Appendix A & B -
WS 33-22-101 Through 33-22-110
33-22-101. Definitions.
(a)
(i) The term "board" means the Wyoming state board of nursing home administrators hereinafter created;
(ii) The term "nursing home administrator" means a person who operates, manages, supervises, or is in charge of a nursing home.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 1; W.S. 1957, 33-291.1.
33-22-102. Board of nursing home administrators created; composition; appointment; removal; qualifications and terms of members.
(a) The Wyoming state board of nursing home administrators is created to consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor. The director of the department of health, or his designee, who is a member of a health profession concerned with the care of the chronically ill or aged resident, shall serve as an ex official member of the board but shall not vote. The governor may remove any member he appoints as provided in W.S. W.S. W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) One (1) appointee shall hold the degree of doctor of medicine and be licensed to practice medicine in Wyoming. One (1) appointee shall be a registered nurse duly licensed to practice professional nursing in Wyoming, who is not employed by a nursing home. One (1) appointee shall be a consumer representative selected from the general public. The remaining two (2) appointees shall each be an operator-administrator of a nursing home within Wyoming, and have two (2) years' experience as a nursing home operator - administrator within Wyoming.
(c) The terms of all appointed members shall be four (4) years. Any vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term. No more than three (3) members of this board shall be from the same political party.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 2; W.S. 1957, RN33-291.2; Laws 1973,
ch. 38, 1; 1987, ch. 45, 1; ch. 175, 1; 1991, ch. 221, 2.
33-22-103. License; issuance; qualifications; waiver of additional qualifications.
The board shall have authority to issue licenses to qualified persons as nursing home administrators. No license shall be issued to a person as a nursing home administrator unless he shall have submitted evidence satisfactory to the board of his ability to supervise a nursing home. Provided, that persons meeting the qualifications, who have heretofore been acknowledged by the state department of public health as administrators of nursing homes pursuant to W.S. W.S. W.S. 35-2-101 through 35-2-112, and who hold such acknowledgment on the effective date of this act, but who cannot meet any additional qualifications established by the board, may, subject to such conditions and requirements as may be prescribed by the board, be granted a waiver by the board of such qualifications for a period of two (2) years after the effective date of this act.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 3; W.S. 1957, 33-291.3.
33-22-104. License; annual fee; expiration.
Each person licensed as a nursing home administrator shall be required to pay an annual license fee in an amount to be fixed by the board, which fee shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). Each such license shall expire on the 31st day of December following issuance, and shall be renewable for a calendar year, upon payment of the annual license fee.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 4; W.S. 1957, 33-291.4.
33-22-105. Disposition of fees; board of nursing home administrators' account.
All fees shall be received and collected as provided by law. The state treasurer shall keep the same in an account within the earmarked revenue fund, which may be used and expended by the board to pay the compensation and travel expenses of members and employees of the board, and other expenses necessary for the board to administer and carry out the provisions of this act.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 5; W.S. 1957, 33-291.5;Laws 1973, ch. 245, 3.
33-22-106. Officers of board; rules and regulations; compensation of board; necessary personnel.
The board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer, and shall adopt rules and regulations to govern its proceedings. This board will serve without compensation except for travel and per diem at the usual rate of other state officials. The board may employ and fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel to assist it in the performance of its duties.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 6; W.S. 1957, 33-291.6.
33-22-107. Determining qualifications of administrator; examinations; holder of license deemed qualified.
The board shall have sole and exclusive authority to determine the qualifications, skill and fitness of any person to serve as an administrator of a nursing home or similar institution. The board may give examinations and shall determine the subjects of examination for applicants for licensure as nursing home administrators, and the scope, content and format of such examinations which in any examination shall be the same for all candidates; provided, however, that such examinations shall include examination of the applicant to demonstrate his proficiency in the rules and regulations of health and safety. The holder of a license under the provisions of this act 33-22-101 to 33-22-110 shall be deemed qualified to serve as the administrator of a nursing home.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 7; W.S. 1957, 33-291.7.
33-22-108. Powers and duties of board.
(a) The board shall:
(i) Develop, impose and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator, which standards shall be designed to insure that nursing home administrators will be individuals who are of good character and are otherwise suitable, and who, by training or experience, in the field of institutional administration, are qualified to serve as nursing home administrators;
(ii) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets such standards;
(iii) Issue licenses to individuals determined, after application of such techniques, to meet such standards, and revoke or suspend licenses previously issued by the board in any case where the individual holding such license is determined substantially to have failed to conform to the requirements of such standards, subject to the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act 16-3-101 through 16-3-115;
(iv) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of nursing homes and administrators of nursing homes within the state with a view to the improvement of the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators and of procedures and methods for the enforcement of standards with respect to administrators of nursing homes who have been licensed as such;
(v) Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will, during any period that they serve as such, comply with the requirements of such standards; and
(vi) Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to, any charge or complaint filed with the board to the effect that any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of such standards.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 8; W.S. 1957, 33-291.8.
33-22-109. Rules and regulations.
The board shall have the authority to make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with law as may be necessary for the proper performance of its duties, and to take such other action as may be necessary to enable the state to meet the requirements set forth in section 1908 of the Social Security Act, the federal rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and other pertinent federal authority.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 9; W.S. 1957, 33-291.9.
33-22-110. Misdemeanor.
It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to act or serve in the capacity of a nursing home administrator unless he is the holder of a license as a nursing home administrator, issued in accordance with the provisions of this act 33-22-101 through 33-22-110.
Source:Laws 1969, ch. 202, 10; W.S. 1957, 33-291.10.Appendix B:
CONTINUING EDUCATION AFFIDAVIT AND DOCUMENTATION OF
ATTENDANCE Board of Nursing Home Administrators
2301 Central Avenue
Barrett Bldg., 3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6313
Please provide information for each activity for which you are requesting contact clock hours. Type or print neatly. Illegible forms cannot be processed. All activities submitted must be itemized below. If additional space is needed, photocopy an additional sheet and attach. Attach Documentation of Attendance to this page. The Board will accept copies of Documentation. Originals will not be returned to the licensee.
* Do Not Mark. Office Use Only.
TOTAL HOURS SUBMITTED
This is to certify that the above and attached information is accurate and represents my continuing education activities completed during my current license renewal period which have not been previously approved.
SIGNATURE OF LICENSEE DATE
Approved by the Board after review of the committee on
DATE SIGNATURE OF
BOARD MEMBER
AFFIDAVIT
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The licensee being duly sworn, declares that he/she is the person who is referenced to on this document, that the information supplied therein is true to the best of his/her knowledge, and that he/she understands the requirements for continuing education.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 19 .
Notary Public
My commission expires .