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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-5 - Fire Alarms

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A manual fire
				alarm system shall be installed in Group E occupancies. When automatic
				sprinkler systems or smoke detectors are installed, such systems or detectors
				shall be connected to the building fire alarm system.
(i) Exception: Group E occupancies with an
				occupant load of less than fifty (50). (NOTE: Occupant load is based on square
				footage of the facility divided by a factor of twenty (20). It is not based on
				Department of Family Services licensing numbers.)
(ii) Fire detection and alarm systems shall
				be maintained in an operative condition at all times, and shall be replaced or
				repaired when defective.
(iii) The
				building owner shall be responsible for ensuring that the fire and life safety
				systems are maintained in an operable condition at all times.
(iv) Service personnel shall meet the
				qualification requirements of NFPA 72A for maintaining, inspecting, and testing
				such systems.
(v) Records of all
				system inspections, tests and maintenance required shall be maintained on the
				premises and made available to the fire official or Department of Family
				Services personnel upon request.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-6 - Smoke Alarms

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Smoke alarms
				(detectors) shall be installed and maintained as follows:
(i) On the ceiling or wall outside each
				separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of sleeping rooms.
(ii) In each room used for sleeping
				purposes.
(iii) In each story
				including basements and cellars.
(iv) Smoke alarms shall emit a signal when
				the batteries are low.
(v) In new
				construction, additions and alterations, required smoke alarms shall receive
				their primary power from the building wiring and shall be equipped with a
				battery backup.
(A) Wiring shall be permanent
				and without a disconnecting switch.
(B) Where more than one (1) smoke alarm is
				required to be installed, the smoke alarms shall be interconnected in such a
				manner that the activation of one (1) alarm will activate all of the
				alarms.
(vi) The alarm
				shall be clearly audible in all sleeping rooms over background noise levels
				with all intervening doors shut.
(vii) Smoke alarms shall be tested monthly
				(weekly testing is highly recommended).
(viii) A written record of all inspections,
				tests and maintenance required shall be maintained made available to the fire
				official or Department of Family Services personnel.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-7 - Occupancy Use and Separation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Child care
				centers located in mixed use occupancies shall be separated from such
				buildings/uses by an approved two(2) hour occupancy separation.
(i) Exception, two (2) hour separation is not
				required in all mixed use occupancies that are fully fire sprinklered per NFPA
				13, have a manual automatic and monitored fire alarm system and one(1) hour
				occupancy separation as defined by the International Building
				Code.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-8 - Exits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The building
				or fire official in accordance with the International Building and Fire Codes
				shall determine number of exits, placement and adequacy. General requirements
				are:
(i) A minimum of two (2) exits;
(A) A second exit may consist of a sliding
				glass patio door with approved landing, guardrails and handrails;
(B) Windows and garages shall not be
				considered as an exit for this purpose; and
(C) An exit door is a side-hinged door and
				shall be at least 3' by 6'8" in new construction, or as approved by the
				authority having jurisdiction in existing construction;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-9 - Emergency Escape and Rescue Window

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Sleeping rooms
				shall have at least one (1) exterior emergency escape and rescue opening (may
				be a window or door). Such opening shall open directly to the exterior.
(i) Emergency escape and rescue openings
				shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet. The minimum net
				clear opening height shall be twenty-four (24) inches; the minimum net clear
				opening width shall be twenty (20) inches.
(ii) Emergency escape and rescue openings
				shall have the bottom of the clear opening not greater than forty-four (44)
				inches measured from the floor.
(iii) Emergency escape and rescue openings
				shall be operational from the inside of the room without the use of keys or
				tools.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-10 - Kitchen Hood and Duct Fire Extinguishing System

