2011 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 35 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 17 - PROFESSIONAL STANDARD REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS
35-17-106. Election to be covered by federal immunity.
(a) The state of Wyoming elects to be immediately covered by the immunity granted by the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, P.L. 99-660, Title IV adopted by Congress in 1986, to the extent authorized, as of the effective date of this section for all health care professional review bodies as defined in the act, for the applicable division of the department of health in its duties under W.S. 33-36-101 through 33-36-115 related to emergency medical services and for:
(i) The board of dental examiners, W.S. 33-15-101 through 33-15-131;
(ii) The state board of nursing, W.S. 33-21-120 through 33-21-156;
(iii) The state board of examiners in optometry, W.S. 33-23-101 through 33-23-117;
(iv) The state board of pharmacy, W.S. 33-24-101 through 33-24-151;
(v) The state board of medicine, W.S. 33-26-201 through 33-26-203;
(vi) The board of registration in podiatry, W.S. 33-9-101 through 33-9-113; and
(vii) The board of chiropractic examiners, W.S. 33-10-101 through 33-10-117.
(b) Boards named in subsection (a) of this section shall comply with the physician reporting requirements as set forth in P.L. 99-660, Title IV.
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