Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 33-24-101
Short title; definitions
Redline — May 1, 2021 → current.View current text →
Current — October 1, 2022
As of May 1, 2021
(1) This act means W.S. 33-24-101 through 33-24-301 and shall be known as the “Wyoming Pharmacy Act”.
(1) This act means W.S. 33-24-101 through 33-24-301 and shall be known as the “Wyoming Pharmacy Act”.
(2) As used in this act: “Direct supervision” means that a licensed pharmacist shall be physically present and capable of observing the actions of a pharmacy technician except at telepharmacies where video oversight is maintained;
(2) As used in this act: Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 7, § 2.
(3) “Telepharmacy” means a site where prescription drugs are stored and dispensed that is remote from but under the active control and supervision of a parent pharmacy and a licensed pharmacist and that is subject to the requirements of W.S. 33-24-156;
(3) “Telepharmacy” means a site where prescription drugs are stored and dispensed that is remote from but under the active control and supervision of a parent pharmacy and a licensed pharmacist and that is subject to the requirements of W.S. 33-24-156;
(4) “Collaborative pharmaceutical care” means a pharmacist working in collaboration with practitioners authorized to prescribe medications;
(4) “Collaborative pharmaceutical care” means a pharmacist working in collaboration with practitioners authorized to prescribe medications;
(5) “Unprofessional conduct” means: Dispensing a drug or brand of drug in filling a prescription which differs from that specified by the prescription, without authority of the issuer of the prescription, regarding the patient’s name, drug, strength, quantity, directions or number of authorized refills;
(5) “Unprofessional conduct” means: Dispensing a drug or brand of drug in filling a prescription which differs from that specified by the prescription, without authority of the issuer of the prescription, regarding the patient’s name, drug, strength, quantity, directions or number of authorized refills;
(6) Obtaining any fee by fraud or misrepresentation;
(6) Obtaining any fee by fraud or misrepresentation;
(7) Willfully betraying patient confidences, provided a pharmacist may provide otherwise confidential patient information to other licensed health care professionals treating the patient;
(7) Willfully betraying patient confidences, provided a pharmacist may provide otherwise confidential patient information to other licensed health care professionals treating the patient;
(8) Employing directly or indirectly any student, any unlicensed pharmacy technician or any unlicensed pharmacist to practice pharmacy unless authorized by this act;
(8) Employing directly or indirectly any student, any unlicensed pharmacy technician or any unlicensed pharmacist to practice pharmacy unless authorized by this act;
(9) Advertising in a misleading, false or deceptive manner;
(9) Advertising in a misleading, false or deceptive manner;
(10) Filling a prescription which is more than two (2) years old;
(10) Filling a prescription which is more than two (2) years old;
(11) Filling a prescription without reasonable inquiry and confirmation of its validity if there are reasonable grounds to doubt the current existence of a practitioner-patient relationship between the practitioner and the customer seeking to obtain the drug;
(11) Filling a prescription without reasonable inquiry and confirmation of its validity if there are reasonable grounds to doubt the current existence of a practitioner-patient relationship between the practitioner and the customer seeking to obtain the drug;
(12) Filling a prescription with a drug that is past the expiration date provided by the manufacturer or supplier of the drug or other competent authority;
(12) Filling a prescription with a drug that is past the expiration date provided by the manufacturer or supplier of the drug or other competent authority;
(13) Filling a prescription with drugs which have not been refrigerated as recommended by the manufacturer or supplier of the drugs or by other competent authority; or
(13) Filling a prescription with drugs which have not been refrigerated as recommended by the manufacturer or supplier of the drugs or by other competent authority; or
(14) Other actions defined by rule and regulations as relevant to the pharmacist’s professional character.
(14) Other actions defined by rule and regulations as relevant to the pharmacist’s professional character.
Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.