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each
				commercial kitchen exhaust hood and duct system required by the adopted fire
				code or mechanical code to have a Type I hood shall be protected with an
				approved automatic fire-extinguishing system. Prior to the installation of a
				Type I hood a plan review must be submitted and approved by the fire
				authority.
(b) Pre-engineered
				automatic dry and wet chemical extinguishing systems shall be tested in
				accordance with UL 300 and listed and labeled for the intended
				application.
(c) Other types of
				automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be listed and labeled for specific
				use as protection for cooking operations.
(d) A manual actuation device shall be located at or
				near a means of egress from the cooking area, a minimum of ten (10) feet and a
				maximum of twenty (20) feet from the kitchen exhaust system.
(e) The manual actuation device shall be
				located a minimum of four and one-half (4.5) feet and a maximum of five (5)
				feet above the floor.
(f) The
				actuation of the fire suppression system shall automatically shut down the fuel
				or electrical power supply to the cooking equipment.
(g) The fuel and electrical supply reset shall be
				manual.
(h) Where a building fire
				alarm system is installed, automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be
				monitored by the building fire alarm system in accordance with NFPA
				72.
(i) Automatic
				fire-extinguishing systems shall be serviced at least every six (6) months and
				after activation of the system. The system shall have a service tag attached
				stating date of service and who serviced it. Inspection shall be by qualified
				individuals certified by the State of Wyoming, and a certificate of inspection
				shall be forwarded to the fire official upon completion.
(j) Hoods, grease-removal devices, fans, ducts and
				other appurtenances shall be cleaned at intervals necessary to prevent the
				accumulation of grease.
(k)
				Cleanings shall be recorded, and records shall state the extent, time and date
				of cleaning. Such records shall be maintained on the premises.
(l) A portable class K rated fire
				extinguisher shall be provided within a thirty (30) foot travel distance of
				commercial-type cooking equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-11 - Portable Fire Extinguishers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Portable fire
				extinguishers shall be installed in Group E occupancies. The fire official
				having jurisdiction shall approve the proper type and number of extinguishers.
				General rules are:
(i) At least one (1) fire
				extinguisher is required for each three thousand (3,000) square feet of floor
				area. Additional extinguishers may be required to make sure travel distance to
				an extinguisher is no more than seventy-five (75) feet from any
				location;
(ii) The rating of each
				fire extinguisher shall not be less than 2A-10:BC. (Look for this number on the
				extinguisher);
(iii) The
				extinguisher shall be located in a conspicuous location where it will be
				readily accessible and immediately available for use. The location shall be
				along the normal path of travel;
(iv) Fire extinguishers shall not be
				obstructed or obscured from view;
(v) Fire extinguishers shall be installed on
				the hangers or brackets supplied. (Unless housed in approved fire extinguisher
				cabinets.) Hangers or brackets shall be securely anchored to the mounting
				surface in accordance with the manufacturer's installation
				instructions;
(vi) Fire
				extinguishers shall be installed so that the top is not more than five (5) feet
				above the floor. The clearance between the bottom of the extinguisher and the
				floor shall not be less than four (4) inches;
(vii) Fire extinguishers shall not be mounted
				or stored in cupboards or broom closets in Child Care Centers,
(A) Fire extinguishers in Family Child Care
				Centers will not be mounted or stored in cupboards or broom closets except if
				the location is properly signed with a sign approved by the fire
				inspector.
(viii) Fire
				extinguishers shall be inspected monthly by the provider and documentation of
				the inspection shall be kept;
(ix)
				New fire extinguishers will be inspected and will have the annual service tag
				attached before the issuance of a license; and
(x) Fire extinguishers shall be inspected and
				serviced annually according to NFPA Standard 10.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-12 - Storage

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Curtains,
				draperies, hangings and other decorative materials suspended from walls or
				ceilings shall be flame resistant in accordance with NFPA 701.
(b) Storage of combustible materials in
				buildings shall be orderly and separated from heaters or heating devices by
				distance or shielding so that ignition cannot occur. No explosives of any type
				are allowed on the premises.
(c)
				Clothing and personal effects shall not be stored in corridors and lobbies
				unless:
(i) Corridors are protected by an
				approved automatic sprinkler system.
(ii) Corridors are protected by an approved
				smoke detection system.
(iii)
				Storage in metal lockers provided the minimum required egress width is
				maintained.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-13 - Heating Appliances

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Heating
				appliances shall be listed and approved and installed in accordance with the
				manufacturer's instructions, the adopted building code, mechanical code and
				electrical code. All chimneys, smokestacks or similar devices from stoves,
				furnaces, fireboxes or boilers shall be installed or constructed in accordance
				with their listings and the above-mentioned codes.
(i) The fire official may require the
				furnace, boiler, fireplace or heating appliance to be inspected and/or serviced
				by a licensed serviceman.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-14 - Electrical

