Wyo. Stat. § 33-24-157

Current through the 2024 legislative session
Section 33-24-157 - Immunization administration
(a) A pharmacist licensed under this act may only prescribe and administer immunizations recommended for healthy individuals age seven (7) and older in a private space utilized for counseling and administering immunizations to ensure patient safety and confidentiality as authorized by the board. Parental consent shall be required for prescriptions for immunizations and for administration of immunizations pursuant to this section for any minor child. A pharmacist administering vaccinations pursuant to this section shall enter a record of the immunization in the Wyoming immunization registry operated by the department of health. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to require any pharmacist to administer immunizations to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age. No employer shall discriminate against a pharmacist on the basis that the pharmacist determines not to administer immunizations to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age.
(b) A pharmacist licensed under this act may administer immunizations to adults who are considered high risk only by prescription from a licensed physician.
(c) The board, in cooperation with the Wyoming state board of medicine, shall adopt rules specifying immunizations allowed under this act and the requirements a pharmacist shall meet in order to prescribe and administer immunizations, including requirements for spaces in which immunizations shall be administered by a pharmacist.
(d) A pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern licensed under this act shall only administer immunizations under the supervision of a pharmacist licensed under this act. A pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern who intends to administer immunizations shall register with the board, but nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to require any pharmacy technician to administer immunizations to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age. No employer shall discriminate against a pharmacy technician on the basis that the pharmacy technician determines not to administer immunizations to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age.

W.S. 33-24-157

Amended by Laws 2022 , ch. 7, § 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by Laws 2013 , ch. 89, § 1, eff. 7/1/2013.