. The interests in the drilling and spacing unit shall remain
				pooled for all future development if a well is spud under a valid pooling
				order.
(B) A pooling order may
				authorize cost recovery and risk penalties for a specific well in the drilling
				and spacing unit as authorized by Wyoming Statute §
											
												30-5-109. The cost recovery and risk penalty
				authorization will expire twelve (12) months after issuance of the pooling
				order if the specific well has not been spud.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-9 - Application for Permit to Drill Stratigraphic Test or Core Hole (Form 1)

Current through July 13, 2024
A fifty dollar ($50.00) filing fee shall be required for the
				  drilling of a stratigraphic test or core hole, and an Application for Permit to
				  Drill shall be filed with the Supervisor and approved by him prior to the
				  drilling of such test or hole.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-10 - Notice of Intent to Change Plans (Form 4)

Current through July 13, 2024
Where unexpected conditions necessitate any material change
				  in the plans of proposed work already approved, complete details of the changes
				  must be submitted to and approved by the Supervisor before the work is
				  undertaken. If the change in the nature and scope of well stimulation plans
				  previously disclosed is material, verbal notice to the Supervisor or Authorized
				  Agent is required. Notice of Intent (Form 4) shall be submitted as soon as
				  practical thereafter. Circumstances requiring verbal notice may be limited to
				  those unforeseen material changes in previously approved activities, such as a
				  change in the well stimulation service company, a change in fluid type or
				  chemistry, or a major change in the drilling/completion/recompletion
				  plan.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 055 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONAL RULES, DRILLING RULES › Section 3-11 - Notice of Intent to Recomplete Well (Form 4)

Current through July 13, 2024
Before commencing operations to recomplete a well in any pool
				  other than the pool from which such well is then producing, a detailed written
				  statement of the plan of work must be filed with and approved by the Supervisor
				  before the work is started. The Owner or Operator shall provide all information
				  required under Chapter 3, Sections 8(c), and 45(a) through 45(g) of these
				  rules.