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All electrical
				wiring, equipment and appliances shall be installed and maintained in
				accordance with NFPA 70, National Electrical Code.
(b) Special protective covers for all electrical
				outlets, or tamper resistant outlets, not in use shall be installed in all
				areas occupied by the children. All new construction and remodeled child care
				facilities must be fitted with tamper resistant outlets.
(c) Electrical wiring, devices, appliances and other
				equipment that is modified or damaged and constitutes an electrical shock or
				fire hazard shall not be used.
(d)
				Extension cords and flexible cords shall not be used as a substitute for
				permanent wiring.
(e) Extension
				cords and flexible cords shall not be affixed to structures, extended through
				walls, ceilings or floors, or under doors or floor coverings, nor shall such
				cords be subject to environmental damage or physical impact.
(f) Extension cords shall be used only with
				portable appliances.
(g) Extension
				cords shall be plugged directly into an approved receptacle, power tap or
				multiplug adapter and, except for approved multiplug extension cords, shall
				serve only one (1) portable appliance.
(h) The ampacity of the extension cords shall not be
				less than the rated capacity of the portable appliance supplied by the
				cord.
(i) Extension cords shall be
				maintained in good condition without splices, deterioration or
				damage.
(j) Extension cords shall
				be grounded when serving grounded portable appliances.
(k) Open junction boxes and open-wiring splices shall
				be prohibited. Approved covers shall be provided for all switch and electrical
				outlet boxes.
(l) All breakers or
				fuses in an electrical panel shall be legibly labeled and identified as to
				purpose or use on a circuit directory located on the face or inside the panel
				door.
(m) A working space of not
				less than thirty (30) inches in width, thirty-six (36) inches in depth and
				seventy-eight (78) inches in height shall be provided in front of electrical
				service equipment. No storage of any materials shall be located within the
				designated working space.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-15 - Premises Identification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) New and
				existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers, or
				approved building identification. Numbers and/or identification shall:
(i) Be placed in a position to be plainly
				legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property;
(ii) Contrast with their background;
				and
(iii) Be a minimum of four (4)
				inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-16 - Fire Safety and Evacuation Plans

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An approved
				fire safety and evacuation plan shall be prepared and maintained in Group E
				occupancies.
(i) Fire safety and evacuation
				plans shall be reviewed or updated annually or as necessitated by changes in
				staff assignments, occupancy, or the physical arrangement of the
				building.
(ii) Fire safety and
				evacuation plans shall be available in the workplace for reference and review
				by employees, and copies furnished to the fire official for review upon
				request.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0033 - Child Care Licensing › Chapter 10 - FIRE STANDARDS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS › Section 10-17 - Emergency Evacuation Drills (Fire Drills)

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Emergency
				evacuation drills shall:
(i) Be held monthly
				in Group E occupancies;
(ii)
				Require all occupants participate;
(iii) Be planned and conducted by the
				director or staff;
(iv) Require
				prior notification to the fire official when required;
(v) Be conducted at different hours of the
				day or evening, during the recess or gymnastic periods, at unexpected times and
				under varying conditions, to avoid distinction between drills and actual fires.
				Drills shall be held to simulate the unusual conditions that occur in case of
				fire; and
(vi) Be initiated by
				activating the fire alarm system when a fire alarm system is
				provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0034 - Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying and Producing Public Records › Chapter 1 - PROCEDURES, FEES, COSTS, AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTION, COPYING, AND PRODUCING PUBLIC RECORDS › Section 1-1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated by authority of
				  W.S.
				  9-2-2104(a)(vii) and by the
				  requirements of
				  W.S.
				  16-3-103(j)(ii) and W.S.
				  W.S.
				  16-4-204(d) to establish
				  uniform procedures, fees, costs, and charges for inspecting, copying, and
				  producing public records.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0034 - Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying and Producing Public Records › Chapter 1 - PROCEDURES, FEES, COSTS, AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTION, COPYING, AND PRODUCING PUBLIC RECORDS › Section 1-2 - Incorporation by Reference

