Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

Peace officers; retirement and disability credentials. (a) The director of the peace officer standards and training commission shall authorize the issuance of a retirement or disability identification card to a retired or disabled peace officer upon receipt of an application meet…

Qualifications for employment as a correctional officer; termination of employment; certification without compliance with the requirements of this section. (a) Within fifteen (15) days after the appointment, termination, resignation or death of any correctional officer or certifi…

Certification and hiring of currently certified peace officers, detention officers and dispatchers. (a) A law enforcement unit may, following verification from the commission that a person is currently certified by the commission as a peace officer, detention officer or dispatche…

Office created; mandatory and permissive establishment. There shall be in each judicial district in which any one (1) county has reached a population of sixty thousand (60,000) or more the office of district attorney. In each of the remaining judicial districts there shall be the…

Election; term; qualifications; full-time; private practice prohibited; exception; salary; vacancies. (a) At the general election in 1982 and every four (4) years thereafter, a district attorney shall be elected in each judicial district in which the office of district attorney h…

Salaries and expenses paid by legislative appropriation. The salaries of the district attorney, any deputies or assistants and clerical staff and the administrative expenses of the office of district attorney shall be paid pursuant to legislative appropriation.

Duties and powers generally; employment of deputy and assistant district attorneys and other necessary personnel. (a) In addition to other duties prescribed by law, each district attorney has exclusive jurisdiction to: (i) Act as prosecutor for the state in all felony, misdemeano…

Substitute where conflict of interest or refusal to act. When the district attorney is interested or refuses to act in a prosecution, the court may direct or permit any member of the bar to act in the district attorney's place.

Deputy district attorneys; appointment; term; qualifications; full-time; private practice prohibited; exception; salary. (a) As is authorized by the approved budget, each district attorney may employ deputy district attorneys to serve at his pleasure as needed to properly dischar…

Assistant district attorneys; appointment; term; qualifications; full-time; private practice prohibited; exception; salary; part-time; qualifications and salary thereof. (a) As is authorized by the approved budget, each district attorney may employ assistant district attorneys to…

Deputy and assistant district attorneys; powers and duties. Each deputy and assistant district attorney, under the direction and control of the district attorney, has the same powers and duties as the district attorney by whom he was appointed, except that all acts shall be done …

Per diem and travel expenses. Each district attorney, deputy district attorney, assistant district attorney or member of a district attorney's staff while traveling on official business shall receive per diem and travel expenses as provided by law for state employees.

Assistance of county attorneys in criminal matters. Each district attorney may request the assistance of the county attorneys in his district in the preparation, prosecution and argument of criminal matters arising in any county within his district and each county attorney shall …

Provision of office space. Each board of county commissioners shall provide suitable office space for the use of the district attorney to properly conduct the business of his office.

Qualifications. The state engineer shall have theoretical knowledge and practical and managerial skill and experience which fits him for the position and shall have at least two (2) years of engineering practice and experience in the state and shall be a registered professional e…

Duties and powers; representation of state at proceedings relating to water or water use. (a) The state engineer shall: (i) Measure and calculate the discharge of streams, from which water is taken for beneficial purposes, commencing work upon those streams most used for irrigati…

Collection of fees. (a) The state engineer shall specify by rule and regulation and receive the following nonrefundable fees which shall be collected in advance: (i) For recording any water right instrument or certificate not otherwise specifically provided for, a reasonable fee …

Weather modification; legislative declarations. (a) It is hereby declared that: (i) The state of Wyoming claims its sovereign right to the use for its residents and best interests of the moisture contained in the clouds and atmosphere within its sovereign state boundaries; (ii) A…

Weather modification defined; duty of state engineer to gather information relative to experiments in state. The state engineer shall procure, compile and evaluate information relative to weather modification experiments and activities within the state boundaries. The term "weath…

Weather modification; permit required; issuance; duration; fee; report of activities; penalties for noncompliance. (a) It is unlawful for anyone to engage in weather modification activities except by permit prescribed and issued by the state engineer. (b) A separate permit shall …

Weather modification; authority to receive and expend funds; purposes. The state engineer is authorized to receive in the name of the state any funds offered or available from any source, and to expend such funds for the expenses of administering this act and for the encouragemen…

Weather modification; state not liable for activities of private persons or groups. Nothing in W.S. 9-1-905 through 9-1-909 shall be construed to impose or accept any liability or responsibility on the part of the state, the board, or any state officials or employees, for any wea…

The coordinator shall: (i) Provide administrative support for the ENDOW executive council; (ii) Direct and oversee the execution of Wyoming's economic diversification strategies and initiatives and the advancement of the interests of Wyoming in policy, program and project develop…

Creation; definitions; divisions. (a) The department of health is created. (b) As used in this article: (i) "Department" means the department of health; (ii) "Director" means the director of the department. (c) The department is the successor to the board and department of health…

2 and 9-2-3201 through 9-2-3208 do not apply to the authority.

