33-36-110. Emergency medical technician licensing; persons eligible; biennial fee; renewal; waiver of requirements.
(a) An emergency medical technician license shall be granted by the division to any individual who:
(i) Submits an application for a license to the division and pays the fee established pursuant to subsection (k) of this section;
(ii) Has been examined and certified as an emergency medical technician by the division or who the division deems to be otherwise qualified; and
(iii) Meets any additional educational requirements under any rule or regulation promulgated by the division as provided in W.S. 33-36-103(a) and (b).
(b) Each emergency medical technician license shall expire every other year at a date determined by the division and may be renewed for a period of two (2) years upon application and payment of the fee established pursuant to subsection (k) of this section. An initial or renewal license may be granted by the division once to each person for a period not to exceed three (3) years if educational requirements for the period are satisfied. The division shall determine whether an applicant is eligible for an initial or renewal license.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, § 2.
(d) The division may grant a waiver of the education and training requirements of this section upon application in cases where it finds that a waiver would be in the best interests of the public.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, § 2.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, § 2.
(g) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the division, the division shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.
(h) To the extent the right to practice in Wyoming is not already provided by the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act, W.S. 33-36-202, and if necessary to manage an emergency in this state, the division may issue temporary emergency medical technician licenses to emergency medical technicians who are retired, who have an inactive license or who are licensed in another state without a valid Wyoming license. The temporary license shall be valid for not more than ninety (90) days and be issued pursuant to a streamlined procedure established by rules and regulations promulgated by the division.
(j) The division shall recognize the right of emergency medical technician personnel licensed in another state to practice in Wyoming to the extent required by the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act, W.S. 33-36-202.
(k) The division shall establish in rule and regulation fees for issuing initial or renewal licenses under this section. Fees established pursuant to this section shall be in an amount to ensure that, to the extent practicable, the total revenue generated from the fees collected approximates, but does not exceed, the direct and indirect costs of administering the provisions of the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act, W.S. 33-36-202, including the costs of the assessment required under the compact.