33-30-224. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to

33-30-224. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to apply to any employee of the Wyoming game and fish department who is euthanizing wildlife in the course of his duties.

(b) An animal euthanasia technician shall register with the Wyoming board of pharmacy to purchase, possess and administer drugs labeled by the manufacturer for the purpose of euthanizing animals, excluding Schedule I drugs as defined in W.S. 35-7-1013 and 35-7-1014.

(c) If at any time there is a change in employment or sponsorship of an animal euthanasia technician by a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency shall immediately notify the board of the change. Changes include transfer to another division or part of the law enforcement agency as well as firing, termination or other release of employment or sponsorship by the law enforcement agency. The board shall adopt rules relating to changes in employment or sponsorship by law enforcement agencies for the purposes of this section.

33-30-224. Requirements for certification.

(a) The board may issue a certificate as an animal euthanasia technician to any applicant who files an application upon a form and in the manner prescribed by the board, accompanied by the appropriate fee and who furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board of the following:

(i) The applicant has reached the age of majority;  (ii) The applicant has no felony convictions that relate to the practice of animal euthanasia or to the ability to practice as an animal euthanasia technician;

(iii) The applicant has no misdemeanor convictions that relate to the practice of animal euthanasia or to the ability to practice as an animal euthanasia technician and no criminal violations relating to cruelty to animals or animal neglect;

(iv) The applicant is employed or sponsored by a law enforcement agency;

(v) The applicant has completed an animal euthanasia training and testing program approved or developed by the board.

(b) The board may, in its sole discretion, require an applicant to appear before the board.

(c) Upon examination of all credentials the board may consider the credentials adequate evidence of professional competence and issue a certificate.

(d) Persons certified as an animal euthanasia technician in this state as of July 1, 2013 are presumed to have met all requirements for certification under this section and are eligible for renewal of certification in accordance with the provisions of this section.

33-30-225. Reciprocity.

Persons permitted to practice as an animal euthanasia technician under the laws of any other state having requirements substantially equal to those provided for in this act may, in the discretion of the board, be issued a certificate to practice in this state.

CHAPTER 31 - WAREHOUSEMEN, BONDED

33-31-101. Operation authorized; filing and execution of bond; action upon bond; additional bond.

Any warehouseman as provided by W.S. 34-17-101 through 34-17-106 may operate his business under said chapter as a bonded warehouseman upon filing a bond as herein provided in the office of the county clerk in the county wherein may be situated his principal warehouse, tanks, or other place of storage. Such bond shall run to the state of Wyoming and be in a principal sum of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and conditioned that said warehouseman shall conduct his business in compliance with the provisions of W.S. 34-17-101 through 34-17-106, and shall be good for a stated term of not less than one (1) year from the date thereof. Said bond shall be executed by such warehouseman as principal and by a corporate surety company authorized to transact business under the laws of the state of Wyoming as surety, or by two (2) sureties, residents of this state, who shall be severally and jointly liable on said bond and who shall each justify before said county clerk as provided in W.S. 1-1-105. Anyone injured by reason of a violation of the conditions of said bond may bring suit thereon and recover the amount of damages sustained not in excess of the principal sum of said bond; and if said bond shall become impaired by reason of recovery of damages or for other reason during its term such warehouseman shall file an additional bond sufficient to make good such impairments.

33-31-102. Business permitted after approval and filing; renewal of bonds or new bonds.

Upon the approval and filing of said bond by the county clerk and during the term thereof while the principal sum therein is not impaired such warehouseman may conduct his business under W.S. 34-17-101 through 34-17-106 as a bonded warehouseman, and he may thereafter so continue as a bonded warehouseman by filing renewals of said bond or new bonds for stated terms of not less than one (1) year.

CHAPTER 32 - EYE CARE PRACTITIONERS

33-32-101. Interference with selection of eye care practitioners prohibited.

No person, department, commission, board, official, employee, or agency of the state of Wyoming or any county, municipality, school district or other subdivision of the state of Wyoming, or any other state or county agency or any other governmental unit of any kind or character shall interfere with any patient's exercise of freedom of choice in the selection of practitioners licensed to perform examinations for refractions and visual training and visual corrections within the specific area for which their state licenses entitle them to practice.

CHAPTER 33 - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS  ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

33-33-101. Short title.

This act is cited as the "Practice Act for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists".

33-33-102. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Board" means the state board of examiners of speech-language pathology and audiology;

(ii) "Person" means any individual, organization or corporate body, but only an individual may be licensed under this act;

(iii) "Speech-language pathologist" means an individual who engages in the practice of speech-language pathology;

(iv) "Speech-language pathology" means the application of principles, methods and procedures for the measurement, test administration, evaluation, prediction, counseling, instruction, training, habilitation or rehabilitation related to delayed development of and disorders of communication, literacy and swallowing including speech production and fluency, language, cognition, voice, resonance and all aspects of swallowing including related feeding behaviors for the purpose of evaluating, preventing, ameliorating or modifying these disorders and conditions in individuals or groups of individuals;

(v) "Audiologist" means an individual who engages in the practice of audiology;

(vi) "Audiology" means the application of principles, methods and procedures of measurement, test administration, evaluation, prediction, consultation, counseling, instruction, habilitation or rehabilitation related to the auditory and vestibular system for the purpose of evaluating, identifying, preventing, ameliorating or modifying such disorders and conditions in individuals or groups of individuals;  (vii) "Speech-language pathology aide" means an individual who meets minimum qualifications established by board rule for speech-language pathology aides and who works under the direct supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist. A speech-language pathology aide may:

(A) Assist with clerical work, client escort, preparation of therapeutic materials and equipment maintenance;

(B) Provide bilingual interpretation and translation for screening and assessment activities exclusive of clinical interpretation; and

(C) Assist with other duties under the direct supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist.

