Wyoming § 33-24-157 Immunization administration

Wyoming Statutes

§ 33-24-157 — Immunization administration

Wyoming·Title 33 Professions and Occupations·Ch. 24 PHARMACY·Art. 1 IN GENERAL

(a)A pharmacist licensed under this act may only prescribe and administer immunizations recommended for healthy individuals age seven (7) and older in a private space utilized for counseling and administering immunizations to ensure patient safety and confidentiality as authorized by the board. Parental consent shall be required for prescriptions for immunizations and for administration of immunizations pursuant to this section for any minor child. A pharmacist administering vaccinations pursuant to this section shall enter a record of the immunization in the Wyoming immunization registry operated by the department of health. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to require any pharmacist to administer immunizations to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age. No empl

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(a) A pharmacist licensed under this act may only
prescribe and administer immunizations recommended for healthy
individuals age seven (7) and older in a private space utilized
for counseling and administering immunizations to ensure patient
safety and confidentiality as authorized by the board. Parental
consent shall be required for prescriptions for immunizations
and for administration of immunizations pursuant to this section
for any minor child. A pharmacist administering vaccinations
pursuant to this section shall enter a record of the
immunization in the Wyoming immunization registry operated by
the department of health. Nothing in this subsection shall be
deemed to require any pharmacist to administer immunizations to
individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age. No
employer shall discriminate against a pharmacist on the basis
that the pharmacist determines not to administer immunizations
to individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age.
(b) A pharmacist licensed under this act may administer
immunizations to adults who are considered high risk only by
prescription from a licensed physician.
(c) The board, in cooperation with the Wyoming state board
of medicine, shall adopt rules specifying immunizations allowed
under this act and the requirements a pharmacist shall meet in
order to prescribe and administer immunizations, including
requirements for spaces in which immunizations shall be
administered by a pharmacist.
(d) A pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern licensed
under this act shall only administer immunizations under the
supervision of a pharmacist licensed under this act. A pharmacy
technician or pharmacy intern who intends to administer
immunizations shall register with the board, but nothing in this
subsection shall be deemed to require any pharmacy technician to
administer immunizations to individuals who are less than
thirteen (13) years of age. No employer shall discriminate
against a pharmacy technician on the basis that the pharmacy
technician determines not to administer immunizations to
individuals who are less than thirteen (13) years of age.