§ 33-15-131 — Dentist and dental hygienist volunteer license

(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Low income uninsured person" means a person who
meets all of the following requirements:
(A) The person's income is not greater than two
hundred percent (200%) of the current poverty level as defined
by federal law, as amended;
(B) The person currently is not receiving
medical, disability or other assistance under any federal or
state government health care program; and
(C) Either of the following applies:
(I) The person is not a policyholder,
certificate holder, insured, contract holder, subscriber,
enrollee, member, beneficiary or other covered individual under
a health insurance or health care policy, contract or plan; or
(II) The person is a policyholder,
certificate holder, insured, contract holder, subscriber,
enrollee, member, beneficiary or other covered individual under
a health insurance or health care policy, contract or plan, but
the insurer, policy, contract or plan denies coverage or is the
subject of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings in any
jurisdiction.
(ii) "Nonprofit health care facility" means a
charitable nonprofit corporation or association organized and
operated under title 17, chapter 19 or 22 of the Wyoming
statutes, or any charitable organization not organized and not
operated for profit, that provides health care services to low
income uninsured persons, except that "health care facility"
does not include a hospital, including a swing bed hospital,
facility or center defined under W.S. 35-2-901 or any other
medical facility that is operated for profit.
(b) For purposes of this section, a person shall be
considered retired from practice if the person's license or
certificate has expired.
(c) The state board of dental examiners may issue, with or
without examination, a volunteer's certificate to a person who
is retired from practice so that the person may provide dental
services to low income uninsured persons at nonprofit health
care facilities. The board shall deny issuance of a volunteer's
certificate to a person who is not qualified under this section
to hold a volunteer's certificate.
(d) An application for a volunteer's certificate shall
include all of the following:
(i) A copy of the applicant's dentistry or dental
hygienist degree;
(ii) One (1) of the following, as applicable:
(A) A copy of the applicant's most recent
license or certificate authorizing the practice of dentistry or
dental hygiene issued by a jurisdiction in the United States
that licenses persons to practice dentistry or dental hygiene;
or
(B) A copy of the applicant's most recent
license equivalent to a license to practice dentistry or dental
hygiene in one (1) or more branches of the United States armed
services that the United States government issued.
(iii) Evidence of one (1) of the following, as
applicable:
(A) That the applicant has maintained for at
least ten (10) years immediately prior to retirement full
licensure in good standing in any jurisdiction in the United
States that licenses persons to practice as a dentist or dental
hygienist; or
(B) That the applicant has practiced for at
least ten (10) years immediately prior to retirement in good
standing as a dentist or dental hygienist in one (1) or more of
the branches of the United States armed services; and
(iv) A notarized statement from the applicant, on a
form prescribed by the board, that the applicant:
(A) Will not accept any form of remuneration for
any dental or dental hygiene services rendered while in
possession of a volunteer's certificate;
(B) Will devote his practice exclusively and
totally to providing dental or dental hygiene services to low
income uninsured persons at a nonprofit health care facility in
this state; and
(C) Will provide any other documentation that
the board reasonably may require.
(e) The holder of a volunteer's certificate may provide
dental or dental hygiene services only on the premises of a
nonprofit health care facility in this state and only to low
income uninsured persons. The holder shall not accept any form
of remuneration for providing dental or dental hygiene services
while in possession of the certificate. The board may revoke a
volunteer's certificate on receiving proof satisfactory to the
board that the holder has engaged in practice in this state
outside the scope of the certificate.
(f) A volunteer's certificate shall be valid for a period
of one (1) year, unless earlier revoked under subsection (e) of
this section or pursuant to title 33, chapter 15 of the Wyoming
statutes. A volunteer's certificate may be renewed upon the
application of the holder. The board shall maintain a register
of all persons who hold volunteer's certificates. The board
shall not charge a fee for issuing or renewing a certificate
pursuant to this section.
(g) To be eligible for renewal of a volunteer's
certificate, the holder of the certificate shall certify to the
board completion of any continuing education required under this
act as if the holder of the certificate were in active practice.
The board shall not renew a certificate if the holder has not
complied with the continuing education requirements. The
nonprofit health care facility in which the holder provides
dental or dental hygiene services may pay for or reimburse the
holder for any costs incurred in obtaining the required
continuing education.
(h) The board shall issue to each person who qualifies
under this section a volunteer's certificate that states the
certificate holder is authorized to provide dental or dental
hygiene services pursuant to the laws of this state.
(j) Except as provided in this section, any person holding
a volunteer's certificate issued by the board under this section
shall be subject to the requirements of this act and the
jurisdiction of the board as if he were licensed to practice
dentistry or dental hygiene under this act.
(k) The board shall adopt rules to administer and enforce
this section.