Nurse licensure.

WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0597

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0110

Nurse licensure.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Scott and Meier and Representative(s) Mercer

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the practice of nursing; specifying required qualifications and procedures for licensing nurses who are licensed in another jurisdiction; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 33
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127
(b)(intro), by creating new subsection (c) and (d), by renumbering (c) as (e) and by amending and renumbering (d) as (f)
is amended to read:

33
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127.

Qualifications for licensure; application requirements.

(b)

An applicant for licensure by endorsement to practice as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse
who is not eligible for licensure pursuant to subsection (c) of this section
shall:

(c)

An applicant for licensure to practice as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse who is licensed as such by another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia whose requirements for licensure are at least as stringent as those provided by this act shall:

(i)

Submit a written application verified by oath as prescribed by the board;

(ii)

Have committed no acts which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in W.S. 33
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146, or if the act has been committed, the board may, in its discretion and after investigation, determine that sufficient restitution has been made;

(iii)

Submit proof that the license has not been suspended, revoked or restricted for any reason except that the board may, in its discretion and after investigation if necessary, determine that the reasons for the suspension, revocation or restriction are no longer relevant to the applicant's ability to practice nursing or can be remedied with a restriction; and

(iv)

Remit fees as specified by the board.

(d)

For the purposes of subsection (c) of this section, the requirements for licensure of other states or territories of the United States and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to be as stringent as those of this state unless the board has determined that they are not and has promulgated a rule setting out that determination and stating the specific reasons for the determination.

(c)
(e)

Each applicant who successfully meets the requirements of this section is entitled to licensure as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, whichever is applicable.

(d)
(f)

In addition to subsections (a)
and (b)
through (c)
of this section, an applicant for licensure under this act shall provide the board fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check as provided under W.S. 7
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201.

Section 2.

This act is effect
ive July 1, 2007.

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