028-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-7 - Continuing Education Requirements

(a) Initial Renewal. A licensee shall be exempt from the continuing education requirement for the first renewal after being issued an initial license.
(b) Continuing Education Requirements. A licensee shall complete a minimum of forty (40) hours of continuing education every two (2) years to renew a license. Three (3) of the required forty (40) hours of continuing education shall be related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances. All continuing education hours shall be earned within two (2) years prior to the license expiration date. There shall be no carryover of hours from one renewal period to another.
(c) Continuing Education Content. The content of continuing education shall relate to the scope of practice of podiatry as defined in W.S. 33-9-101(a)(i). Appropriate content includes, but is not limited to the following:
(i) Clinical medicine and surgery topics;
(ii) Risk management associated with patient care (e.g., understanding of and proper documentation of complications, effective communication with patients, and informed consent);
(iii) Medical and professional ethics;
(iv) Public health; and
(v) Epidemiology and related issues.
(d) Sponsorship and Approved Course/Programs. The Board shall accept:
(i) Programs approved by the APMA and their affiliated organizations;
(ii) Programs approved for Category 1 credit of the American Medical Association, and their affiliated organizations; and
(iii) Programs by sponsors approved by the CPME to conduct continuing education.
(iv) Other educational courses/programs approved by the Board.
(e) Compliance Review.
(i) Every renewal application shall be reviewed to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
(ii) The ARC shall send a Notice of Deficiency to a renewal applicant if:
(A) The applicant is unable to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of compliance with this section; or
(B) The ARC does not approve the continued education claimed by the applicant.
(iii) Within sixty (60) days from the date of the Notice of Deficiency, the applicant shall submit:
(A) Satisfactory documentary evidence of continuing education to correct the deficiency; or
(B) A written request for the Board to review the ARC's denial of claimed continuing education.
(iv) If the applicant/licensee does not provide satisfactory documentary evidence or request Board review, the application shall be denied.
(v) Continuing education earned and submitted in response to the Notice of Deficiency shall not be used to demonstrate competency in the next renewal.

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028-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-7
Amended, Eff. 1/25/2017. Amended, Eff. 12/9/2020. Amended, Eff. 1/31/2024.

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