Department of health; duties and responsibilities; state grants. (a) The department of health is the state mental health authority, the developmental disabilities authority and the substance abuse authority. The department through its divisions has the following duties and respon…

Division administrators; appointment; qualifications; duties; salaries, tenure and removal generally; necessary personnel. (a) The director shall appoint a separate administrator for the divisions of the department of health and he may discharge the administrators as provided in …

Allocation, transfer and abolition of powers, duties and functions within department. (a) The governor may, after consultation with the director of the department and the departmental advisory council: (i) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, § 3. (ii) Designate the department as the …

Office of planning and administration; created; duties and powers of administrator. (a) The office of planning and administration is created and shall be under the authority of the director. (b) The administrator of the office of planning and administration shall: (i) Coordinate …

Duties and powers of director of department. (a) The director shall: (i) Consult with the departmental advisory council and establish general policy to be followed in the department in administering programs; (ii) Disburse and administer all federal funds or other monies allotted…

Division advisory councils; appointment; departmental advisory council; created; term; composition; meetings; removal of members; selection of officers; vacancies; expenses. (a) The director may appoint an advisory council, each of which shall consist of not more than ten (10) me…

Director of department; appointment; removal; duties. (a) With the advice and consent of the senate the governor shall appoint a director for the department who shall serve under the direction of the governor and who may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. (b)…

Vocational rehabilitation; definitions. (a) As used in W.S. 9-2-109 through 9-2-115: (i) "Division" means the staff within the department of workforce services who administer vocational rehabilitation programs and provide vocational rehabilitation services; (ii) "Eligible" means …

Division of vocational rehabilitation; administrative duties. (a) This act shall be administered by the division. In administering this act, the division shall: (i) Make regulations necessary to implement this act; (ii) Certify for disbursement funds available for the purposes of…

Division of vocational rehabilitation; provision of authorized services; related powers. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the division shall provide the services authorized by this act to eligible individuals with disabilities. The division may: (i) Cooperate with other d…

Division of vocational rehabilitation; cooperation with federal government in providing services to individuals with disabilities. (a) The division shall cooperate with the federal government in implementing federal statutes pertaining to the purposes of this act, including the l…

Division of vocational rehabilitation; federal and state funds; custody and disbursement by state treasurer; gifts. (a) The state treasurer is the custodian of all funds received from the federal government for vocational rehabilitation or to implement any agreements authorized b…

Division of vocational rehabilitation; services; persons eligible; extent provided at public cost; regulation as to selection of persons to be benefited; right to benefit not transferable. (a) Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to eligible residents with disabil…

Division of vocational rehabilitation; preference given to eligible individuals with disabilities in operating small businesses on public property; new construction and remodeling; effect of preference on existing small businesses. (a) Individuals with disabilities determined to …

Legislative findings; purposes. The legislature finds that a shortage of primary care physicians and allied health providers exists in the state of Wyoming which limits the availability of adequate health care services for the citizens of the state who live in rural areas. The le…

Office of rural health created; duties. (a) The office of rural health is created within the department of health. The office shall: (i) Serve as a clearinghouse for information on primary health care services in communities and rural areas of Wyoming and provide for disseminatio…

Physician and dentist loan repayment program. (a) The department is authorized to enter into agreements with physicians and dentists who have graduated from accredited residency programs to provide health care in this state. The agreements shall: (i) Provide for the physician or …

Allied health care provider loan repayment program. (a) The department is authorized to enter into agreements with health care providers licensed or certified to provide health care services in this state including, but not limited to, hospital, medical, surgical, dental, vision,…

Substance abuse control plan. (a) The department of health shall develop a detailed, comprehensive substance abuse control plan for prevention, early intervention and treatment designed to curb alcohol and controlled substance abuse in the state of Wyoming. (b) The department of …

Wyoming investment in nursing loan and grant program; eligibility criteria; procedures. (a) There is created the Wyoming investment in nursing program administered by the Wyoming community college commission created under W.S. 21-18-201. The program shall be known as the WYIN pro…

Prescription drug consumer information and technical assistance program. The prescription drug consumer information and technical assistance program is created within the department of health. The program shall provide Wyoming residents with advice on the prudent use of prescript…

Client treatment records; confidentiality; limited disclosure permitted; definitions. (a) Client registration records and treatment records relating to persons receiving mental health or substance abuse treatment at a treatment facility under contract with the department shall re…

Client treatment records; research; access; disclosure; penalties. (a) The department may authorize or provide access to or provide copies of an individually identifiable record for research purposes if informed written consent for the disclosure has been given to the department …

Community health centers and rural health clinics; process for grants facilitating capital construction, start up costs and equipment costs; account established; grant criteria. (a) There is created a process for grants facilitating capital construction and for start up costs and…

Health care innovation; studies; account. (a) The department is authorized to carry out innovative studies relating to the following: (i) Reduction of costs associated with long-term care, chronic disease or other health care services to the state of Wyoming; (ii) Allowing indivi…