(a) Disciplinary Action. The Board may take disciplinary action or refuse to issue, renew, relicense, or reinstate a license for one (1) or more of the following acts or conduct, upon proof the licensee or applicant: - (i) Was impaired with the intent of practicing nursing or nurse assisting due to:
- (A) Physical or mental disability;
- (B) Lack of nursing competence;
- (D) Substance dependency.
- (ii) Was under the influence of alcohol, drugs, substances, or chemicals with the intent of practicing nursing or nurse assisting;
- (iii) Has abused a client or member of a vulnerable population, including, but not limited to: physical, verbal, mental, emotional, financial, or sexual abuse;
- (iv) Has engaged in sexual misconduct as defined in Wyoming Statute 33-1-118(b)(ii);
- (v) Has neglected a client or member of a vulnerable population;
- (vi) Has abandoned a client;
- (vii) Has distributed, sold, or used without authorization, illegally possessed, or manufactured controlled or illicit drugs;
- (viii) Has diverted drugs or medications for self or others;
- (ix) Has interfered with a client's plan of care;
- (x) Has performed unsafe client care;
- (xi) Has violated client boundaries including, but not limited to: sexual boundaries or entering into financial transactions with clients;
- (xii) Has misappropriated client property;
- (xiii) Has misappropriated property belonging to a hospital, medical clinic, or facility providing care to a client;
- (xiv) Has violated the privacy or confidentiality of a client in any form including, but not limited to: written, verbal, or technological;
- (xv) Has failed to appropriately supervise;
- (xvi) Has improperly delegated a nursing task;
- (xvii) With respect to APRNs, has failed to supervise or monitor the performance of acts by an individual working under the direction of the APRN; or
- (xviii) Has aided another licensee in practicing beyond the scope of the nurse's license or experience.
(b) Volunteer Nurse Discipline. In addition to those acts identified in subsection (a), the Board may take disciplinary action against a volunteer nurse, upon proof the volunteer nurse: - (i) Has accepted monetary compensation for providing nursing services while holding a volunteer nurse license;
- (ii) Has practiced outside the premises of a nonprofit health care facility in the State;
- (iii) Has provided care to persons other than low income uninsured; or
- (iv) Has engaged in practice outside the scope of the volunteer nurse license in the State.
Amended, Eff. 10/25/2016.
Amended, Eff. 11/19/2018.