Section 17-9 - Nursing Services (a) A Critical Access Hospital shall have a nursing service program that provides twenty-four (24) hour services, whenever a patient is in the facility, and meets the following requirements: - (i) The director of nursing services shall:
- (A) Be a Wyoming licensed registered nurse;
- (B) Determine the type and number of nursing personnel and staff necessary to provide nursing care; and
- (C) Schedule adequate numbers of licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants and other personnel to provide nursing care as needed.
- (ii) A registered nurse shall be on duty at least eight (8) hours per day, and the director of nursing or another registered nursed designated as the director's alternate shall be on call and available within twenty (20) minutes at all times.
- (iii) All drugs and biologicals shall be administered by a nurse, a physician, or a mid-level practitioner according to Federal and state laws and regulations, including applicable licensing requirements.
048-17 Wyo. Code R. § 17-9