26-43-303. Certificate of registration; renewal; suspension; revocation.
(a) Not less than ninety (90) days before a certificate of registration expires, an air ambulance membership organization seeking to maintain its registration shall submit a renewal application on a form prescribed by the commissioner, the annual report required under W.S. 26-43-307(a) and a renewal fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00). The commissioner shall renew the certificate of registration for any air ambulance membership organization that is in compliance with the provisions of this article and any rules promulgated pursuant to this article. An air ambulance membership organization may renew its registration for up to one (1) year after expiration of its certificate of registration by paying the renewal fee and a late fee equal to the renewal fee. An air ambulance membership organization shall not enroll new members until their registration is renewed in accordance with this section or a new certificate of registration is approved.
(b) The commissioner may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration after notice and an opportunity for a hearing held in accordance with this article and the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act if the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the air ambulance membership organization:
(i) Is not operating in compliance with the provisions of this article;
(ii) Has advertised, merchandized or attempted to merchandise its services in a manner that misrepresents its services or capacity for service;
(iii) Has engaged in deceptive, misleading or unfair practices prohibited by the Wyoming Consumer Protection Act;
(iv) Is not fulfilling its obligations as an air ambulance membership organization; or
(v) Would be hazardous to the members of the air ambulance membership organization if continued operation were permitted.
(c) If the commissioner has reasonable cause under subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall notify the air ambulance membership organization in writing specifically stating the grounds for suspending or revoking a certificate of registration. The certificate holder may demand a hearing not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice. Any hearing held under this subsection shall be conducted pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(d) Upon reasonable cause shown, the commissioner may suspend the authority of the air ambulance membership organization to enroll new members for a specified period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days. Any suspension under this subsection shall specify in writing any conditions the air ambulance membership organization shall meet before reinstatement of its authority to enroll new members.
(e) The commissioner may rescind or modify any suspension ordered under this section. Any modification that results in a suspension being extended or additional conditions imposed on an air ambulance membership organization shall not take effect until after notice is given to the air ambulance membership organization with an opportunity for a hearing held in accordance with this article and the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(f) No certificate of registration of an air ambulance membership organization that has been suspended or revoked shall be reinstated unless requested by the air ambulance membership organization. The commissioner shall not grant the request for reinstatement if the commissioner finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the circumstances for which the suspension or revocation occurred still exist or are likely to recur.
(g) In lieu of a suspension or revocation of a certificate of registration, the commissioner may:
(i) Issue and serve upon an air ambulance membership organization a violation notice that includes the basis for the violation and an order requiring the air ambulance membership organization to cease and desist from engaging in the acts or practices that caused the issuance of the violation notice;
(ii) Impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation.
(h) An air ambulance membership organization shall immediately notify the commissioner if a certificate of registration or other substantially similar authorization issued in another jurisdiction has been suspended, revoked or not renewed.