(a)In addition to other powers heretofore granted to the
trustees of the University of Wyoming, the board may offer and
provide, in whole or in part at the university or in whole or in
part at other institutions, universities or colleges within or
without the state, a course of training and education in the
field of nursing for advanced practice registered nurses in
psychiatry.
(b)To accomplish the purposes of this section and in
order that degrees in advanced practice registered nurse in
psychiatry may be awarded by the university, the board of
trustees may enter into contracts with other institutions,
universities or colleges within or without the state that
maintain schools for the training and education of students in
advanced practice registered nurse with a specialty in
psychiatry
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(a) In addition to other powers heretofore granted to the
trustees of the University of Wyoming, the board may offer and
provide, in whole or in part at the university or in whole or in
part at other institutions, universities or colleges within or
without the state, a course of training and education in the
field of nursing for advanced practice registered nurses in
psychiatry.
(b) To accomplish the purposes of this section and in
order that degrees in advanced practice registered nurse in
psychiatry may be awarded by the university, the board of
trustees may enter into contracts with other institutions,
universities or colleges within or without the state that
maintain schools for the training and education of students in
advanced practice registered nurse with a specialty in
psychiatry and to expend its funds in connection therewith.
(c) Students desiring to avail themselves of the
opportunities under this section, before enrolling for the
courses, shall be approved by the president of the university
acting with the advice of the state board of nursing. No
student shall be approved by the president unless the student
has obtained not less than a baccalaureate degree as a
registered nurse. Preference under this section shall be given
to applicants who individually or whose spouse, parent or legal
guardian meets the requirements of W.S. 21-17-105(d)(i) through
(v).
(d) In addition to the requirements of subsection (c) of
this section, before expending any funds the board of trustees
shall obtain an agreement from each student whereby the student
agrees to authorize the state of Wyoming to pay not more than
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for each academic semester, or
not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for
each summer session, the student is enrolled as a full-time
student in an approved course of study as determined by any
contract between the state of Wyoming and the school of nursing
providing that education. Students enrolled on a part-time
basis during an academic semester may agree to receive payments
reduced proportionally based upon the number of credit hours for
which the student is enrolled for that semester, where nine (9)
credit hours constitutes a full-time student. The student shall
agree either to:
(i) Actively engage in professional practice as an
advanced practice registered nurse in psychiatry in Wyoming for
up to one (1) year for each academic year of full-time
attendance for which payments under this section are made, but
not to exceed a total of three (3) years, as the board requires.
Qualified work shall be granted on a proportional basis; or
(ii) Repay all amounts expended by the state of
Wyoming under this subsection on the student's education,
together with interest which shall begin accruing after the
student's residency but in no event later than four (4) years
after the student enters into an agreement, upon terms specified
by the board. However, interest shall begin to accrue if the
board finds that the student has withdrawn from nursing school
or a clinical program or is otherwise not making satisfactory
progress toward completion of the degree or program. Money
expended under this subsection shall accrue at an annual
interest rate equal to that charged for federal Stafford loans
at the time interest begins to accrue, which rate shall be
adjusted annually to match the federal Stafford loan rate. In
no event shall the interest rate be greater than eight percent
(8%).
(e) Upon recommendation of the president of the
university, the board of trustees may relieve a student of the
obligation to repay amounts expended under subsection (d) of
this section, in whole or in part, where repayment would cause
undue hardship. The university shall annually report the number
of students relieved from repayment under this paragraph to the
joint labor, health and social services interim committee not
later than October 1.
(f) Any amounts paid by advanced practice registered nurse
students in psychiatry in accordance with the contractual
arrangements authorized under this section effective July 1,
2008, and thereafter, shall be deposited into a special fund
designated as the advanced practice registered nurse in
psychiatry student fund, maintained and separately accounted for
by the University of Wyoming, which fund shall be used solely
for payments under subsection (d) of this section. On or before
October 1 of each year, the university shall submit a report to
the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on
expenditures from the fund during the prior fiscal year.
(g) For purposes of this section:
(i) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means as
defined in W.S. 33-21-120(a)(i);
(ii) "Enrolled as a full-time student" means enrolled
in and attending not less than nine (9) credit hours per
academic semester of approved studies, or as determined by the
approved program for summer sessions.