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Wyoming
				Department of Family Services (DFS) hereby incorporates by reference the
				following rule: Wyoming Department of Administration and Information (A&I),
				Director' s Office Section, Chapter 2, Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and
				Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records, adopted by
				A&I and effective on September 6, 2016. The incorporated material may be
				found at the following: https://rules.wyo.gov/. This incorporated rule may also
				be requested from the Wyoming Secretary of State office (Administrative
				Services Division) by email at rules@wyo.gov; or via the Secretary of State
				office rules website at https://rules.wyo.gov.
(b) For these rules incorporated by
				reference:
(i) The Department has determined
				that incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or
				inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;
(ii) Any code, standard, rule, or regulation
				incorporated by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of
				the incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified in subsection (a)
				of this section; and
(iii) The
				incorporated rules are maintained at the DFS state office (2300 Capitol Avenue,
				Hathaway Building, Third Floor, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82002) and are available for
				public inspection and copying at the same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0034 - Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying and Producing Public Records › Chapter 1 - PROCEDURES, FEES, COSTS, AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTION, COPYING, AND PRODUCING PUBLIC RECORDS › Section 1-3 - Further Provision

Current through July 13, 2024
The provisions and fees in the incorporated rule shall apply
				  to all DFS functions unless otherwise enumerated by state statute.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0035 - Plans of Safe Care › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, DATA REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT, AND TRAINING › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated pursuant to W.S. §
									9-2-2104(a)(vii)
				  and W.S. §
									35-2-1401 of the Department of
				  Family Services (Department) in consultation with the Department of
				  Health.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0035 - Plans of Safe Care › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, DATA REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT, AND TRAINING › Section 1-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are adopted to further the Department's statutory
				  responsibility, pursuant to W.S. §
									35-2-1401, relating to the
				  development of Plans of Safe Care with families for Infants Prenatally
				  Substance Exposed; to assist in the administration of Plans of Safe Care to
				  assure the safety and well-being of Infants Prenatally Substance Exposed and
				  their families; and to articulate data reporting requirements.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0035 - Plans of Safe Care › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, DATA REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT, AND TRAINING › Section 1-4 - Data Reporting and Oversight

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Patient care
				teams responsible for developing and initiating a Plan of Safe Care shall
				provide the total number of infants and families for whom a Plan of Safe Care
				has been developed to the Department pursuant to W.S. §
									35-2-1401(e).
(b) A member of the patient care team,
				involved in the delivery or care of Infants Prenatally Substance Exposed, shall
				notify the Department of the occurrence of those conditions of infants pursuant
				to 42 U.S.C.
				5106a(b)(2)(B)(ii).
(c) The Department shall collect and report:
(i) The aggregated rate of births in the
				state of infants affected by substance abuse/withdrawal symptoms or Fetal
				Alcohol Spectrum Disorder pursuant to
				42 U.S.C.
				5106(a)(7)(C)(i)(I)(bb).
(ii) The number of infants identified for
				whom a Plan of Safe Care was developed, and for whom a referral was made for
				appropriate services pursuant to
				42 U.S.C.
				5106(a)(7)(C)(i)(I)(cc).
(iii) Pursuant to
				42 U.S.C.
				5106(a)(7)(E), the number of
				infants who:
(A) Experienced removal
				associated with parental substance use;
(B) Experienced removal and were reunified
				with parents, and the length of time between the removal and
				reunification;
(C) Were referred to
				community providers without a child protection case;
(D) Received services while in the care of
				their birth parents;
(E) Received
				post-reunification services within 1 year after reunification
				occurred;
(F) Experienced a return
				to out-of-home care within 1 year after reunification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0035 - Plans of Safe Care › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, DATA REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT, AND TRAINING › Section 1-5 - Training

