§ 33-21-157 — 33-21-121. Board of nursing; membership; appointment; qualifications; term of office; vacancies; removal

(a) The board of nursing shall consist of seven (7)
members to be appointed by the governor. Five (5) members shall
be registered nurses, one (1) member shall be a licensed
practical nurse and one (1) member shall be a representative of
the public. Membership shall be restricted to no more than one
(1) person who is associated with a particular agency,
educational institution, corporation or other enterprise or
subsidiary at one time. Membership shall represent various
geographical areas of Wyoming.
(b) Each registered nurse member of the board shall be a
resident of this state, licensed in good standing under the
provisions of this act, currently engaged in the practice of
nursing as a registered nurse and shall have had no less than
five (5) years of experience as a registered nurse, at least
three (3) of which immediately preceded appointment. Of the five
(5) registered nurse members on the board, one (1) member shall
have had at least two (2) years of experience in an
administrative or teaching position in a nursing education
program, one (1) member shall have had at least two (2) years of
experience in administration in nursing service or public health
nursing, one (1) member shall have at least two (2) years
experience as an advanced practice registered nurse, and the
remaining two (2) members shall be appointed from various areas
of nursing.
(c) The practical nurse member shall be a resident of this
state, licensed in good standing under the provisions of this
act, currently engaged in the practice of nursing as a licensed
practical nurse, and shall have had no less than five (5) years
of experience as a licensed practical nurse, at least three (3)
of which immediately preceded appointment.
(d) The representative of the public shall be a resident
of this state who has attained the age of majority, is
interested in consumer health concerns and shall not be nor ever
have been licensed or employed as a provider of health care
services or be enrolled or employed in any health related
educational program.
(e) Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of
three (3) years.
(f) The present members of the board holding office under
the provisions of the Wyoming Nurse Practice Act as of July 1,
2005 shall serve as members for their respective terms.
(g) No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive
full terms. The completion of an unexpired portion of a full
term shall not constitute a full term for purposes of this
subsection. Any board member initially appointed for less than a
full term is eligible to serve for two (2) additional
consecutive full terms.
(h) An appointee to a full term on the board shall be
appointed by the governor prior to the expiration of a term of
the member being succeeded and shall become a member of the
board on the first day following the expiration date of the
preceding term. Appointees to unexpired portions of full terms
shall become members of the board on the day following the
appointment. Each term of office shall expire at 12:00 midnight
on the last day of February for the term of the appointment.
(j) A vacancy that occurs for any reason in the membership
of the board shall be filled by the governor in the manner
prescribed in the provisions of this act regarding appointments.
A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the
unexpired portion of the term.
(k) The governor may remove any member from the board as
provided in W.S. 9-1-202.