Wyo. Code R. 079-0001-1
Effective Date: 12/15/1994 to 12/19/2019
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 079.0001.1.12151994
Section 1. Authority. These rules and regulations are promulgated by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing Home Administrators pursuant to its authority under the Act and pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3101, et seq.
Section 2. Statement of Purpose. These rules and regulations are adopted to implement the authority of the Board to:
(a) Regulate the qualifications and standards of performance of persons licensed as Nursing Home Administrators in Wyoming;
(b) Develop and apply appropriate techniques, including examinations and investigations, for determining whether an individual meets such standards;
(c) Issue licenses to qualified individuals who have met required standards and suspend or revoke licenses previously issued by the Board in any case where the licensee is determined to have failed to conform to the requirements of standards;
(d) Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that licensees comply with the requirements of such standards;
(e) Receive, investigate and take appropriate action with respect to any charge or complaint filed with the Board to the effect that any licensee has failed to comply with the requirements of standards, the Act or Board rules and regulations; and
(f) Conduct investigations, hearings and proceedings concerning alleged violations and to administer appropriate disciplinary action against licensees for proven violations.
Section 3. Severability. If any provision of these regulations or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of these regulations which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of these regulations are declared to be severable.
Section 4. Terms Defined by Statute. Terms defined in W.S. 33-9-101 through 33-9-113 shall have the same meaning when used in these regulations unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation.
Section 5. Terms Defined Herein. As used in these regulations, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation.
(a) 'Act' means W.S. 33-22-101 et seq., relating to Nursing Home Administrators.
(b) 'Administrator' means a person who is charged with the general administration of a health facility, regardless of whether that person has an ownership interest in the facility or whether the functions and duties are shared with one or more persons. (c) 'Affidavit' means a written notarized statement of facts made voluntarily under oath.
(d) 'Agency' means the State agency or Board responsible for licensing the individual.
(e) 'Board' means the Wyoming Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
(f) 'Designee' means the appointed agent of the Board having all the authority of the Board.
(g) 'Educational equivalency' means educational or experiential options specified in the University of Wyoming Regulation 719 (see addendum).
(h) 'Health facility' means a nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.
(i) 'Nursing facility' means an institution primarily providing residents with skilled nursing care and related services on a continuing basis for residents who require mental, medical, or nursing care, or services for rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons.
(j) 'Nursing Home Administrator' shall mean a person who operates, manages, supervises, or is in charge of a health facility; a licensee; an Administrator; a respondent.
(k) 'Passing Score' means a scaled score as determined by the testing service for the national exam.
(l) 'Resident' means individual residing in and receiving care in a health facility.
(a) The Board shall meet at least once annually to transact its business. One (1) meeting shall be designated as the annual meeting for the purpose of electing officers, establishing dates of board meetings for the coming year and Board reorganization and planning. The Board may meet at other times as deemed necessary to transact its business.
(b) Notice of Board meetings shall be given to any person who requests notice. The notice shall specify the time and place of the meeting and the business to be transacted.
(c) All meetings shall be open to the public. The Board may conduct executive sessions in accordance with W.S. 16-4-105.
(d) A written record shall be kept of all meetings and shall be retained as the permanent record of the transactions of the Board.
(e) For the purposes of conducting business during a Board meeting, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the voting members.