Respiratory Care, State Board for

Respiratory Care, State Board for

Chapter 1: General Provisions

Effective Date: 04/05/2023 to Current

Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 022.0001.1.04052023

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Authority. The State Board for Respiratory Care promulgates these rules pursuant to Wyoming Statutes 33-43-101 through 118 establishing the Board, and conferring upon it the responsibility for licensure of respiratory care practitioners, and the regulation of the practice of respiratory care in the State of Wyoming.

Section 2. Definitions. As used in these regulations, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation.

(a) “Accredited Program” means a respiratory care educational program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) or their predecessor or successor organizations.

(b) “AARC” means American Association for Respiratory Care.

(c) “CRT” means Certified Respiratory Therapist as credentialed by the NBRC.

(d) “NBRC” means National Board for Respiratory Care.

(e) “RRT” means Registered Respiratory Therapist as credentialed by the NBRC.

(f) “Chaperone” means an adult who is provided to or accompanies a patient during the provision of services.

Section 3. Incorporation by Reference. The Board hereby incorporates by reference the following:

(a) Each rule and code incorporated by reference is further identified as follows:

(i) Statement of Ethics and Professional Conduct published by the AARC effective December 1994, with amendment as of April 2015, available on the board’s website (http://respiratory.wyo.gov).

(ii) Chapter 2 – Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspection, Copying, and Producing Public Records, adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on September 6, 2016, available on the Board’s website (http://respiratory.wyo.gov).

(iii) Chapter 2 – Uniform Rules for Contested Case Practice and Procedure, adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and effective on July 20, 2017, available on the Board’s website (http://respiratory.wyo.gov).

(b) For these rules incorporated by reference:

(i) The Board 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) The incorporation 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 Board office and available for public inspection and copying at cost at the same location.