2013 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 33 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 46 - MIDWIVES LICENSURE ACT
33-46-107. Immunity.
33-46-107. Immunity.
(a) No person other than the licensed midwife who provided care to the patient shall be liable for the midwife's negligent, grossly negligent or willful and wanton acts or omissions.
(b) No hospital, person licensed under the Medical Practice Act, person licensed under the Nurse Practice Act, prehospital emergency medical personnel or any of their agents shall be liable for care provided to a woman or newborn child subsequent to care provided by a midwife, except that any hospital, person licensed under the Medical Practice Act, person licensed under the Nurse Practice Act, prehospital emergency medical personnel or any of their agents shall remain liable as otherwise provided by law for his or its own actions which are independent of the actions and omissions of the midwife.
(c) No person licensed under the Medical Practice Act, person licensed under the Nurse Practice Act or hospital in which they practice shall be liable for any failures of a midwife to meet any standard of care for patients on which they provide consultation to a midwife or accept a referral from the midwife but shall remain liable as otherwise provided by law for his or its own actions.
(d) For purposes of this section, "midwife" means the licensed midwife who provided care to the patient and any employer under whose authority the midwife provided that care.
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