Wyo. Code R. 043-0001-6
Dietetics Licensing Board
Chapter 6: Renewal
Effective Date: 03/01/2012 to 06/29/2012
Rule Type: Expired Emergency Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 043.0001.6.03012012
“Emergency rules are no longer in effect 120 days after filing with the Secretary of State.”
(a) Licenses may be renewed every two (2) years by providing the Board with the following no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the license expiration date:
(i) Payment of the renewal fee;
(ii) Complete application for renewal; and
(iii) Proof of compliance with the continuing professional education (CPE) requirements set out below.
(b) Each licensee shall earn a minimum of thirty (30) contact hours of CPE during each two (2) year renewal period.
(i) Contact hours for purposes of this section shall be the actual number of hours during which instruction was received. A contact hour shall consist of not less than fifty (50) minutes of actual instruction or presentation. For academic courses, one (1) semester credit equals fifteen (15) contact hours. One (1) quarter credit equals ten (10) contact hours.
(ii) Only those hours acquired during the renewal period will be considered.
(iii) The following standards shall govern acceptability of continuing education activities:
(A) These activities shall have significant intellectual or practical content, and the primary objective shall be to increase the licensee's competence in dietetics.
(B) The scope of practice for a dietitian shall be used as a basis of what knowledge and skills are acceptable to the Board as continuing education activities.
(C) The Board will accept CDR approved activities. Activities not approved by the CDR may be submitted to the Board for review.
(iv) Licensees shall attest to the number of continuing education hours completed.
(v) Licensees shall report their continuing education activities in a manner determined by the Board.
(A) Licensees shall maintain copies of any certificates of attendance, letters certifying attendance, transcripts, or any official documents which serve as proof of participation or attendance for at least two (2) years from the date submitted for renewal.
(B) Proof of attendance shall contain the activity title, dates, contact hours attended, sponsor, presenter, qualifications of the presenter, the name of the licensee, and shall be signed by the sponsor or the presenter.
(vi) Licensees are responsible for maintaining their own continuing education documentation.
(c) Approximately ninety (90) days prior to the renewal date a renewal notice will be mailed to the licensee’s last address of record.
(d) Renewal applications shall not be accepted more than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date.
(e) Renewal applications received by the Board which are postmarked after June 30th, or after the next business day in cases when June 30th falls on a weekend, will not be accepted by the Board, and the license will become null and void on July 1 for failure to timely and sufficiently secure renewal. Practice is not permitted after the license expiration date.
(f) Failure to receive a notice for renewal from the Board does not excuse a licensee from the requirement for renewal under the Act and these rules.
(a) A licensee may be exempted from a portion of the continuing education required for the renewal of their license if during the last ninety (90) days of the current renewal period the licensee otherwise meets all renewal requirements and experiences a physical disability, illness or other disabling situation.
(b) The licensee claiming an exemption shall provide supporting documentation from a third party acceptable to the Board.
(a) A person who has allowed their license to expire may not practice as a dietitian nor represent themselves to the public as being a dietitian. Persons may apply for reinstatement, by September 28th of the year the license expired, by submitting:
(i) The reinstatement application, and
(ii) Proof of compliance with the CPE requirements as set out in this chapter, and
(iii) Payment of the renewal fee, and
(iv) Payment of the reinstatement fee.
(b) After September 28th of the year the license expired anyone wishing to be licensed must meet current requirements and either submit an application for a new license as outlined in Chapter 4 Section 1, or an application for reissuance under W.S. 33-47-107(d).