33-26-512. Voluntary and mandatory revocation; restriction; suspension.
(a) A licensee may request the board, in writing, to accept the voluntary relinquishment, restriction or suspension of his license. The board may, but shall not be required to accept the relinquished license, grant the request for restriction or suspension, attach conditions to the license or waive the commencement of any proceedings under this article. The board shall put in writing any agreement with the licensee. Removal of a voluntary relinquishment, restriction or suspension is subject to the procedure for reinstatement of a license pursuant to W.S. 33-26-509.
(b) Unless the board and the licensee have agreed to the relinquishment of or imposition of restrictions or conditions on a license, the board shall conduct a proceeding to suspend, restrict, refuse to renew or revoke a license pursuant to W.S. 33-26-508(a) as a contested case under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(c) The board may temporarily suspend the license of any licensee without a hearing pursuant to W.S. 16-3-113(c).
33-26-513. Advertising and display of license requirement. [Note: this section is effective as of 1/1/2022.]
(a) Any advertisement for health care services that names a person practicing medicine as a physician assistant shall identify the license held under this article. The advertisement shall be free from deceptive or misleading information.
(b) A person practicing medicine as a physician assistant shall conspicuously post and affirmatively communicate to the patient the license held under this article. Posting and communication shall include:
(i) Wearing a photo identification name tag during all patient encounters. The name tag shall:
(A) Include a recent photograph of the licensed physician assistant;
(B) Include the license holder's name;
(C) Include the license held under this article;
(D) Be of a sufficient size for a patient to read the contents of the name tag; and
(E) Be worn in a conspicuous manner so as to be visible and apparent to the patient.
(ii) Displaying in a conspicuous place in the office wherein the practice of medicine is conducted a license certificate or other writing issued by the board that clearly identifies the license held under this article. The certificate or other writing shall be of sufficient size so as to be visible and apparent to all current and prospective patients;
(iii) Compliance with these posting and communication requirements in each practice setting.
(c) A person practicing medicine as a physician assistant and working in a setting that does not involve direct patient care interaction is not subject to the posting and communication requirements in subsection (b) of this section.