(viii) "Audiometric technician" means an individual who meets minimum qualifications established by board rule for audiometric technicians and who works under the direct supervision of a licensed audiologist;

(ix) "Speech-language pathology assistant" means an individual who meets minimum qualifications established by board rule for speech-language pathology assistants and who works under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist. A speech-language pathology assistant may:

(A) Assist with speech, language and hearing screenings without clinical interpretation;

(B) Provide bilingual interpretation and translation for screening and assessment activities exclusive of clinical interpretation;

(C) Follow documented treatment plans or protocols developed by the speech-language pathologist;

(D) Document client performance; and

(E) Report information to the supervising speech-language pathologist.

(x) "Telepractice" means the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology by electronic or other means by a speech-language pathologist or audiologist in one (1) location to a patient in another location, with or without an intervening health care provider.  33-33-103. Persons and practices affected.

(a) License shall be granted either in speech-language pathology or audiology independently, or both.

(b) No person shall practice or represent himself as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist unless licensed pursuant to this act.

(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 118, § 2.

33-33-104. Persons and practices not affected.

(a) Nothing in this chapter prevents or restricts:

(i) A physician or surgeon from engaging in the practice of medicine in this state, or a person under the supervision and control of a physician from conducting hearing testing, provided the person is not called an audiologist;

(ii) A hearing aid dealer or hearing aid specialist from engaging in the practice of fitting, dealing or dispensing of hearing aids including testing of hearing for the purpose of such fitting;

(iii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 128, § 3.

(iv) The activities and services of a person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in speech-language pathology at a college or university, if these activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and the person is designated speech-language pathology intern, speech-language pathology student or other title appropriate to his level of training;

(v) The activities and services of a person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in audiology at a college or university, if such activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and the person is a designated audiology intern, audiology student or other title appropriate to his level of training;

(vi) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 118, § 2.

(vii) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 65, § 2.  (viii) The activities of any other person licensed or certified permitted within the scope of their profession.

33-33-105. Eligibility for licensing.

(a) To be eligible for licensing by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, a person shall:

(i) Possess at least a:

(A) Master's degree or its equivalent in the area of speech-language pathology from an educational institution recognized by the board; or

(B) Doctor of audiology degree or master's degree in audiology or equivalent granted before July 1, 2012 from an educational institution recognized by the board.

(ii) Submit to the board evidence of the completion of educational, clinical experience, examination and employment requirements prescribed by the rules and regulations adopted by the board;

(iii) Pass an examination approved by the board. The board may waive the examination requirement under this paragraph as provided in W.S. 33-33-303 or rules of the board;

(iv) Pursuant to W.S. 33-33-402, provide the board with fingerprints, necessary fees and other information required to perform a criminal history record background check as provided for by W.S. 7-19-201.

(b) A person who held a valid certificate as a speech or hearing specialist issued by the professional teaching standards board and was employed by any school district to deliver speech- language pathology or audiology services on or before July 1, 2020, shall be qualified and eligible for licensing by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, notwithstanding the requirements imposed under paragraphs (a)(i) through (iii) of this section. Any person licensed under this subsection shall only be authorized to practice as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist in the public school system or in programs for the developmentally disabled funded by the department of health.

(c) To the extent a license authorized under this section does not comply with the requirements for licensure under the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, the license shall be considered a single-state license that does not include a privilege to practice in any other member state.

ARTICLE 2 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

33-33-201. Establishment.

(a) There is established the board of examiners of speech-language pathology and audiology.

(b) The board shall be comprised of five (5) members appointed by the governor. Board members shall have been residents of this state for at least one (1) year immediately preceding their appointment, and shall have been engaged in rendering services to the public, teaching or research in speech-language pathology or audiology for at least five (5) years immediately preceding their appointment. At least one (1) board member shall be an audiologist, one (1) shall be a consumer, at least two (2) shall be speech-language pathologists, and the fifth member shall be a health care professional licensed pursuant to title 33 of the Wyoming statutes. All board members except the consumer and licensed health care professional shall at all times be holders of active and valid licenses and be in good standing as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist in this state. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.

(c) Appointments shall be for three (3) year terms, with no person being eligible to serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms. Terms shall begin on the first day of the calendar year and end on the last day of the calendar year.

(d) The board shall meet during each calendar year to select a chairman and vice chairman and for other business. At least one (1) additional meeting shall be held before the end of each calendar year. Further meetings may be convened at the call of the chairman or the written request of any three (3) board members.

(e) Three (3) members of the board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.

33-33-202. Functions of the board.  (a) The board may administer oaths, take affidavits, summon witnesses and take testimony as to matters coming within the scope of its duties.

(b) The board shall adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of this act.

(c) The board shall utilize an adopted seal to affix to all licenses issued in accordance with this act and to authenticate its proceedings.

(d) The board shall administer the Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology Interstate Compact in this state as provided in W.S. 33-33-402.

33-33-203. Administrative provisions.

(a) The board may employ, and at its pleasure discharge, an executive secretary and such officers and employees as may be necessary, and shall outline their duties and fix their compensation. The amount of per diem, mileage and expense monies paid employees of the board shall be in accordance with W.S.