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department and the Department of Health in consultation
				  with the Statewide Plan of Safe Care Leadership Committee shall provide
				  technical assistance and training to communities on the implementation and
				  oversight of Plans of Safe Care.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0035 - Plans of Safe Care › Chapter 2 - IDENTIFICATION, DEVELOPING THE PLAN OF SAFE CARE, NOTIFICATION FOR INFANTS PRENATALLY SUBSTANCE EXPOSED › Section 2-1 - Identification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Patient care
				teams shall universally screen all pregnant patients during each trimester of
				pregnancy for substance use.
(i) Pregnant
				patients appearing for delivery, where it is unknown if a prenatal screening
				occurred, a screening shall be completed for substance use.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0035 - Plans of Safe Care › Chapter 2 - IDENTIFICATION, DEVELOPING THE PLAN OF SAFE CARE, NOTIFICATION FOR INFANTS PRENATALLY SUBSTANCE EXPOSED › Section 2-2 - Developing the Plan of Safe Care

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Patient care
				teams shall engage the family, family support network, and medical
				professionals in a discussion regarding the needs of the infant and household
				members.
(i) The discussion shall include how
				each identified need will be addressed and by whom, including:
(A) Whether services are already being
				provided or are needed; and
(B)
				Circumstances where the pregnant or birthing individual has been prescribed
				medication due to a physical illness or mental illness, including medications
				to treat substance use disorder(s). Patient care teams shall verify the
				pregnant or birthing individual is:
(I)
				Adhering to the requirements of the treatment plan;
(II) Taking the prescribed dose of medication
				at the prescribed schedule for the prescribed duration of therapy;
				and
(III) Refraining from using
				other substances.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0035 - Plans of Safe Care › Chapter 2 - IDENTIFICATION, DEVELOPING THE PLAN OF SAFE CARE, NOTIFICATION FOR INFANTS PRENATALLY SUBSTANCE EXPOSED › Section 2-3 - Notification Process for Infants Prenatally Substance Exposed

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Notification to
				the Department
(i) Patient care teams involved
				with the identification or delivery of an Infant Prenatally Substance Exposed
				shall notify the Department through the Department's identified Notification
				Online Portal.
(A) Patient care teams shall
				provide the following information:
(I) Name,
				phone number, and notifying agency or organization;
(II) Month and year of infant's
				birth;
(III) Zip code for where the
				birth occurred;
(IV) Infant's race
				and ethnicity;
(V) Substance to
				which the infant was exposed;
(VI)
				Service referrals that were made for appropriate services; and
(VII) Additional information as
				identified.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 049 - Family Services, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0035 - Plans of Safe Care › Chapter 2 - IDENTIFICATION, DEVELOPING THE PLAN OF SAFE CARE, NOTIFICATION FOR INFANTS PRENATALLY SUBSTANCE EXPOSED › Section 2-4 - Plan of Safe Care Collaborative Responsibilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Communities may
				use a Memorandum of Understanding template developed by the Statewide Plan of
				Safe Care Leadership Committee, to establish a Plan of Safe Care Collaborative.
(i) A member of the Plan of Safe Care
				Collaborative shall be party to the Memorandum of
				Understanding.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - Law under Which the Board Created and Operates

Current through July 13, 2024
The Electrical Board (Board) is created by and operates under
				  and in accordance with
				  W.S.
				  35-9-101 through
				  35-9-130, hereinafter called the
				  "Act." In the event any rule of the Board is inconsistent with any provision of
				  the Act, the Act shall control.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-2 - Jurisdiction

Current through July 13, 2024
This Board has, and the Act grants it:
(a) Jurisdiction of all applicants and
				applications for licenses to perform electrical installations in the State of
				Wyoming;
(b) Enforcement power of
				the minimum requirements of the National Electrical Code in the State of
				Wyoming, including the duty to review civil penalties, cancel or suspend any
				license for any of the causes specified in the Act.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-3 - Membership of the Board

Current through July 13, 2024
As provided in the Act, this Board consists of five (5)
				  members appointed by the governor for six (6) year terms. At least one (1)
				  member and no more than (2) two shall be, journeymen electricians, one (1) and
				  no more than (2) two shall be master electricians, at least one (1) and no more
				  than (2) two shall be electrical contractors.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-4 - Officers of the Board

