Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 022 - Respiratory Care, State Board for › Sub-Agency 0001 - Respiratory Care, State Board for › Chapter 7 - DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 7-2 - Grounds

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board may also take action for unprofessional conduct.
				  Unprofessional conduct shall include, but is not limited to:
(a) Violation of any provision of the
				Act;
(b) Violation of any provision
				of these Rules;
(c) Violation of
				any provision of the adopted Ethical Standards as set forth in Chapter 6 of
				these Rules.
(d) Performing any act
				specifically authorized for a respiratory care practitioner or functioning as a
				respiratory care practitioner in Wyoming without a current license issued by
				the Board.
(e) Representation of
				oneself as licensed to engage in the practice of respiratory care without a
				license or permit;
(f) Aiding,
				abetting or assisting any other person to violate or circumvent any law or rule
				or regulation intended to guide the conduct of a respiratory care
				practitioner.
(g) Renting or
				lending the license issued pursuant to this act to any person planning to use
				that license;
(h) Obtaining or
				attempting to obtain a license or documents of any form as a respiratory care
				practitioner by fraud or deception.
(i) Knowingly employing, directing, or
				supervising an individual in the performance of respiratory care who is not
				authorized to practice respiratory care;
(j) Failing to make timely application for
				license renewal.
(k) Supplying
				misleading, incomplete or false information relative to continuing education
				taken by the licensee.
(l)
				Practicing the profession under a false name or name other than the name under
				which the license is held.
(m)
				Failure to cooperate in any material respect with a lawful investigation
				conducted by the Board.
(n)
				Violation of any provision(s) of an action, stipulation, agreement or order of
				the Board.
(o) Failure to report
				through proper channels the unsafe or illegal practice of any person who is
				providing patient care.
(p) Filing
				a complaint with, or providing information to the board which the licensee
				knows or ought to know is false or misleading. This provision does not apply to
				any filing of complaint or providing information to the board when done in good
				faith.
(q) Suspension, revocation,
				or other disciplinary action imposed against a license held in another
				jurisdiction. A certified copy of the disciplinary order shall be conclusive
				evidence.
(r) Conviction of a
				felony or conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. A plea of no
				contest shall create a presumption of guilt to the underlying criminal charges.
				The record of conviction certified by the clerk or judge of the court in which
				the conviction is held shall be conclusive evidence.
(s) Conviction of a drug related offense. A
				plea of no contest shall create a presumption of guilt to the underlying
				criminal charges. The record of conviction certified by the clerk or judge of
				the court in which the conviction is held shall be conclusive
				evidence.
(t) Gross incompetence or
				malpractice.
(u) Negligence while
				in practice as a respiratory care practitioner.
(v) Being adjudged mentally incompetent by a
				court of competent jurisdiction.
(w) Habitually intemperate or addicted to the
				use of any drug, chemical or substance which could result in behavior that
				interferes with the practice of respiratory care and the responsibilities of
				the licensee.
(x) Unauthorized
				possession and use of illegal or controlled substances or pharmacologic agents
				without lawful authority or prescription by an authorized and licensed
				independent practitioner of the state of Wyoming.
(y) Falsely manipulating drug supplies,
				narcotics or patient records, or forging a prescription for medication/drugs,
				or presenting a forged prescription.
(z) Violation and conviction of a charge
				under the Wyoming Controlled Substance Act.
(aa) Verbally, physically or mentally abusing
				patients.
(bb) Sexual exploitation
				of a patient, defined as:
(i) Any behavior by
				a Licensee or Certificate which involves offers of exchange of professional
				services for some form of sexual gratification; or
(ii) Unlawful or unprofessional sexual
				contact with a patient.