Section 12-3 - Qualifications and Application for Permit to Practice Embryo Transplant or Embryo Transfer (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. - (i) Exceptions:
- (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.
251-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-3
Adopted, Eff. 11/14/2016.