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board at its first meeting after March 1, shall choose
				  from its members a Chairman and Secretary. A quorum shall consist of three (3)
				  members.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-5 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board has the duty to adopt rules and regulations
				  regarding installation of electrical equipment and electrical safety standards,
				  hear appeals to determine the suitability of alternate materials and type of
				  construction and to interpret and grant variances from rules and regulations of
				  the Board pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  35-9-124.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 2-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated by the Wyoming
				  Electrical Board pursuant to their authority under
				  W.S.
				  35-9-124(a)(i).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 5 - ELECTRICAL LICENSING › Section 5-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated by the Wyoming
				  Electrical Board pursuant to their authority under
				  W.S.
				  35-9-124(a)(i).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 5 - ELECTRICAL LICENSING › Section 5-2 - Electrical Contractors, Low Voltage Electrical Contractors and Limited Electrical Contractors

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All work done
				by an electrical contractor subject to the National Electrical Code shall be
				under the direction and supervision of a licensed journeyman electrician or a
				licensed master electrician
(i) An electrical
				contractor may employ licensed low voltage technicians, licensed limited
				technicians, or apprentice technicians. The scope of work for low voltage and
				limited technicians and apprentice technicians working for electrical
				contractors shall be limited by the type of technician license or apprentice
				technician registration held. Low voltage or limited electrical work may be
				supervised by a licensed low voltage or limited technician of the proper
				category.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 5 - ELECTRICAL LICENSING › Section 5-3 - Master Electricians, Journeyman Electricians, Low Voltage Technicians and Limited Technicians

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant
				for a journeyman electrician license by exam must present evidence of a four
				(4) year (8,000 hour) apprenticeship or experience in the electrical wiring
				industry. The 8,000 hours of experience must have been obtained during a time
				frame of no less than four (4) years. Work shall have been governed by the
				minimum standards of the NEC, under the direct supervision of a licensed
				journeyman or licensed master electrician. Electrical work experience is to
				consist of installation in residential, commercial, and industrial. No more
				than 75 percent of time may be in any one category. However, in special
				circumstances, the Board may waive this requirement. Up to two (2) years (4,000
				hours) credit toward work history requirements shall be given for the number of
				hours of study in an accredited electrical school exceeding the 576 hours of
				electrically related classroom instruction required in Section
				5(a)(i).
(i) An applicant for a journeyman electrician
				or master electrician license must also present evidence of 144 hours per year,
				or 576 hours over a four year apprenticeship, of successfully completed
				electrically related classroom instruction obtained through approved electrical
				apprenticeship training programs. If 576 hours of classroom instruction cannot
				be provided, an applicant may qualify for the exam if evidence of 10 years and
				20,000 hours of on the job training experience as a licensed journeyman or
				master electrician is provided and approved by the Chief Electrical
				Inspector.
(ii) Applicants who have
				a current journeyman or master electrician's license, in good standing, from a
				city, county or state which has requirements equal to or greater than the
				requirements of the State of Wyoming shall be able to use that license as proof
				of on the job training hours to qualify to take the examination.
(iii) All properly documented work experience
				obtained while working for an exempt entity in the State of Wyoming as defined
				in W.S.
				35-9-123(a)(ii) through (v)
				will be acceptable. Such work shall have been governed by the minimum standards
				of the NEC, under the direct supervision of a licensed journeyman or licensed
				master electrician. Applicants with acceptable work history obtained while
				working for an exempt entity must also document an equal number of hours of
				related classroom instruction as required for apprentice electricians enrolled
				in approved electrical apprenticeship training programs.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 5 - ELECTRICAL LICENSING › Section 5-5 - Reciprocal Licensing

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Reciprocal
				Licensing" is a master, journeyman, low voltage, and limited technician license
				that has been reciprocated into the State of Wyoming from a state that has a
				reciprocal agreement with the State of Wyoming. In order to receive a master or
				journeyman, low voltage, and limited technician reciprocal license the
				applicant must have obtained their license by examination. A journeyman, low
				voltage, or limited technician must have a score of 70% or greater. A master
				must have a score of 75% or greater. The applicant must have held their license
				for at least one year in the state the applicant is reciprocating from and the
				license must be active and in good status with no violations. Proof of the
				current license must be shown/verified from the state issuing the license. To
				apply for a reciprocal license you must fill out the appropriate application
				and pay the appropriate fees and have obtained that license by the same
				requirements as are required to obtain a license in the State of
				Wyoming.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 5 - ELECTRICAL LICENSING › Section 5-6 - Apprentice Electricians, Apprentice Electrician Training Programs and Apprentice Technicians

