Section 16-14 - Emergency Licensing (a) Pursuant to Wyoming Statute § 35-4-114(b), the Division may issue a license to an ambulance service or an individual in order to manage a declared public health emergency within the state in accordance with the following conditions: - (i) The Division may grant an emergency license to an ambulance service not licensed in this state, based on written or electronic confirmation that the ambulance service is licensed within another state; and
- (ii) An emergency license for an ambulance service or an individual terminates upon the Governor's declaration that the public health emergency has ended.
(b) Pursuant to Wyoming Statute § 33-36-110(h), the Division may grant an Emergency License to an individual as an EMR, EMT, AEMT, IEMT or Paramedic based on written or electronic confirmation that the individual is currently licensed or was previously licensed at a comparable level in another state. - (i) An Emergency License expires upon whichever arise first of the following:
- (A) Notification to the Division that the emergency no longer exists;
- (B) Notification to the Division that the licensee's services are no longer required; or
- (C) Ninety (90) days from the date of issuance.
- (ii) An applicant for an Emergency License shall comply with one of the following:
- (A) Submission via electronic means of a completed application for an Emergency License found at https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/ems/ems-forms/;
- (B) Submission via electronic means of a National Wildfire Coordinating Group Limited Request for Recognition found at https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/ default/files/request_recognition.pdf or on the Division website: https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/ems/ems-forms/.
- (iii) The Division may deny approval of an application for an Emergency License if the Division determines:
- (A) An emergency does not exist or that issuing the license is otherwise not warranted; or
- (B) An applicant has submitted an incomplete or fraudulent application.
(c) The Division may issue an Emergency License equivalent to the level requested. The Division may also restrict or limit an Emergency License issued under this Section.
(d) An individual issued an Emergency License shall comply with the relevant scope of practice established under these rules.
(e) An individual issued an Emergency License is exempt from any other licensing requirements of this Chapter.
048-16 Wyo. Code R. § 16-14