Wyo. Code R. 251-0001-12
Veterinary Medicine, Board of
Chapter 12: Embryo Transplant or Embryo Transfer
Effective Date: 05/13/2021 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 251.0001.12.05132021
Section 1. Authority. These rules and regulations are promulgated by the Wyoming Board of Veterinary Medicine under the authority granted by Wyoming Statute § 33-30-204(m)(xiii).
(a) 'Embryo transfer' means the placing of an embryo into the reproductive tract of a female food animal by transcervical methods.
(b) 'Embryo transfer technician' means a person who has a valid and current permit issued by the Board to perform embryo transfer to a food animal.
(c) 'Embryo transplant' means the procedure of the removal of ova or embryos from a donor food animal and subsequent implantation of the embryos into a surrogate mother food animal.
(i) The practice of embryo transplanting involves basic knowledge, skills, and abilities in manual rectal palpation, synchronization and stimulation with hormones, administration of local anesthetics, flushing with lab media, use of microscopes, freezing and thawing of embryos, catheterizing animals, administration of antibiotics and grading of embryos. The practice and procedures of embryo transplanting by technicians is limited to non-surgical.
(d) 'Embryo transplant technician' means a person who has a valid and current permit issued by the Board to perform non-surgical embryo transplants.
(a) No individual shall perform any act specifically authorized for an embryo transplant or embryo transfer technician unless that individual holds a current permit issued by the Board.
(A) A permit shall not be required of either a licensee or temporary permit holder practicing veterinary medicine.
(B) A permit shall not be required of the owner of a domestic animal or by the owner's full-time employee to perform artificial insemination on that owner's domestic animal.
(b) Applicants for a permit to practice as an embryo transplant technician or embryo transfer technician shall:
(i) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(ii) Have successfully completed at least six semester hours of reproductive physiology, endocrinology, and embryo transplant course work from an accredited college or university approved by the Board; or
(iii) Be a graduate of an embryo transfer course approved by the Board;
(iv) Submit a completed application on forms provided by the Board which shall include:
(A) A current photograph of the applicant certified by a notary;
(B) An official transcript or verification of course completion sent directly from the source; and
(C) An original form signed by the applicant and a veterinarian licensed to practice and residing in Wyoming on which the veterinarian agrees to supervise the possession and administration of specific drugs necessary for embryo transplant procedures.
(c) Applicants who are licensed or permitted in another jurisdiction may be issued a permit provided licensing or permit requirements of the other jurisdiction are similar to Wyoming’s requirements for a permit as determined by the Board.
(d) The applicant shall request verification be forwarded from all jurisdictions in which they have held or currently hold a license or permit practice embryo transfer or embryo transplant procedures.
(a) Permits shall be renewed annually as required by Chapter 13 of these rules.
(b) A former permittee who did not renew the permit within sixty (60) days of expiration shall be considered a new applicant.
(a) No prescription drug shall be prescribed, dispensed, or administered by a technician without establishing a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
(b) Possession and administration of drugs by an embryo transplant technician is limited to the following specific drug categories:
(i) Local anesthetics;
(ii) Antibiotics used in reproductive work; and
(iii) Synchronizing and stimulating hormones used in reproductive work.
(c) Possession and administration of specific drugs by embryo transplant technicians must be under the supervision of a veterinarian licensed to practice and residing in Wyoming. Records of drugs used and amounts must be kept by the veterinarian and available for Board review. The Board shall maintain records of supervision forms signed by the permittees and supervising veterinarians. When a new or different veterinarian agrees to supervise a permittee, the permittee shall file a new supervision form with the Board within thirty (30) days of changing supervisors.
Section 6. Records. Permittees shall keep a record of every embryo transplant or transfer performed that shall include:
(a) The animals and the owners of the animals involved;
(b) Name of permittee; and
(c) Date performed.
Section 7. Denial, Refusal to Renew, Suspension, Revocation, or Censure of Permit to Practice.
(a) The Board may deny, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke, or censure a permit or otherwise discipline an embryo transplant or transfer technician based upon the following:
(i) Violation of any state or federal statute or administrative Board rule regulating the practice of embryo transplant or transfer;
(ii) Misrepresentation in applying for a permit;
(iii) Incompetence, negligence, or use of any practice or procedure in the practice of embryo transplant or transfer that creates an unreasonable risk of physical harm to the animal or financial loss to the client;
(iv) Practice beyond the scope of practice allowed by the permit;
(v) Failing to maintain appropriate records as specified in the Board rules; or
(vi) Failing to adequately supervise auxiliary staff including any individual directly involved in the transplant or transfer to the extent that the donor or recipient's physical health or safety is at risk.
(b) Embryo transplant or transfer technicians shall be subject to disciplinary practices and procedures in Chapter 15 of these rules.