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An apprentice
				electrician is any person working as an apprentice for a licensed electrical
				contractor and under the direct supervision of a licensed journeyman
				electrician, or a licensed master electrician.
(i) Apprentice electricians renewing their
				registration with the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety will
				be required to provide proof of the following:
(A) The total number of hours of on-the-job
				electrical work experience obtained during the twelve (12) month period from
				July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the current year. Work shall have
				been governed by the minimum standards of the NEC, under the direct supervision
				or attestation of a licensed journeyman or licensed master electrician. A
				breakdown indicating number of hours obtained in residential, commercial, and
				industrial work categories shall be included. Documentation of work history
				shall be through notarized letters on company letterhead from past or present
				employer.
(B) The total number of
				hours of successfully completed electrically related classroom instruction
				obtained through accredited schools or through approved apprenticeship programs
				during the twelve (12) month period from July 1 of the previous year to June 30
				of the current year. Documentation of all electrically related classroom
				instruction, time spent in electrical school, and time spent in approved
				on-line classroom instruction shall be through transcripts from an accredited
				school or classroom training records from an approved electrical apprenticeship
				program.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated by authority of
				  W.S.
				  16-3-102, and W.S.
				  W.S.
				  35-9-124.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
The following definitions will apply under these
				  rules:
(a) Respondent - A person(s),
				against whom an action has been brought to fine, revoke, or suspend his
				electrician's license, or the Department in case of an appeal of an action or
				decision of the Chief Electrical Inspector.
(b) Department - Wyoming Department of Fire
				Prevention and Electrical Safety.
(c) Board - The Wyoming Electrical
				Board.
(d) Petitioner - The party
				who requests and is granted a hearing before the Board to hear an action to
				fine, suspend or revoke an electrician's license or an appeal of an action or
				decision of the Chief Electrical Inspector.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-3 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are established to provide a fair and efficient
				  method for administrative hearings relative to civil penalties, suspension or
				  revocation of licenses by the Board brought under
				  W.S.
				  35-9-124.
(a) If a hearing is sought by the Department
				as petitioner, the respondent shall be accorded the rights as set forth below.
				However, when a serious threat to the public safety exists, due to code
				violations or other cause, the Board may shorten the time allowed between
				notice and hearing to not less than 5 days.
(b) When a party outside the Department
				requests and is granted a hearing, that party, as petitioner, shall also be
				accorded the rights of a respondent as set forth below. However, when the
				petitioner is outside the Department, in requesting the hearing he shall
				provide the Department with the written information required in Section 4(b)
				below. Also, during the hearing, the petitioner rather than the Department
				shall proceed first and may briefly rebut the Department's case in
				response.
(c) These hearing
				procedures shall not alter the practice of holding informal hearings whenever
				possible.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-4 - Commencement of Action

Current through July 13, 2024
Commencement of action shall be by one of the following
				  methods:
(a) Upon an appropriate
				showing of violation of
				W.S.
				35-9-101 through
				35-9-130 or the Rules and
				Regulations, the Department may commence proceedings to fine, suspend or revoke
				the license of the alleged offender or take other disciplinary action. In a
				Petition to fine, suspend or revoke a license, the Department shall notify the
				respondent of the:
(i) The legal authority
				and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;
(ii) The particular Section of the statutes
				and rules, regulations or codes involved; and
(iii) A short and plain statement of the
				violations alleged. No answer is required, and at the hearing, the respondent
				may appear and show why he should not be fined or his license should not be
				suspended or revoked.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-5 - Time and Place of Hearing

Current through July 13, 2024
Time and place of hearings shall be determined as
				  follows:
(a) Upon receiving a Petition
				or notice of an appeal, the Board shall set the matter for hearing. The hearing
				may be held no less than twenty (20) days after service of the Petition upon
				the respondent, so that he may have adequate time for preparation. Upon motion
				and for good cause, the hearing may be postponed by the Board until a later
				date. However, when a serious threat to the public safety exists, due to code
				violations or other cause, the Board may shorten the time allowed between
				notice and hearing to not less than five days.
(b) As soon as practical after receiving the
				written Petition or notice of appeal, the Board shall fix a date, time, and
				place for the hearing of the matter by the Board. Such date shall be not less
				than five (5) days no more than ninety (90) days from the date the appeal was
				filed with the Board.
(c) Hearings
				shall be conducted in a location determined by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-6 - Service

Current through July 13, 2024
The notice of hearing by the Board shall be served
				  personally or by mail, to the place of business of the petitioner and
				  respondent, or to the most recent residence address of the respondent filed
				  with the Department, or to the respondent at his address shown on the
				  appeal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-8 - Enforcement to be Stayed

Current through July 13, 2024
Except for orders to abate or vacate immediate hazards, used
				  under W.S. 35-9-116, enforcement of any
				  notice and order of the Chief Electrical Inspector shall be stayed while the
				  matter is before the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-9 - Hearing Officer

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may request the Office of Administrative Hearings
				  to designate an attorney from the Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct
				  the hearing, or it may appoint one or more hearing examiners to conduct the
				  hearings. If a hearing examiner is appointed, the hearing examiner shall be
				  responsible for scheduling and setting the matter for hearing as specified in
				  Section 5 and 6 above. The examiner hearing the case shall exercise all powers
				  relating to the conduct of hearings until it is submitted by him to the Board
				  for final decision.
(a) A party may
				move to disqualify a hearing officer by filing written motion and supporting
				affidavits of personal bias with the Board. After careful consideration of the
				evidence presented, the Chairman of the Board shall rule upon the
				motion.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-10 - Authority of Hearing Officers

Current through July 13, 2024
The hearing officer or the Chairman of the Board [hereafter
				  Chairman], if there is no hearing officer, has the authority to:
(a) Administer oaths and
				affirmations;
(b) Issue
				subpoenas;
(c) Rule upon offers of
				proof and receive relevant evidence;
(d) Take or cause depositions to be taken in
				accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act,
				W.S.
				16-3-101 through
				16-3-115;
(e) Regulate the course of the
				hearing;
(f) Hold conference for
				the settlement or simplification of the issues;
(g) Dispose of procedural requests or similar
				matters;
(h) Make recommended
				decisions when directed to do so by the Board; and
(i) Take any action authorized by agency
				rules, the Administrative Procedure Act, or W.S.
				W.S.
				35-9-101 et seq.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-11 - Counsel

Current through July 13, 2024
All parties may appear at the hearing with or without
				  counsel. No attorney from any other state shall be entitled to enter his
				  appearance in, prosecute or defend any action or proceeding pending before the
				  Board unless he is either licensed to practice in the State of Wyoming or
				  associated with a Wyoming licensed attorney. The filing of a pleading or other
				  appearance by an attorney constitutes his appearance for the party for whom
				  made. In accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act.
(a) An individual may appear and be heard in
				his own behalf.
(b) A partnership
				may appear and be represented by a partner.
(c) A corporation may appear and be
				represented by a corporate officer or a full time employee of the
				corporation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-12 - Inspection of File

Current through July 13, 2024
Each party, or his authorized representative, shall be
				  permitted to inspect and copy, at his own expense at the offices of the
				  Department, all documents filed in the civil penalty or license suspension or
				  revocation proceedings, all documents filed in appeals or orders or actions and
				  all documents regarding the subject of the hearing contained in the
				  Department's files permitted by law to be inspected and
				  copied.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-13 - Record of Proceedings

Current through July 13, 2024
The hearing shall be reported verbatim, stenographically, or
				  by any other appropriate means determined by the Board or hearing officer. A
				  copy will be furnished to any party upon written request to the Board and
				  payment of a reasonable fee. If one or more parties desires the hearing
				  transcribed by a certified court reporter, he must make the necessary
				  arrangements and bear the cost.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 041 - Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Electrical Board › Chapter 7 - HEARING PROCEDURES › Section 7-15 - Reasonable Dispatch

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board and its representatives shall proceed with
				  reasonable dispatch to conclude any matter before it. Due regard shall be shown
				  for the convenience and necessity of any parties or their
				  representatives.